What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[Pennine]

I still have them in my garage.

One recommendation let them cool down in the refrigerator before opening the are carbed on the high side and I think I have a bit of hop creep going on. One I opened when it was warmer went a little crazy in the bottle.

 

[Pennine]

3000g Vienna malt
1000g Pilsner malt
900g Red X
50g Black malt
25g Styrian wolf @ 60m
15g Tettnang @ 15m

Thanks! Simple and mostly base malts, I need to get some redx.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Tonight I am expanding my beery horizons while I do the first of my SMaSH brews, todays effort is Maris Otter and Galaxy.

The Sierra carried me through the mash and onto the Westmalle Dubbel for the boil.

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A couple of nice beers there

 

[Pennine]

The flavours may blend and balance given a little more time? The cardamom saison starts as a confusion of competing flavours but mellows nicely in time.

I hope so they would be really fantastic then, I also think I am being a little picky and had no problem finishing it off.

 

[Slid]

Making bottles... Not a hardship with this wine. I haven't got enough for my oaked rhubarb wine. Have ordered some bag's and boxes, but will still be slightly short by my reckoning. Can I bottle wine (short term) in 75Cl beer bottles with crown caps?
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Don't see this as a problem. If you get a little effervescence, this may be a good thing with this style. Not likely though, if you are storing it in a garage or similar, at this time of year.

I am drinking a Simcoe and Centennial US style beer pitched 4 October. This is quite understated by the style, but tastes great.

 

[samale]

One recommendation let them cool down in the refrigerator before opening the are carbed on the high side and I think I have a bit of hop creep going on. One I opened when it was warmer went a little crazy in the bottle.

I will be posting a couple over next week sometime. I have my Brett dark winter Saison for you to try plus a hazy IPA I wouldn't mind a second opinion on

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

Don't know how it's possible to consume beer after the night I had but it's going down too easy

 

[Pennine]

It's a bit cold tonight so I figured a christmas stout was in order. This is getting better everyday still a bit eatery from m15 but it's rounding out and getting smoother.

 

[StoutWolf]

Don't see this as a problem. If you get a little effervescence, this may be a good thing with this style. Not likely though, if you are storing it in a garage or similar, at this time of year.

Thanks, thought it would be ok, but good to have some reassurance. It read really dry on the Hydrometer a month or so back. Since then, it's been bulk conditioning on the oak chips and I havent seen any airlock activity in that time. I'll drink the crown caps first, then the boxes and will leave the bottles to mature for a while.

 

[Pennine]

Don't know how it's possible to consume beer after the night I had but it's going down too easy View attachment 36130

Hair of the dog

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I still have a couple of pints of my Citra Pale. Took this photo a little earlier when I was about to transfer my wort to a fermenter.



The King Keg of Citra Pale is now on my kitchen worktop to make room in the brew-shed for my American Pale.

I have to say I quite like having a keg of beer so close but I think if I suggested making it a permanent feature my wife might put on her frowny face.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Can I bottle wine (short term) in 75Cl beer bottles with crown caps?

I was looking into this recently, if you're going to be drinking your wine fairly young then it's fine,
I used 750ml swing tops,
( This is presuming your wine has fermented out and/or been stabilised )
Seems the whole idea of corks allowing the wine to breathe is a bit of a myth, makes sense since the whole idea of preserving wine is about keeping oxygen out.
I read somewhere that the benefit of a cork is that it has a residual amount of air within it which is very slowly released somehow ( I'm not too scientific ! ) aiding the way the wine matures.






I'm a sucker for a cold bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale - must try and brew something similar as a change to
all the IPA's I seem to drink !

 

[strange-steve]

Just finished comparing these two of Pennine's hoppy pils fermented with two different yeasts. Really interesting how different they are! Also at 6% they pack a punch after two bottles

 

[samale]

First taste of my Belgian IPA. This is really good.

 

[samale]

I have 150 g of Amarillo that need used. Any suggestions i admit I am not their biggest fan

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I have 150 g of Amarillo that need used. Any suggestions i admit I am not their biggest fan

Nope! Nothin’

 

[samale]

Nope! Nothin’

I used 100g the last time in an IPA. It wrecked the other 200g of hops I had in the beer

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I used 100g the last time in an IPA. It wrecked the other 200g of hops I had in the beer

For me they’re not the best (though I stupidly keep trying them!) and they completely overpower everything else. I also find it takes a long time for a beef with Amarillo to condition.

If you find a good use for them, let me know. I also have some!

 

[Clint]

Well...I'm trying the Gumballhead clone with mine...and it WILL be nice.

 

[samale]

Well...I'm trying the Gumballhead clone with mine...and it WILL be nice.

What's that Clint