What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[strange-steve]

brewing up my dipa and just started the 90 minute mash, figured it was a good time to give @strange-steve 's munich ipa a tasting.

it came in a 500ml flip top that looks curiously similar to what i bottle in. the bottle pops with a nice audible pop. i wasn't sure at first if it was bottle conditioned or kegged, but it's definitely bottle conditioned and has a nice firm layer of yeast on the bottom. pours quite murky like a neipa. from the aroma its very hoppy up front, there is a very prominent green apple candy, think green apple jolly rancher. very fruity and after swirling though the rich biscuit malt comes through.

taste is super smooth and creamy malt, there is also a sweet grapefruit, like grapefuit marmalade if it existed, and piney and resinous hops which meshes well with the malts. the mouthfeel is very rich and coating this is definitely a full body beer and is very reminiscent of the munich ipa's i have brewed in the past. its strangely like drinking a pie crust (or eating graham crackers) like strange steve aptly described it in another review. The bitterness hits hard after the maltiness drops out has a bit of hop burn indicating this one is pretty young and also confirming that it is definitely an ipa. the bitterness is on a level of stone brewery ruination if you ever had one, yet it meshes really well with the malts. it's really interesting how this one can trick you into thinking you are drinking a rich malty brown ale and then the hops just overwhelm shortly after.

overall this is a very interesting ipa, i haven't had something with this level of bitterness since the bottles of stone i drank when back visiting the states earlier this year. i really enjoyed this one and made me realize that i kind of miss ipa's with a punch. definitely a one a night type of drink though, not just the full body but it also seems that its likely clocking in around a 6-7%

i am super curious to read about the recipe and see what hops were used. there seems to be one that i am not familiar with.

Thanks mate, I appreciate the review. The bitterness was a bit higher than I wanted, the FG a lot lower than expected, and the malt flavours weren't as prominent as hoped, but otherwise mostly happy with it (although it was nowhere near as good as yours).
Munich IPA

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 20
Total Grain (kg): 5.45
Total Hops (g): 220
Estimated OG: 1.059
Estimated FG: 1.009
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.6 %
Colour (SRM): 13
Bitterness (IBU): 55

Grain Bill
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3.5 kg Munich Light (64%)
1.0 kg Munich Dark (18%)
0.5 kg Flaked Oats (9%)
0.2 kg Crystal 80L (4%)

0.250 kg Golden Syrup (5%)

Hop Bill
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20 g Zeus @ 60 Minutes

20 g Amarillo @ 10 Minutes
20 g Simcoe @ 10 Minutes

20 g Amarillo Whirlpool
20 g Simcoe Whirlpool

60 g Amarillo for 5 Days (Dry Hop)
60 g Simcoe for 5 Days (Dry Hop)

Notes
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Water Profile:
Calcium 160 ppm
Sulphate 225 ppm
Chloride 150 ppm
Alkalinity 50 ppm

Mashed overnight at 64c

Fermented at 21°C with WHC Brexit Ale Yeast

 

[Banbeer]

Finished off my last 3/4 of a pint of MJ brut IPA earlier, just in time to force carb my saison (turned out at 8.4% abv) that I corny kegged yesterday. Now on my 3rd MJ Aupa, a bit too bitter for me but I suppose I'll get through it somehow .

 

[Clint]

You must fight the good fight...
Me... I'm working again tonight...

 

[strange-steve]

Just back from my first time at the gym in about 4 months, so just water for me... lots of water

 

[Clint]

...then a few 10% stouts just for the reality check.

 

[marshbrewer]

Should have been my wedding day yesterday but Covid19 ruined that, so we had a small gathering in our back garden to cheer my Mrs up and we all got very merry.

The Mrs is suffering today, but I feel fine! Off to pick up tea from the pub in a bit then I'll be cracking into my Kolsch.

 

[strange-steve]

...then a few 10% stouts just for the reality check.

I feel sick thinking about that. Although maybe a nice light dipa would go down well

 

[Clint]

..and maybe a Stella.

 

[ChilledGecko]

Just back from my first time at the gym in about 4 months, so just water for me... lots of water

Or gym isn't open yet but it's imminent.
I'll admit to being quite nervous about returning when it does.
I've been lucky enough to have a PT who is on line and local so I've had the opportunity to keep going in a virtual environment via apps.

However as this thread is mainly about beer and associated alcohol, today Matthew I'd like to be a pear and summer fruits cider drinker in the garden...

