What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[samale]

I suspect you're right, how many batches in that time? I'm only on batch #89 after 8 years, I need to get a move on

That's not a lot. I must look and see but I brew on average twice a month. Leading up to Christmas probably one a week

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I suspect you're right, how many batches in that time? I'm only on batch #89 after 8 years, I need to get a move on

I have no idea honestly. I brew most weeks so probably similar to yourself?

 

[strange-steve]

That's not a lot. I must look and see but I brew on average twice a month. Leading up to Christmas probably one a week

Ah but evidently you lot are a bunch of pi$$heads, I'm trying to cut down my consumption

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Ah but evidently you lot are a bunch of pi$$heads, I'm trying to cut down my consumption

I have a lot of friends?

No, you’re right

 

[samale]

Ah but evidently you lot are a bunch of pi$$heads, I'm trying to cut down my consumption

True but I seem to give a fair bit away.

 

[dave_77]

It was time to taste a bottle of the Orval inspired Belgian Pale/IPA. Its been a couple of months in the bottle now, when I tasted a bottle at a month there wasn't really any difference. Today it's a different story, it definitely has the Brett effect and in my opinion it's tasting good(first time using Brett, well dregs from Orval).

 

[samale]

It was time to taste a bottle of the Orval inspired Belgian Pale/IPA. Its been a couple of months in the bottle now, when I tasted a bottle at a month there wasn't really any difference. Today it's a different story, it definitely has the Brett effect and in my opinion it's tasting good(first time using Brett, well dregs from Orval).
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Did you keg that or bottle

 

[samale]

Stupid question I suppose why would you keg a Brett beer

 

[dave_77]

Stupid question I suppose why would you keg a Brett beer

Yeah, added at bottling ..around 3ml per bottle.

 

[foxy]

Post Horn Premium Bitter clone, don't know why I never thought of it before, barreled some and bottled some. Foils those close by who make a habit of counting dead soldiers.

 

[Pennine]

Ah but evidently you lot are a bunch of pi$$heads, I'm trying to cut down my consumption

10 litre batches...

oh by the way I went through most of the NA's and my favorite was the lucky saint, it was quite good actually. After that I hate to say hieneken was the next best. Then the old speckled hen version. All the hoppy NAs taste like hoppy perfume water to me too, especially the brewdog ones.

 

[samale]

Yeah, added at bottling ..around 3ml per bottle.

Did you add Brett plus sugar for carbonation.

 

[dave_77]

Did you add Brett plus sugar for carbonation.

Yes. The FG was stable at 1.005 so added enough sugar for estimated 2.6vol then that I had picked my heavier bottles to hopefully withstand any increases. As suggested by @Hazelwood Brewery I have used some plastic bottles too to see if the carbonation had changed much. That picture is more my bad pour I don't think it's particularly more carbonated yet than the non Brett batch .

 

[strange-steve]

10 litre batches...

oh by the way I went through most of the NA's and my favorite was the lucky saint, it was quite good actually. After that I hate to say hieneken was the next best. Then the old speckled hen version. All the hoppy NAs taste like hoppy perfume water to me too, especially the brewdog ones.

I seem to recall the NA Erdinger was OK, there was a memory of beer flavour in it somewhere.

 

[prog99]

Interesting one from the calendar

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4% but very light it feels like a NA, peach aroma and taste and low bitterness. Not bad but different. Didn't know they had a German brewery. Could easily drink a pack of these like peach iced tea, good for a Monday evening.

yes they took over stones operation in Berlin.

 

[Jon1964]

Really chuffed with this.
My first attempt at bottled beers.
It's festival golden Stag, bottled 26. 11.20. This was the last of the bucket so dragged a bit of the dregs in there.
Primed with 2 Muntons carb drops.
Nice steady bead of bubbles
I'm happy

 

[Jim Brewster]

Just tried my first orval, my first foray into funky beer territory. Like Brett, I think it might grow on me

Orval is one I've been meaning to try for ages

I seem to recall the NA Erdinger was OK, there was a memory of beer flavour in it somewhere.

Hoegarden is nice too, although very orangey

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m starting tonight with a bottle of my Citra Pale Ale. I have three or four in the garage I’d bottled for comps and swaps but they’re three months old now so unfortunately need to be drunk

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Something a bit less pale behind door 9 of my advent calendar - yay!

 

[dan125]

My door 9 brought a 7.2% Belgian sour aged in pineau barrels. It's not too sour and a little funky, but not very Belgian - nice though