What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I am still not sure on this beer but I keep going back for more. I am bottling a traditional Saison tonight with EKG. It will be interesting to compare them both. Do you think I should up the carbonation. Thank you for the review

The cardamom saison is nice but does take a couple of months to condition. How as long has yours been conditioning?

 

[dave_77]

I am still not sure on this beer but I keep going back for more. I am bottling a traditional Saison tonight with EKG. It will be interesting to compare them both. Do you think I should up the carbonation. Thank you for the review

It was nice at that level of carbonation, but I do like it when your pour a Dupont and it's really bubbly. Although I have struggled to get the carbonation where I would like on a lot of my Saison's.. partly because i find it hard to trust the calculators and my bottles..so I tend to go a little on the cautious side.

 

[samale]

It's 6 weeks in the bottle. I struggle to hit the right carbonation. It's a fine line between getting high carbonation and gushers. I think to hit the high carbonation you need to bottle in a 330 and have loads of head space in the glass. Something like this

 

[StoutWolf]

Last pint from a mini keg of Woodforde's NOG kit that was bottled / kegged and force carbed a little over a week ago. As expected, It's tasted a little young! but shows promise and I'm hopeful the bottles will be good in a month or so.

 

[dave_77]

It's 6 weeks in the bottle. I struggle to hit the right carbonation. It's a fine line between getting high carbonation and gushers. I think to hit the high carbonation you need to bottle in a 330 and have loads of head space in the glass. Something like this
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Looking good

 

[dave_77]

Quickly get another beer in before it's chilling and transfer time..sample of the Black IPA

 

[samale]

Belgian dubbel it's getting better

 

[dave_77]

It's 6 weeks in the bottle. I struggle to hit the right carbonation. It's a fine line between getting high carbonation and gushers. I think to hit the high carbonation you need to bottle in a 330 and have loads of head space in the glass. Something like this
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What was the starting and finishing gravity of the Cardamom SAISON?

 

[samale]

What was the starting and finishing gravity of the Cardamom SAISON?

I just checked my notes I used be-134. It started at 1.058 finished at 1.004. The Saison I bottled last night finished 1.004 as well using belle Saison. Both were pitched at 18 then once fermentation started I ramped up until I reached 27 on day 5

 

[dave_77]

I just checked my notes I used be-134. It started at 1.058 finished at 1.004. The Saison I bottled last night finished 1.004 as well using belle Saison. Both were pitched at 18 then once fermentation started I ramped up until I reached 27 on day 5

I have not used any of the fermentis Belgian yeast strains. Did the job, nice low finish

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Some might call this ‘having a crafty one in the garage’ but I call it essential quality control...
@Galena best bitter, a few days after kegging under 20psi. Flavours starting to come together nicely.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Better photo

 

[Galena]

Some might call this ‘having a crafty one in the garage’ but I call it essential quality control...
@Galena best bitter, a few days after kegging under 20psi. Flavours starting to come together nicely.

It worked out alright in the end then? I have to say that my first batch of this was bottled on 5th August and it is now at it's best, shame i only have 1 bottle left, but another batch is conditioning.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

It worked out alright in the end then? I have to say that my first batch of this was bottled on 5th August and it is now at it's best, shame i only have 1 bottle left, but another batch is conditioning.

It's coming together nicely... perhaps slightly harsh at the moment but it's barely ten days old :-)
I find it hard to judge objectively whether it's any good, but it tastes good to me thanks!

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Quickly get another beer in before it's chilling and transfer time..sample of the Black IPA
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Wow it really IS black isn't it. Does it taste burnt at all? Could you share the grain bill?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

A pint of my English Pale Ale. I was pleasantly surprised to discover I still have about 10 pints of this left.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

A pint of my English Pale Ale. I was pleasantly surprised to discover I still have about 10 pints of this left.

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What could be finer than that... lovely looking beer.

 

[Clint]

Probably the last pint or so of dry stout out the keg....

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Summer Lightning

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Another English Pale.