Canadian Eh!L Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Happy 55th, Leonard![biggrin] i hope you're sharing those 10 lagers with the wife or your head will be feeling LARGER in the morn![lol] i'm headed down to the cold room to get one to toast to you. hmmm... what will it be? i think an IPA will go down just fine.[love] chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Happy B'day Leonard [biggrin] Brews tend to look darker as yeast falls out of suspension. Less particles to reflect the light. The Motueka Slam IPA, I have fermenting, is a good example. Here it is at the moment - 36 hrs in. The blue 'ish shadow on the top of the brew is the 100g of Motueka hop flowers wrapped in a super wipe. Will post another pic to compare once a good amount of yeast has fallen out of suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Here it is 5 days in: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Canadian,I did share those 10 PET's with my pet...I'd be higher than a Georgia pine if I drank all ten! And PB2,that explains it I recon. It was a light to medium copper at the outset with a brown krausen,then got lighter as fermentation progressed. Then,as it cleared & dry hopped,it got darker again. It's now a beautiful amber color,& very clear. I can't wait till this Sunday to pop a few in the fridge for 5 days![love] *PS-interesting to have 1,326 hits & counting with only 29 replies. This recipe must be interesting to a lot of folks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronn1 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Just put down my 5th ever brew and thought it was time to get creative with a pale ale: 2 x cans of pale ale 1kg x brew enhancer 2 Made to 23L 1057 was the initial specific gravity Lets see what happens ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Welcome to the Brewers Guild, Aaron![biggrin] If you didn't throw both sachets of yeast into your brew, pitch the second sachet as soon as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Ok,well,we've had a few of the Summer Pale ales. Here's a pic for starters;http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/unionrdr/family%20fun/summerpale22.jpg It has a nice creamy mouth feel ahead of a buiscotti-like sweetness, then the earthy ripe fruitiness with lemon grass & light spice under that from the 15min Kent Golding addition,& 7 day dry hop with Willamette. Not to mention,the fruity esters produced by the Cooper's ale yeast. I can smell these,albeit lightly,as well at about 50F. So,it's a good thing to match the hop flavors to the yeast flavors. This ale also has a rich,velvety off white head with light carbonation,to style for ales in general,after 3 weeks in the bottle at 70F & 5-6 days in the fridge. Because I used 1 carb drop per 11.2-12oz glass bottle. No dextrose or brewing sugar here,folks. This is def not a brew to drink ice cold. 45-50F brings out more of the complexities.[love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronn1 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Thanks PB2, yes i did used both yeasts. Day 4 and 5 final gravity 1012 = ~6% before bottling, couldnt help myself had to have a couple of pints during the bottling process just to double check there was alcohol in the brew ;-) Now the long disciplined wait for a final judgement.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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