What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[Begbie]

Just opened a can of Orinoco by Drygate Brewery. Yum.

 

[StoutWolf]

Last but by no means least. My first 2021 vintage home-brewed beer. This was the last from the bottling bucket. Not quite 3 weeks in the bottle yet. A tweaked St Peters cream stout kit brew.
Made with coffee and chocolate to try and replicate some of the flavours from the coldblooded.
First impressions are favorable. Maybe a mini mash or steep of some roasted barley could help it come closer?
Looking forward to seeing how this is off the keg in a week or two and how the dozen bottles mature with time.

 

[Donegal john]

Made a starter on Sunday with wyeast 1214. Was going to chuck it out last night because it was showing no sign of life. Today it took of, never experienced a lag like that before. It says it slow to start but 3 days
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So my Belgian single is back on

Like waiting on news of a birth

 

[dave_77]

I couldnt help myself. Kegged a export Indian Porter(kernel clone) on sat..only needs a little carbonation for a porter
Brewed it on the 15th March and to me it's tasting very clean and smooth already. I love the brown malt flavours

 

[samale]

I thought I would chance @phildo79 American stout. Lovely

To celebrate the birth of my starter

 

[Alastair70]

Very professional!

Cheers Clint. My problem is I’m drinking it faster than I can brew. I’ve only ever managed to have 2 taps running at any one time.

 

[StoutWolf]

I couldnt help myself. Kegged a export Indian Porter(kernel clone) on sat..only needs a little carbonation for a porter
Brewed it on the 15th March and to me it's tasting very clean and smooth already. I love the brown malt flavours

I used to frequent a bottle shop and bar that stocked the kernels brews before it closed (obviously I don't drink enough!!) I'd be really interested in giving that a go, if I have the required ingredients. is the recipe available on here somewhere?

 

[Leon103]

I couldnt help myself. Kegged a export Indian Porter(kernel clone) on sat..only needs a little carbonation for a porter
Brewed it on the 15th March and to me it's tasting very clean and smooth already. I love the brown malt flavours
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Looks good. I sent you a porter today.

 

[Donegal john]

An ipa before bed. Work tomorrow. Seems like I’m in the minority on this forum

 

[samale]

Cheers Clint. My problem is I’m drinking it faster than I can brew. I’ve only ever managed to have 2 taps running at any one time.

You would need to get another fermentor on the go. I only have one brewing fridge which currently has my Czech amber lager. I have another two in the bedroom and one in the cubby hole where we keep the coats. I am running out of hiding spots

 

[RichardM]

I've just poured a bottle of Black Sheep.
Today, I worked from home and ticked off one more day before I retire on May 7th. I cut the grass at lunch time. One of the benefits of working from home is that I can eat my sandwich in the garden when the weather is good, but then I noticed the grass needed cutting.
After work I popped to where we store our caravan to do a couple of jobs before we go away for the Easter weekend and I will admit to a gin and tonic when I got back from that, then to earn my beer I reconciled my latest bank statement...it's looking like we will be solvent for at least another month.

 

[StoutWolf]

You would need to get another fermentor on the go. I only have one brewing fridge which currently has my Czech amber lager. I have another two in the bedroom and one in the cubby hole where we keep the coats. I am running out of hiding spots

Completely agree, I recently annexed space for a second water bath next to the first. Having not been able to brew in January and February... It was necessary!
Start of March, ~8l of conditioned non-commercial beer and nothing unconditioned.
Now, 27l unconditioned, but out of FVs with a predicted ~60l to leave Fvs in April.
No brewing fridge, so need to build stocks before temperatures rise too much.

 

[Alastair70]

You would need to get another fermentor on the go. I only have one brewing fridge which currently has my Czech amber lager. I have another two in the bedroom and one in the cubby hole where we keep the coats. I am running out of hiding spots

At the minute I've another batch of Munich Helles in the brew fridge, grains reordered for the American Amber brew I should have done yesterday (mental note, don't try to navigate the GEB custom grain web page when you've got a load on, turns out I'd actually reordered the Helles stuff) so will be brewing that on Sunday and my son has 23L of cider on the go in the downstairs shower room.
I think what I need is to either get a couple more kegs to fill as backups or to drink a bit less. I'm leaning towards the first option.

 

[phettebs]

About to open a bottle of 2011 Bigfoot Barleywine from Sierra Nevada. I started cellaring BF years ago.

 

[dave_77]

Finishing the night with my latest Belgian Pale(cashmere/EKG)

 

[prog99]

I'm running down supplies to make house moves easier (makes the wait easier for sure!).
Two elderflower saisons and an imperial stout. Washed down with a Ben Rinnes single malt.

 

[samale]

One of my Czech Amber Lager
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That looks well.

 

[dave_77]

Looks good. I sent you a porter today.

Ooooo Cool. Thanks mate

 

[Pennine]

Made a starter on Sunday with wyeast 1214. Was going to chuck it out last night because it was showing no sign of life. Today it took of, never experienced a lag like that before. It says it slow to start but 3 days
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So my Belgian single is back on

That exact same thing happened to me when I used it. Makes good beer though.

 

[531Man]

Very late to the party, but needs must. Completely missed the best of the day as putting virtual fires out when certain colleagues went into wholly unnecessary panic mode between 3-5pm today. Bar-stewards.

Chilled a bit with a large gin from the missus (on a Wednesday! I must have looked like I needed it) before shovelling some compost and laying a couple of paving slabs as therapy.

Happily restored to my rightful happy place now sampling my Burton Bridge Golden Delicious. Not sure after the first couple of samples so thought it best to keep trying. Not bad for 13 days from pitching the yeast and over a week in the PB. Beginning to clear.
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Golden Delicious truly is.
One of my favourites in the Summer (normal one!).
Followed up with a Burton Bridge Best Bitter from the Polypin box, back at the Curborough Sprint track campsite. We would carry-out one of each after a 'good lunch' on the Friday with a designated driver. All hail SHMBO'd.
A long blissful weekend.
Do you have a recipe for Golden Delicious?
I would be very interested in giving it a go.
Thanks,
Robin.