Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve now kegged the Mosaic Pale and the Bitter. I’ll have next week off from brewing and then I’ll get 4 more brews on the go.

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

Wow... How many pints will that be in total (taking into account a few cheeky sips)

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Wow... How many pints will that be in total (taking into account a few cheeky sips)

Total capacity is a lot : 13 Cornie kegs + 5 King kegs + 1 barrel + 120 bottles + 4 fermenters.

At the moment 1 cornie and 4 king kegs are empty and I have nothing fermenting.

The Cornie kegs are at various levels with my Weissbier and IPA about quarter full, 1 keg is virtually full, 4 kegs are conditioning, the others are all about 3/4 full.

Pop round?

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

Industrial level brewing... Brilliant stuff... Would love to.. I'd learn a thing or three..!!!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

What's the verdict on the idaho 7 H? I was going to brew an American Brown with it but chickened out and ordered a more conventional colombus/willamette mix.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I haven’t got that far with my own pale but I’ve had it in a commercial beer and loved it.

 

[Leon103]

What's the verdict on the idaho 7 H? I was going to brew an American Brown with it but chickened out and ordered a more conventional colombus/willamette mix.

One of my favourites

 

[pilgrimhudd]

One of my favourites

The idaho 7? I read on a website ( can't
remember which one) that it was piney and resiny which was what I wanted but cml said citrus fruits, which would you say was more accurate?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

The idaho 7? I read on a website ( can't
remember which one) that it was piney and resiny which was what I wanted but cml said citrus fruits, which would you say was more accurate?

I think more fruity for me - at least in the beer I had.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I think more fruity for me - at least in the beer I had.

Cheers!

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

Total capacity is a lot : 13 Cornie kegs + 5 King kegs + 1 barrel + 120 bottles + 4 fermenters.

At the moment 1 cornie and 4 king kegs are empty and I have nothing fermenting.

The Cornie kegs are at various levels with my Weissbier and IPA about quarter full, 1 keg is virtually full, 4 kegs are conditioning, the others are all about 3/4 full.

Pop round?

Quick question.. Once a Cornie keg is started, even with Co2 pumping in, how long would the beer remain fresh? Bearing in mind it could be 25% full after a 2 or 3 weeks?

 

[Leon103]

The idaho 7? I read on a website ( can't
remember which one) that it was piney and resiny which was what I wanted but cml said citrus fruits, which would you say was more accurate?

Fruity. Make sure you aren't reading about normal idaho.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Quick question.. Once a Cornie keg is started, even with Co2 pumping in, how long would the beer remain fresh? Bearing in mind it could be 25% full after a 2 or 3 weeks?

Quite a long time. I don’t think any of mine have lasted beyond about 3 months before they’ve been drunk but there’s no reason the beer couldn’t last longer. Flavour does fade over time though, particularly hoppy beers.

 

[stripeyjoe]

Quick question.. Once a Cornie keg is started, even with Co2 pumping in, how long would the beer remain fresh

I filled a 1/2 corny with Porter on Jan 2nd, has been on CO2 mostly, swapped with nitrogen occasionally. Still tasting delicious.

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

Excellent to know

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m planning my next tranche of brewdays and had already settled on another bitter, another pilsner, and a batch of Summer Breeze because I’ve not made any for a while and I owe someone a bottle.

This morning it suddenly came to me what I should try as my fourth beer - a cherry brandy sour! I’m already excited! Do I oak it?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve decided to do a brew tomorrow because my fourth beer in this next tranche is going to be an oaked cherry brandy sour and I want to get the beer off the trub and on the fruit before I head off to Cornwall for a few days.

Water is prepared and I’m just waiting on my drill battery to charge before milling the grist.

I’ve not seen an oaked cherry brandy sour before so I might be an innovator or an idiot. I hope the former!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Introducing “Summer Lovin’”, a 5% Idaho-7, Centennial, Cascade & Citra IPA. Bursting with tropical fruit aroma and flavour.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Also introducing “Mystique”, a 5% Mosaic, Cascade & Citra IPA. Zingy citrus and pine.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Finally for today, introducing “Magnum Opus” (It’s a latin expression for an artists best work). This is a beautiful 4.7% English Bitter utilising the “new” Opus hop along with Fuggles and EKG. I’m struggling to describe this one but maybe floral, honeyed caramel, earthy, a touch of tangerine zest and spice. Hmmm, this might just be my magnum opus!