Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

[Clint]

Tell the truth H! That's a foot off your long johns tied to the end of that syphon tube.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

What syphon tube? That’s a straw!

 

[Agentgonzo]

I think the clever money is on Liberty Bell being a blend of something estery and something clean that floculates well.

If that's true, then surely the estery-but-not flocculating yeast still wouldn't floculate. So liberty bell (in its entirety) wouldn't be a well-flocculating yeast?

 

[marshbrewer]

My understanding is that a very flocculant yeast will drag down the not so flocculant strain. Probably not the correct terminology.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I kegged the DIPA version of my Butterfly Effect a short while ago, the FG was 1017 giving me a tad over 8%.

The colour is not quite where I wanted, it’s a little too orange, but the beer does have quite a lot of sediment in suspension. Hopefully as it settles out it will become a bit less orange!

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

How's the Imperial rocket fuel doing? .. the yeast still chomping away? .. down to 1.060 is my guess??

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I think it was down to 1060 in a few hours! It’s been almost stopped now for the last couple of days. I’ll still leave it for another couple of weeks - there’s no rush.

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

Wow

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

On my return from Cyprus I’ve reinstated my brewshed and I have beers back on-line.

As always a little taste test is required…

Pilsner - nice, Schwarzbier - nice

Summer Lovin - nice, Butterfly Effect - nice

Summer Breeze - no longer orange but the keg hops haven’t settled down yet, Butterfly Effect 2 (DIPA) - nice

Best Bitter - very nice, Dark Mild - nice and actually more fruity as it’s aged.

Full English Bitter - very nice, Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout - Hmmmm!

 

[Donegal john]

On my return from Cyprus I’ve reinstated my brewshed and I have beers back on-line.

As always a little taste test is required…

Pilsner - nice, Schwarzbier - nice
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Summer Lovin - nice, Butterfly Effect - nice
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Summer Breeze - no longer orange but the keg hops haven’t settled down yet, Butterfly Effect 2 (DIPA) - nice
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Best Bitter - very nice, Dark Mild - nice and actually more fruity as it’s aged.
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Full English Bitter - very nice, Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout - Hmmmm!
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We have a word here for you it’s “slabber”

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

We have a word here for you it’s “slabber”

I know of “slabber” as someone who dribbles and as someone who rants on and needs a slap. Just curious if there might be another meaning or if I should just sit quietly

 

[Donegal john]

I know of “slabber” as someone who dribbles and as someone who rants on and needs a slap. Just curious if there might be another meaning or if I should just sit quietly

Slabber means: Someone who is mouthy, and can be arrogant or annoying. A cheeky Slabber is someone who has usually said something offensive and this phrase is used to describe them.

It can be said several ways depending on the situation. Even a term of endearment “your a slabber”
Or “he’s nothing but a slabber” meaning he is full of sheite

In this case it is used as- slabber “bit of a show off” but in a friendly way

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

So not another meaning and nothing to do with me dribbling

…now, what shall I have to drink

 

[Donegal john]

So not another meaning and nothing to do with me dribbling

…now, what shall I have to drink

Your spoiled for choice on the drinks front. Slabber

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

“Enthusiast”

 

[H0PM0NSTER]

On my return from Cyprus I’ve reinstated my brewshed and I have beers back on-line.

As always a little taste test is required…

Pilsner - nice, Schwarzbier - nice
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Summer Lovin - nice, Butterfly Effect - nice
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Summer Breeze - no longer orange but the keg hops haven’t settled down yet, Butterfly Effect 2 (DIPA) - nice
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Best Bitter - very nice, Dark Mild - nice and actually more fruity as it’s aged.
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Full English Bitter - very nice, Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout - Hmmmm!
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That's a lot of tasting!
Making me very envious (and thirsty!)

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

That's a lot of tasting!
Making me very envious (and thirsty!)

The bar is always open if you’re in the area.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Yesterday I managed to keg and bottle my latest batch of Imperial stout. It had a slightly higher than expected FG so is 11% rather than 12%. Filled the keg to the gas diptube and filled 15 x 330ml bottles. The bottles are primed, the keg is on nitro.

 

[Broomfleet Brewery]

Yesterday I managed to keg and bottle my latest batch of Imperial stout. It had a slightly higher than expected FG so is 11% rather than 12%. Filled the keg to the gas diptube and filled 15 x 330ml bottles. The bottles are primed, the keg is on nitro.

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Sight for sore eyes.....bet the nitro kegged ale will be superbly smooth

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Sight for sore eyes.....bet the nitro kegged ale will be superbly smooth

Yes, so far it’s looking that way. The regular stout on nitro is smooth, the barrel-aged imperial is smooth, and the latest imperial on nitro is actually very drinkable already - only kegged a few days ago!

In fact, after cleaning my beer lines this morning I’ve put the imperial stout on in place of the barrel-aged imperial. This is in part so I can save some of the barrel-aged for Christmas because we’re getting through it (did I say “we”? ).