What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[pilgrimhudd]

Drinking @dave_77 hoppy amber, at first quite similiar to my american amber, same hops used so a similiar aroma. Unfortunately a little undercarbed and little to no head on it. Very clear copper brown coloured, american piney/resin hops come through. Much more bitter than mine with a solid malty backbone. Medium to full bodied, I like it, though possibly too bitter for me, but that's just my taste. It fits the bjcp guidelines and is great start to an evenings drinking. Cheers!

 

[samale]

Drinking @dave_77 hoppy amber, at first quite similiar to my american amber, same hops used so a similiar aroma. Unfortunately a little undercarbed and little to no head on it. Very clear copper brown coloured, american piney/resin hops come through. Much more bitter than mine with a solid malty backbone. Medium to full bodied, I like it, though possibly too bitter for me, but that's just my taste. It fits the bjcp guidelines and is great start to an evenings drinking. Cheers!

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I had that beer last week, very enjoyable. Mine had perfect carbonation, hops were subtle. An American amber is a tricky one, too much hops your into IPA territory. How many grams of hops did you use Dave.
I plan to brew one next week

 

[samale]

Couple of beers from kinnegar
Black rye IPA first which didn't touch the side's.
Next an East Coast IPA which I thought was a Neipa but obviously not. Both nice beers

 

[pilgrimhudd]

First taste of my 'user upper' ipa and.... it's not great, arrgh, I had a feeling it wouldn't be, just a bit meh. Its bitter but theres not much taste to it. Also, it's a bit 'bitty' as the dry hop bag popped open. ☹

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Couple of beers from kinnegar
Black rye IPA first which didn't touch the side's.
Next an East Coast IPA which I thought was a Neipa but obviously not. Both nice beers
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The black rye ipa sounds nice. I think I may have said that before.

 

[samale]

First taste of my 'user upper' ipa and.... it's not great, arrgh, I had a feeling it wouldn't be, just a bit meh. Its bitter but theres not much taste to it. Also, it's a bit 'bitty' as the dry hop bag popped open. ☹

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Is that a spiegelau glass, the barrel aged one.
I only have the stout one left

 

[dave_77]

Drinking @dave_77 hoppy amber, at first quite similiar to my american amber, same hops used so a similiar aroma. Unfortunately a little undercarbed and little to no head on it. Very clear copper brown coloured, american piney/resin hops come through. Much more bitter than mine with a solid malty backbone. Medium to full bodied, I like it, though possibly too bitter for me, but that's just my taste. It fits the bjcp guidelines and is great start to an evenings drinking. Cheers!

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Glad it went down ok..I struggle to get a good seal on the counter pressure filler with the plastic bottles so they tend to get more foamy which may explain the variation. I do tend to go on the upper end of bitterness for any style guidelines

 

[samale]

The black rye ipa sounds nice. I think I may have said that before.

The black rye IPA is nice, it's basically their rye IPA called rust bucket only at a high abv and obviously blacked out
Kinnegar don't give much detail away on the can. No mention of what hops or grain bill

 

[dave_77]

I had that beer last week, very enjoyable. Mine had perfect carbonation, hops were subtle. An American amber is a tricky one, too much hops your into IPA territory. How many grams of hops did you use Dave.
I plan to brew one next week

https://share.brewfather.app/LFrHp0gXaRxj47
Worked out just over 8g per litre dry hop and 40ish IBU

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Glad it went down ok..I struggle to get a good seal on the counter pressure filler with the plastic bottles so they tend to get more foamy which may explain the variation. I do tend to go on the upper end of bitterness for any style guidelines

More than ok!

I've moved away from the plastic bottles, they dont seem to keep well at all, especially pales and ipa's.

The bitterness thing though, I think your right to do that, I tend to do the opposite and have been caught out a few times, I have started to increase the bitterness levels and I think my beer has improved.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Is that a spiegelau glass, the barrel aged one.
I only have the stout one left

Yes I have 2 left, the stout one and that one.

 

[samale]

https://share.brewfather.app/LFrHp0gXaRxj47
Worked out just over 8g per litre dry hop and 40ish IBU

I need to look at my recipe again. I was going centennial and Bru-1. 150g in total I plan to add a bit of special B as well

 

[samale]

Yes I have 2 left, the stout one and that one.

I miss the big wheat beer one, smashed it myself which makes it worse

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I miss the big wheat beer one, smashed it myself which makes it worse

My wife broke both my two

 

[dave_77]

I need to look at my recipe again. I was going centennial and Bru-1. 150g in total I plan to add a bit of special B as well

Hmmm..special B...how much 5g?

 

[Tanglefoot]

Another from Wye Valley Meadery, Big Smoke.
A honey porter with Bramling Cross, lovely smokey dark malt flavour - subtle honey sweetness really works with this.

 

[samale]

Hmmm..special B...how much 5g?

https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-american-amber-ale/
I was doing some research, I love special B or W. Hopefully it will add another layer of flavour. Time will tell

 

[dave_77]

https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-american-amber-ale/
I was doing some research, I love special B or W. Hopefully it will add another layer of flavour. Time will tell

Interesting...for me I prefer them a little maltier and darker than the darkest American Pale. I still like them fairly hoppy so I would worry that special B can have a distinct flavour to it and might get in the way . 8% seems a little strong in a hoppy beer . I do like 5-7% of malted Rye in Amber/Red ales though.

 

[samale]

Interesting...for me I prefer them a little maltier and darker than the darkest American Pale. I still like them fairly hoppy so I would worry that special B can have a distinct flavour to it and might get in the way . 8% seems a little strong in a hoppy beer . I do like 5-7% of malted Rye in Amber/Red ales though.
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I plan around 3% so around 150g. Maris otter, Munich and crystal will make up the rest

 

[samale]

Back on nights tomorrow night so it's tunes and brewing night. Just finished of brewing a Belgian single.
The last of my commercial beers