ben 10 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Winter Bitter - lovely drop, the spice from the hops? or yeast? has mellowed and it is a very nice drop. A few IPAs will come next. Misty Mountain and Hop2iT II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM16 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Morning Brewers. Just cracked an IPA - bog standard off the recipes list. Unfortunately, I have come to a sad conclusion - I've been brewing cr4p for the last 20 years. IPA good. Bottled the Vintage Ale yesterday - very promising. Cheers, MikeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 ...Unfortunately' date=' I have come to a sad conclusion - I've been brewing cr4p for the last 20 years.[/quote']The smart ones (like yourself) all go through it. I termed my improvement as being something like coming out of a brewing coma! Don't beat yourself up about it Mike, just look forward to the road ahead! Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Morning Brewers. Just cracked an IPA - bog standard off the recipes list. Unfortunately' date=' I have come to a sad conclusion - I've been brewing cr4p for the last 20 years. IPA good. Bottled the Vintage Ale yesterday - very promising. Cheers, MikeM[/quote'] G'day Mike16, Like Anthony said enjoy the fruits mate. I was very fortunate to come here early, read and explore and follow the great advice, and as a result, I'm also happy with the beer I drink. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hi guys. Currently really enjoying a combination of three brews this afternoon. On the keg pour, I'm enjoying the Karl Strauss clone brew I made, along side a Columbus & Centennial hopped version of Canadian_Eh!L's oaked "Big Island IPA" that has carbed up to a good level. From the bottle, I've also sneaked a couple of my FWH'd version of Valley Brew's "Styx River Pale Ale" that continues to get better the longer I'm allowing it to age (just like it did the first time around!). From a brewing forum perspective, it's like sharing a few beers with your mates, but I get to drink them all! Happy days. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 G'day Brewers, I have had a taster of the ChocLiqueur Stout , been in the bottle a bit over 2 weeks and given some time will be very good drop I recon. Oh I did make a small change to the recipe, on a suggestion from antiphile and halved the amount of choc liqueur and what do you know I liked the result. Also have had a taste of my English style IPA, English style IPA attempt? needs some more time but this could be a winner for me and get a few re-runs, good mouthful of flavour and a nice bitter end. Thanks' Scottie... Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hush Pale Ale A dressed up Coopers Pale Ale kit, LDM, CaraMunich and Victoria's Secret. Not as fruity as Galaxy, IMO, but still a fine example of this fine never fail kit. Cheers Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Also have had a taste of my English style IPA Here's mine... Lovely drop Bitter in the mouth and then a bitter sweet finish. Looking at my recipe there are no crystal malts at all. Awesome head and retention of head too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 No photos yet but I will when it's day time. A recent Aussie Pale with WL Aussie Ale yeast, and a simple flameout cascade hopping. Lovely easy drinking and fruity beer. Jarrylo Kolsch. Great beer, very clean, nice bitterness, wife smells pear and orange. I get spicey citrus flavours, she says grapefruit. Yummy summer beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Cascade hopped Aussie Pale. 39 IBU, 5%, and a mere 25g of Cascade @ 15 minutes for flavour. Really nice easy drinking ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Jarrylo Pale. Lovely very easy drinking ale. And Scabby the Butcher Bird who came to say hi during the photo shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 My first lager, touch of chill haze but I'm happy. Nice crisp taste, light saaz flavour and a wee bit of sweetness from the citra I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Julebryg. Malty, yum, subtle anise aroma and taste. Will be patient and leave most of this for November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hi Ben. I must admit I do enjoy your beer pictorials. You do seem to have a bit of knack for that. Nice looking beers as usual. I hope you've been documenting your brews, because I'm gonna hit you up for a recipe over the Summer. My Ella/Ahtanum/Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale... Floral with a hint of tropical citrus. Quite pleasant. I'll likely brew something similar with this hop combo again. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I am not drinking homebrew tonight. I have had plenty of opportunities for drinking and few for brewing. I have bought a carton of Sparkles () for $52.00 () but I am enjoying it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I am not drinking homebrew tonight. I have had plenty of opportunities for drinking and few for brewing. I have bought a carton of Sparkles () for $52.00 () but I am enjoying it immensely. And here I was thinking your notable absence from the forum of late was due to an incessant self-imposed brewing regime to build up a healthy stockpile for summer as to avoid those stinking hot brew days out in your shed that you've mentioned in previous years. Shame on you Philbo Baggins! Cheers' date=' Anthony.