Hazelwood Brewday

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Was busy over the weekend so didn’t get to try my conditioning beers. Gave them a try this evening.

The plum porter is looking, smelling, and tasting mostly as it should. Still just a little more plum flavouring than I would like but it’s still quite a young beer at seven weeks - plenty of time to mellow.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

At six weeks I’d hoped the Trinity brown ale would be clear but it’s still quite murky. The one good thing I can say is that I didn’t have to throw the sample away after trying it. I do know this is a nice ale in the end but it’s being an arse at the moment and taking too long!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Summer Breeze is five weeks old. This is my Citra/Galaxy IPA. Not clear yet and although it is quite nice it’s still not as clean tasting as I want, and know it will be.

 

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At four weeks my saison is coming on quite nicely. Clarity is good, flavours are starting to clean up nicely too.

 

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Festival, my Mosaic/Simcoe IPA is really coming on well for just three weeks conditioned. Flavour is pretty good and the beer is already clearing nicely.

 

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Two weeks conditioned is this Dunkel based on a recipe from @strange-steve . It has a good malty flavour. There’s also a slight tartness but it’s faded since my last taste. First time I’ve made this beer do I don’t know if I did something to cause this or if it’s a normal trait of this beer.

 

[samale]

Interesting reading, which makes me think I am drinking my beer far too young. I bottle all my beer. What's your conditioning time for light and hoppy beer and your darker beer like a porter

 

[Banbeer]

You've got this Mr Brewery Sir, get a wet TV times (other tv guides available) to the ones that haven't cleared and thrash them to within an ABV of their lives. Also do it again if necessary

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

You've got this Mr Brewery Sir, get a wet TV times (other tv guides available) to the ones that haven't cleared and thrash them to within an ABV of their lives. Also do it again if necessary

Have you been talking to my wife!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Interesting reading, which makes me think I am drinking my beer far too young. I bottle all my beer. What's your conditioning time for light and hoppy beer and your darker beer like a porter

Most beers 6-8 weeks, darker beers up to three months typically. It does depend on the beer though, my Festival ale is quite drinkable now - but I know it will get much better given time.

 

[Banbeer]

Have you been talking to my wife!

Not recently.........why

 

[Clint]

I got no chance.... although..my current mission is to fill all 300+ bottles I have plus my PBS if I can resist the urge to burn them..and then to have a rolling stock of empties of around 50 ready to go.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Latest beer is this sweet stout, already drinkable at less than a week conditioned. I’m already looking forward to this one conditioning properly.

 

[Banbeer]

Looking at the pics you aren't having the thunder and lightning we're having oop north of Watford.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I got no chance.... although..my current mission is to fill all 300+ bottles I have plus my PBS if I can resist the urge to burn them..and then to have a rolling stock of empties of around 50 ready to go.

The thing that puts me off that approach is all the faff of bottling.

 

[Clint]

Oh it's a faff alright...roll on the cornies..

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Looking at the pics you aren't having the thunder and lightning we're having oop north of Watford.

No, nothing like that here. Today was a mix of sun and cloud.

I think as a general rule the further south the warmer and the further east the drier - why I’m in the south east!

 

[Banbeer]

Oh it's a faff alright...roll on the cornies..

Best thing you can do IMHO just bought 3 at the minute and I will be getting a couple more in the near future. I said to the wife I'm going to bottle and when I went back to the kitchen she said 'did you not bother then' I remarked it's done, kegging is so easy.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Tonight I’m kegging the bitter I started in post #118. It finished at 1010 so is 4.4% as I’d hoped. This is me kegging the beer less than half an hour ago.



Ten minutes ago I gassed the keg with a 8g CO2 bulb.

This is the beer five minutes later. I am absolutely astounded. It’s already clear and the flavour is beautiful - really nutty. My wife tasted it and wouldn’t give it back! This beer was fermenting half an hour ago and I would happily drink a pint right now.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I had a pint of this bitter last night. This is what it looks like after conditioning for just 5 days. It tastes good too. I’ve no idea how I’m going to make this last until it’s at it’s best.