CBC/Meantime/The Malt Miller British IPA Competition

[ClownPrince]

Brewing today and the Olicana hops I've been sent smell like Onions/Garlic. Luckily I have an excess of Harlequin and Jester so i've managed to substitute on the fly.
Has anyone else had this problem?
They arrived and they didn't feel clumped together like the other hops I ordered with them. They went straight in the freezer when they arrived and have only been in there for a week or so.

 

[Catching Swans]

Competition rules state your beer must feature the Olicana hops.

 

[ClownPrince]

Competition rules state your beer must feature the Olicana hops.

That's a pain. I suppose I can get some more on order before the dry-hopping stage, but using these particular hops will probably ruin my beer.

 

[Stan's Brew]

I added this to a free delivery order from the MM, £6 for a tankard a beer, hops and comp entry is a good deal. I'm not really a fan of the hop flavour as they are presented in the !Now IPA, but brewing is about fun and experimentation so I will try brewing the Olicana to my taste alongside EKG and Fuggles.

I have a Stout on tap and tried a 20/80 blend of the IPA/Stout, wow, yes I agree that Olicana should be tried in a dark beer so that will go on my long list of brews to do.

 

[dave_77]

Beer in the Fermenter

The meantime/craft beer channel beer was tasty

 

[Stu's Brews]

Got mine brewed today. Hit all my numbers so happy with that.

 

[dcbrookes]

The Meantime IPA supplied with the kit is pretty unpleasant - if something like that is required, I shall not bother to enter.

 

[ecirpian]

I made a few hop teas with British hops over the weekend to see what combinations worked well, I simply don’t get all the aromas talked about on CBC video and I was a bit underwhelmed with the Olicana.

 

[dave_77]

I appreciate everyone has their own taste but I'm a little surprised that some were not that impressed with the beer..
Thought it was a English meets WC IPA. Malt profile and bitterness reminded me of modern West Coast IPA and the hops had a spicy English Berry with a hint of citrus. Thought it was really nice.
Think the modern English & German varieties.dont have the same punch as American and New world hops but they are alot more expressive than the traditional hops and more appropriate for modern styles. I have used olicana on its own in a pale a few years ago and I thought it was nice but I think I would brew that beer differently now. I'm looking forward to tasting my version, but of a change from Mosaic and Citra

 

[Stu's Brews]

Thought it was a English meets WC IPA. Malt profile and bitterness reminded me of modern West Coast IPA and the hops had a spicy English Berry with a hint of citrus. Thought it was really nice.

This was pretty much my take on it too so was equally surprised to see some more damning comments. I guess it just proves taste is entirely subjective!

 

[dave_77]

This was pretty much my take on it too so was equally surprised to see some more damning comments. I guess it just proves taste is entirely subjective!

If the beers come out as planned perhaps we could do a swap, be interested to see how your interpretation came out.

 

[Stu's Brews]

If the beers come out as planned perhaps we could do a swap, be interested to see how your interpretation came out.

I'm up for that. Assuming no disasters occur over the next couple of weeks!

 

[SMP Brewery]

Just dry hopped mine, think I’ll bottle some and then dry hop the keg depending on its taste and see which one I prefer.

 

[Broken Toe]

Just cracked my can of it. Not for my liking at first. Very astringent, and not very forgiving, but as I left it and then came back it definitely grew on me. I would suspect on cask this would be fantastic. Needs a bit of time to come to life. But still not getting a lot of that juiciness that was talked of on the YouTube's.

 

[Birdsnestbrewery]

Out of stock on the MM site now so no chance. Pity, because I have an own-recipe IPA using Chevallier that I would tweak for this purpose.

 

[SMP Brewery]

Just kegged mine. Ended up at 1.013 - 5.6%

Bit more cloudy than I would of liked. Slightly worried as I’ve chucked some hops in the keg because when I had a sample a week ago the hops hadn’t come through, but due to being away it’s had an extra week in the fermentor and they’ve come through. All in all I’m happy with it so far. Hopefully 2 weeks will be just enough.

Hard to tell from here but I like the colour.

 

[Stu's Brews]

Just kegged mine. Ended up at 1.013 - 5.6%

Bit more cloudy than I would of liked. Slightly worried as I’ve chucked some hops in the keg because when I had a sample a week ago the hops hadn’t come through, but due to being away it’s had an extra week in the fermentor and they’ve come through. All in all I’m happy with it so far. Hopefully 2 weeks will be just enough.

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Hard to tell from here but I like the colour.

What yeast did you use?

I used London Ale III and there is still a slight haze despite it having been in the keg since Sunday and having been cold crashed for a few days before that.

 

[SMP Brewery]

What yeast did you use?

So it’s a mixture from what I remember, had a brew that was half verdant and half something else that I’ve harvested and has been in the fridge for a while so I resurrected it for this.

 

[SMP Brewery]

I’d be up for a swap as well, interesting to see the different take on it.

 

[Stu's Brews]

I’d be up for a swap as well, interesting to see the different take on it.

Sounds good to me. I reckon mine is about a week away from being ready to go.