Nicks90's Brewdays

[Nicks90]

I've not tasted it yet! It's my advent calendar for December, so whilst I say stocks are now at zero, I don't count that one...

 

[Nicks90]

My next brew is going to be a saison, but a question for the masses

I have about 500gm of strawberries in the freezer, if I do a simple saison using a delicate hop and add the strawbs mashed up at the start of fermentation, do you think I would get any colour or taste in the final brew? Or will the yeast brutalise everything as it always does?

 

[Nicks90]

AG162
Strawberry saison

As per previous post, I did the strawberry saison beginning of last week.

2kg Maris Otter
1kg wheat malt

15l mash at 68c for 60mins with a 5l rinse sparge
Leaving 18l wort for a 30 minute boil and 15l in the FV.


Hops
20gm EKG@ 30 mins
20gm EKG@ 5 mins
500gm strawberry @ 5 mins

Yeast:
Belle saison

OG 1.044 which is exactly on target and BF reckons it should end up about 5%, 23ibu
This is what it looked like in bottling day. The strawberry looked absolutely minging as they had a good layer of yeast / krausen stuck over them hahaha

 

[Nicks90]

AG163
Fruity ipa

Feeling the love for citra again, so banging on a new year banger beer

3.5kg Maris Otter
Handful of medium crystal
Small handful of roasted barley

18l mash at 68c for 60mins with a 4l rinse sparge
Leaving 20l wort for a 60 minute boil and 16l in the FV.

Hops
10gm centennial@ 15 mins
10gm citra@ 15 mins
20gm centennial @ 5 mins
30gm citra@ 5 mins

Yeast:
Verdant IPA from the previous brew

OG 1.044 which is more or less right and BF reckons it should end up about 4.5%, 33ibu and 15srm (ish.... As I forgot my scales when weighing out so it's approximate)

 

[Gingerbrews]

I like the description of "handful" of malts

 

[Nicks90]

as i said - forgot my scales and literally couldnt be bothered to walk back to the kitchen. i kinda know what 100gm looks like and kinda know what about 10gm looks like, so made an educated guess to give it some body and colour.

 

[Nicks90]

Strawberry saison tastes of something, but not identifiable as strawberry.
It's definitely got a fruity something, but the delicate flavour has been overpowered and smashed to bits by the thug-ish yeast, as expected.
Still pleased with it,

 

[Nicks90]

Little did I know, but the brew above was my last ever brew.
I'm an alcoholic and it's got to come to a close.
Check out my for sale post tomorrow for all my brew equipment

Its bee a rollercoaster ride, but a life event followed by some serious introspection has concluded I need to make some massive life changes and dealing with my alcohol dependence is the first step.
I'll still hang around for the snug etc. But at least for the foreseeable future, my brewing career is at an end.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Little did I know, but the brew above was my last ever brew.
I'm an alcoholic and it's got to come to a close.
Check out my for sale post tomorrow for all my brew equipment

Its bee a rollercoaster ride, but a life event followed by some serious introspection has concluded I need to make some massive life changes and dealing with my alcohol dependence is the first step.
I'll still hang around for the snug etc. But at least for the foreseeable future, my brewing career is at an end.

So sorry to hear that NIck, I hope you get the help that you need, realising that you may have a problem is the first and most important step. Good luck with it all.

 

[samale]

Little did I know, but the brew above was my last ever brew.
I'm an alcoholic and it's got to come to a close.
Check out my for sale post tomorrow for all my brew equipment

Its bee a rollercoaster ride, but a life event followed by some serious introspection has concluded I need to make some massive life changes and dealing with my alcohol dependence is the first step.
I'll still hang around for the snug etc. But at least for the foreseeable future, my brewing career is at an end.

Fair play to you, I wish you all the best.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Sad to hear this, wish all the best

 

[Nicks90]

All my kit listed here https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/full-biab-and-bottling-kit-will-split.106473/
Today is a sad day, but a necessary one.

 

[YeastFace]

All the best to you @Nicks90.

 

[Gingerbrews]

Sorry to read this.
I always enjoyed your recipes that I "stole".
All the best for the future

 

[The Baron]

Look after yourself Nick.
it is sad when health gets in the way of life