 

[obscure]

Ruby Mild Clone

I’m trying to make a point of properly aging my beers and tasting this it is worth It. This has being aged for 3 months in the bottle and its tasting great.

 

[chrisb8]

Relaxing in the garden with one of my Weissbiers - that was a slow pour!

 

[Pennine]

Thanks mate, I appreciate the review. The bitterness was a bit higher than I wanted, the FG a lot lower than expected, and the malt flavours weren't as prominent as hoped, but otherwise mostly happy with it (although it was nowhere near as good as yours).
Munich IPA

Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 20
Total Grain (kg): 5.45
Total Hops (g): 220
Estimated OG: 1.059
Estimated FG: 1.009
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.6 %
Colour (SRM): 13
Bitterness (IBU): 55

Grain Bill
----------------
3.5 kg Munich Light (64%)
1.0 kg Munich Dark (18%)
0.5 kg Flaked Oats (9%)
0.2 kg Crystal 80L (4%)

0.250 kg Golden Syrup (5%)

Hop Bill
----------------
20 g Zeus @ 60 Minutes

20 g Amarillo @ 10 Minutes
20 g Simcoe @ 10 Minutes

20 g Amarillo Whirlpool
20 g Simcoe Whirlpool

60 g Amarillo for 5 Days (Dry Hop)
60 g Simcoe for 5 Days (Dry Hop)

Notes
----------------
Water Profile:
Calcium 160 ppm
Sulphate 225 ppm
Chloride 150 ppm
Alkalinity 50 ppm

Mashed overnight at 64c

Fermented at 21°C with WHC Brexit Ale Yeast

that's interesting all around. i was expecting more like 40g at 60 minutes. do you use a hop spider or go commando? i also am surprised at the low FG, it makes sense from the overnight mash at 64c but usually this low would taste a littler thinner. i need to rethink the simcoe/amarillo mix, it seems to be a pretty unique combo, and with the golden syrup.

so how do you feel about this one?

 

[cushyno]

Looks good.

Relaxing in the garden with one of my Weissbiers - that was a slow pour! View attachment 29202

Looks good

 

[dan125]

Finally gotten around to @Hazelwood Brewery mosaic/simcoe ipa, and very nice it is too.
A bit lively but crystal clear.
Very clean again for a 6.9% beer and the bitterness is very nicely balanced whilst being assertive enough for an ipa. And the finish is dry enough to make it very drinkable.
As a certified hophead I'd like a little more hop aroma, but other than that.....top notch
:hat:

 

[marshbrewer]

Sat in the garden now: After tea, went for a walk with the youngest, who seems to like walking now. Pre lockdown, she would moan like billio if asked to walk more than three foot! We walked 2 and a half miles tonight. Anyhow, I'm drinking my 2nd pint of Kolsch and reading a book about Druids. Still really hazy but it's taste is much improved after a disappointing first taste a few days ago. I think I will leave it alone for another week. Carbonation is spot on. I'm sold on naturally carbing corny kegs.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Finally gotten around to @Hazelwood Brewery mosaic/simcoe ipa, and very nice it is too.
A bit lively but crystal clear.
Very clean again for a 6.9% beer and the bitterness is very nicely balanced whilst being assertive enough for an ipa. And the finish is dry enough to make it very drinkable.
As a certified hophead I'd like a little more hop aroma, but other than that.....top notch
:hat:

View attachment 29205

You’ll have to pop round and enjoy the kegged version.

 

[dan125]

You’ll have to pop round and enjoy the kegged version.

As soon as I can persuade a designated driver

 

[strange-steve]

how do you feel about this one?

There were a few things that weren't as hoped/planned, but I find that's fairly typical and it's a nice change from all the dark malty beers I've made recently.

I purposefully tried to increase fermentability because my previous experience with this yeast and Munich malt had given me a much lower attenuation than expected (about 69%) and I didn't really want a sweet IPA, hence the golden syrup and low mash temp. That had a bigger impact than I expected but it was fine. I also suspect that this yeast mutes maltiness a little, the toasty flavours dont come through as much as I'd like.

 

[Banbeer]

Moved on to a stout now 3 weeks in the bottle



carbonation is just right and I will be trying to keep my mits off it now until November/December time

 

[marshbrewer]

Pint of my house brown ale now. Gosh, this is good. It's also not quite ready, I suspect it will be stunning when it is