What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[Pennine]

Starting tonight with a Summer Breeze. This version had Citra in the mash, fewer hops in the hopstand, and had no dry hop addition. It doesn’t seem much (any?) less hoppy. The next version in my mash hopping experiment will have ONLY a mash hop addition, I want to know if the flavour/aroma makes it through into the final product.

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I am very curious about this, also do you think your utilization is dropping in the hopstand and dry hop in the original recipe?

 

[Pennine]

Candy cane Porter, it's a remarkable example tastes exactly like a cocoa porter and a candy cane would if mixed. As suspected I am not enjoying it but happy I tried it. It's getting dumped...

 

[Pennine]

Onto my Czech lager I brewed a while back. This one is pretty good, maybe a tad bitter.

 

[Buffers brewery]

Flying down to San Francisco after a week in New York. Enjoying a beer at 30000 feet....

..so nice I had two

 

[foxy]

Tonight it is my Golden Ale's chance to shine, hot day, something refreshing, not lager. Golden Ale, EKG hopped, single malt, refreshing, what could be better. (not counting the young Korean Sheila at Gentle Hands)

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I am very curious about this, also do you think your utilization is dropping in the hopstand and dry hop in the original recipe?

Some of the research suggests that the vegetable matter in hops added later in your process absorbs previously released oils/thiols so there is an optimum regime to retain maximum flavour/aroma but the science is immature and it isn’t clear what that regime is yet. I dropped the late dry hop addition on this basis but I don’t think it made a big difference either way - maybe in a wort loaded with precursors, dry hopping takes away as much as it gives if this research is right?

If mash hopping can load the wort with precursors and fermentation with the right yeast(s) can release them then maybe mash hopping alone could be a solution for bittering, flavour, aroma, and antioxidant. I’ll be testing this by putting all my hop additions (300g) into the mash.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

So having been entertaining for the last two nights, we’ve gotten a little behind with the old calendar. So we’re going to try to get through these today at some point! What a hardship!

 

[Clint]

Go for it! I really can't be doing with the "parma violence".

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Aww, shame! We don't mind it.

 

[dad_of_jon]

Go for it! I really can't be doing with the "parma violence".

Oi! - Ham has feelings too

 

[dad_of_jon]

So having been entertaining for the last two nights, we’ve gotten a little behind with the old calendar. So we’re going to try to get through these today at some point! What a hardship!

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I already have a 4 pack of the MLQ and a 4 pack of PV so i've no problems with these being in the pack and I do love a wit

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I already have a 4 pack of the MLQ and a 4 pack of PV so i've no problems with these being in the pack and I do love a wit

Having the mallow now it's amazing - my attempt at a pale ale is disappointing compared to this.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

On the wit now - my first impression was it tastes exactly like tinned pears. I like it - husband is not sure.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

My son sent me a Brewdog advent calendar yesterday and he arrives here tomorrow so a lot of beer to get through to catch up lol.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Good luck!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Good luck!

Merci

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Tonight I’m cracking open my latest keg of English Bitter while figuring out what to make with some left-over ingredients. I think I’ve settled on chicken in a mushroom sauce.

 

[Clint]

Tonight I’m cracking open my latest keg of English Bitter while figuring out what to make with some left-over ingredients. I think I’ve settled on chicken in a mushroom sauce.

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...chicken in a mushroom sauce IPA.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

...chicken in a mushroom sauce IPA.

…

 

[micklupulo]

Perhaps abstaining before the big day would be laudable but the best I can do is settle for a Ringwood Razorback to start with at 3.6% so am making some effort! There is something pleasantly old fashioned about it and the positive slant would be subtle and sessionable.