[/size'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hi Ben. I must admit I do enjoy your beer pictorials. . Lusty AKA Anthony I do indeed keep notes and recipes. Thanks for the kind words. Very happy with that last two brews, I had to actually buy a carton - twas sparkling so all good - as the lagers put me that far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 And here I was thinking your notable absence from the forum of late was due to an incessant self-imposed brewing regime to build up a healthy stockpile for summer as to avoid those stinking hot brew days out in your shed that you've mentioned in previous years. Shame on you Philbo Baggins! Cheers' date=' Anthony.[/size'] If only that were the case mate. Working really hard at the moment. My team of four (in IT) supports over 1400 users and 1600 devices everyday and I need to manage some huge and complicated projects along the way, some of them in the $100Ks. By the time I get home, all social interaction either in cyberspace or reality seems like a chore, so I've been keeping to myself. I plan on knocking out a few batches in the coming weeks, so I will post accordingly. Good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 CB Bitter. Tastes nothing like a chocolate biscuit. First time using Fuggles and Victory Malt (I think). Beautiful hop if this is minty, floral and grassy I love it. As always the Maris Otter presents as a perfect canvas. Cheers Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzz Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Robo Choc, it's young, but very nice indeed. I love these dark strong tasty beers. Gonna miss winter! Guzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I'm really enjoying my Celebration Ale recipe pack at the moment. It's a really well constructed recipe I think, with a nice hoppy nose and good bitterness and that lovely mouth-filling texture. I do have to say it would be perfect at about 5.5% ABV versus the 7% ABV that mine ended up as due to my own stupidity . Mine is definitely more of a sipping beer. I also sampled another of my very first batch of OS Lager after about 3 months aging. The apple cider flavour is fading very, very slowly and something else still doesn't taste quite right. So down the sink went my last 6 bottles of that batch, not wasting any more alcohol intake on it. I'm eagerly waiting for my stout to mellow! The bitterness hits a bit too hard when it's cold at the moment. Not sure if I'm a huge fan of chocolate malt specialty grain really. Next time I brew it I might cut the quantity to 150g or 200g rather than 300g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hey Coopers Club Brewers My CB (Chocolate Biscuit) Bitter at post 892 here in Chad's Brew Day Watcha Got Eh!#3 thread. A couple yesterday afternoon. It has a prominent Maris Otter Malt background, tasting as I would expect it too based on the aroma of the grain in its unmashed state. The Chocolate malt is either subdued or complimenting the Victory Malt, MO and Fuggle hops to produce an earthy nutty biscuity tasting English beer. It is amazing how the taste profile changed as the beer warmed up to the 11 degrees that I have my kegerator set at. The previous night it was tapped straight from the storage fridge where it is sitting at 5 - 6 degrees. I've said before how many of my Kit brews were my best brew ever, but now I all I can say is I finally got something almost exactly right. A final SG of 1.005 and a ABV 0f 4.3%, and this is where I have room for improvement, pushing the FG up to 1.01 and restricting the ABV to around 3.5%. I think I have it sorted now with a higher strike temperature and Denny Conn's batch sparge process, which seemed to work a treat on my Golden Ale. Happy Brewing Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Denny Conn's batch sparge process' date=' which seemed to work a treat on my Golden Ale. [/quote']Scottie, what is Denny's process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 A bit of a lull in brewing due to a lager has restricted us to mostly bottle shop beers lately. There is the remains of a batch of red ale still in the cupboard which will be consumed soon. It was the batch that turned slushie in the brew fridge during CCing, and it hasn't turned out as nice as previous batches did. Need to buy some more Caraaroma too. So at the moment the fridge is generally filled with Sierra Pale Ale and Stout (saving bottles again to build a massive stockpile of homebrews to avoid this in the future!), or Coopers Dark, or Tooheys Old, or Pilsner Urquell. And some random ones we find to try out. I think we need to get another fermenter! Cheers Kelsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Denny Conn's batch sparge process' date=' which seemed to work a treat on my Golden Ale. [/quote']Scottie, what is Denny's process? Hey Hairy The written words are here at DannyBrew.com I found the youtube interview with Brad Smith added some clarity to the process. What I do find interesting is that Denny doesn't advocate a fancy manifold system unless you are fly sparging, yet he doesn't advocate fly sparging either. Because his batch sparge involves stirring the grains the sugars are in solution and it doesn't matter if there is any channelling of the wort. Deny is still using a braided hose in his mash tun. Cheers Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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