What are you drinking tonight 2022?

[Donegal john]

Next up Irish IPA from The white Hag. Typical west coast IPA 7.2%. Hoppy and bitter
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A beautiful beer. Seen on the gees app that it’s in stock there. Havnt seen it in a while.

 

[Donegal john]

A post ride beer. @Hazelwood Brewery Have you tried this one and compared it with yours. Raspberry sour by vault city.

Most people have a cigarette after a ride

 

[Donegal john]

So tonight was to be a school night as @samale pointed out but my apprentice tested positive for covid 6 days ago and I’ve had to do tests each day and today’s was positive so this begins a long weekend. So strong Belgian ale is called for.

 

[samale]

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So tonight was to be a school night as @samale pointed out but my apprentice tested positive for covid 6 days ago and I’ve had to do tests each day and today’s was positive so this begins a long weekend. So strong Belgian ale is called for.

Apparently alcohol kills COVID. Well that's what I told my wife

 

[Donegal john]

Apparently alcohol kills COVID. Well that's what I told my wife

The best part is I don’t even have to lie. And I can even fall asleep on the sofa cause I don’t have to isolate in my room. Perfect time to catch it.
ps any chance of a care package from gees ?

 

[dave_77]

What's it like Dave

It is nice... NEIPAs wouldn't be my first choice of IPA. It wasn't too sweet or full so still easy drinking. Hoppy but not blown away.

 

[samale]

It is nice... NEIPAs wouldn't be my first choice of IPA. It wasn't too sweet or full so still easy drinking. Hoppy but not blown away.

I am the same I like a nice west coast IPA

 

[samale]

The best part is I don’t even have to lie. And I can even fall asleep on the sofa cause I don’t have to isolate in my room. Perfect time to catch it.
ps any chance of a care package from gees ?

I have a spare keg with at least 15 litres of not so black IPA with Simcoe and Citra.

 

[samale]

I couldn't see a man stuck

 

[Donegal john]

Hitting the Christmas stock.

 

[Big_Eight]

Some Fat Tire.

 

[foxy]

Sick to death of drinking Kolsch and American IPA, kegged this yesterday brewed it on the 22nd Jan so 6 days ago the CN36 yeast ripped through it in 2 days, mainly because it is difficult to get down to pitching temperature in the weather we are experiencing at the moment. It is my Red Ale, now Brown Ale, I did use a different roast barley for this brew. Never mind Red and Brown are basically the same make up. Cheers Big Ears as Chopper Read's dad would say.

 

[Martin O]

Next a Punk IPA...Brewdog freebies. Rude not to.

I don't consider the money side of it, beer is frankly relatively cheap, as it goes. I think it;s just more that there's an innate pleasure in drinking something you've made yourself that a shop-bought beer can't replicate. And there's a bit more to than that, too...

Think I know what you mean, I'm always immensely satisfied that I can get drunk on beer I brewed myself and really enjoy it. Same thing as when I sit at my dining table I made by hand.. I could buy a better made one but it wouldn't be the same or as much fun making...

 

[matt76]

Yeast Off: "US-05 vs Hophead" IPAs by @pilgrimhudd

I had these side by side last night, a couple of very nicely made IPAs

Clarity is really good which I'm certain is a consequence of @pilgrimhudd starting to dabble in water treatment, and it's great to see how adding a bit of gypsum has such a profound effect.

It's not quite crystal clear, just a tiny bit of hop haze which I reckon is pretty much par for the course after dry hopping unless you use finings.

This means you can see the steady stream of bubbles rising through the glass and hence both pints kept a decent head throughout. And carbonation is bang on for the style.

To be totally honest I'm actually not that keen on the flavour, which is rare for me when it comes to IPAs I do like piney-resiney but for me these go beyond that and are just a bit too intense for me.

I did get a bit of fruitiness in the background so I wonder if that has faded bit since packaging. I've used Chinook and Simcoe together a few times so I wonder if somehow it's the El Dorado pushing it over the edge, or something about how the three work together

I found the Hophead one more intense so for that reason I'd say I prefer the US-05.

But I think either is full of potential and any negatives are purely down to my tastes.

There's a really nice supporting maltiness in the background so I think the grain bill is just right.

All in all I would say do it again exactly the same, just with different hops (such as your 3C's IPA), and I think you've got a winner

Great job, and no question very well made, thanks for sharing

 

[Braufather]

Neipa from The white Hag
Top beer as usual

love their stuff. They are Very helpful with advice too on brews based around their offerings.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Yeast Off: "US-05 vs Hophead" IPAs by @pilgrimhudd

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I had these side by side last night, a couple of very nicely made IPAs

Clarity is really good which I'm certain is a consequence of @pilgrimhudd starting to dabble in water treatment, and it's great to see how adding a bit of gypsum has such a profound effect.

It's not quite crystal clear, just a tiny bit of hop haze which I reckon is pretty much par for the course after dry hopping unless you use finings.

This means you can see the steady stream of bubbles rising through the glass and hence both pints kept a decent head throughout. And carbonation is bang on for the style.

To be totally honest I'm actually not that keen on the flavour, which is rare for me when it comes to IPAs I do like piney-resiney but for me these go beyond that and are just a bit too intense for me.

I did get a bit of fruitiness in the background so I wonder if that has faded bit since packaging. I've used Chinook and Simcoe together a few times so I wonder if somehow it's the El Dorado pushing it over the edge, or something about how the three work together

I found the Hophead one more intense so for that reason I'd say I prefer the US-05.

But I think either is full of potential and any negatives are purely down to my tastes.

There's a really nice supporting maltiness in the background so I think the grain bill is just right.

All in all I would say do it again exactly the same, just with different hops (such as your 3C's IPA), and I think you've got a winner

Great job, and no question very well made, thanks for sharing

Nice one! Yes funnily enough, (and I didnt think i would) I prefer the US-05 too. Personally never get any fruitiness from simcoe, I was expecting a resiny ipa but your right, think the hops from my 3c's ipa would be nice with this malt bill.

 

[matt76]

Nice one! Yes funnily enough, (and I didnt think i would) I prefer the US-05 too. Personally never get any fruitiness from simcoe, I was expecting a resiny ipa but your right, think the hops from my 3c's ipa would be nice with this malt bill.

FWIW I had to have a few tries at my Get Even IPA. I kept finding it was coming out nice but grapefruity, rather than the pine-resin I was after. Based on the last effort I think the trick was, rather than blending the hops and adding them together, I used the Chinook just for bittering and at 10mins, then used Simcoe and Columbus in the whirlpool & post fermentation dry hop.

 

[samale]

love their stuff. They are Very helpful with advice too on brews based around their offerings.

I really enjoy their Beers. I normally stick to the IPA's and stouts. I am not a sour fan

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Yeah I like it. It's in Tesco so accessible.

Our Tesco has sold out They also said they’re not getting any more in.

Well I wasn’t coming away with nothing.

 

[Jim Brewster]

Finishing off my extract rosemary SAISON.

This would be fantastic in the summer, very crisp. Surprised how good it turned out with it just being extra pale DME and some steeped oats.