What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[Alastair70]

This Christmas leftover was just made to go with tonight’s dinner. Dry Riesling from Alsace has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

This Christmas leftover was just made to go with tonight’s dinner. Dry Riesling from Alsace has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures.

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I like a Riesling. They don’t seem to be as common now but were all the rage 45 years ago….so my mum tells me

 

[Alastair70]

I like a Riesling. They don’t seem to be as common now but we’re all the rage 45 years ago….so my mum tells me

I suspect they were drinking an overly sweet version back then. This was from either The Wine Society or whatever the BA Wine Club that gives out Avios points has turned into.
Probably the latter, I’m trying to drink my way into Business Class.

 

[dave_77]

First taste of latest brew. Pale hopped Amarillo, Cascade and Citra. Tasted good out of the fermenter and first thoughts are that it's tasting great out of the keg. This batch had a 8g/l dry hop and it feels as hoppy as other beers that I have brewed with more.

 

[samale]

Last of my Christmas wine, just needs heated up slightly

 

[NormanHurst]

Last of my Christmas wine, just needs heated up slightly
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Excellent producer. Top wine that.

 

[NormanHurst]

This Christmas leftover was just made to go with tonight’s dinner. Dry Riesling from Alsace has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures.

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Love Z-H. Super wine.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Probably my last for tonight, my porter “Dark Energy”. Lovely coffee and chocolate flavours.

 

[klaus]

Taster bottle of my attempt at a Coriander Saison recipe, this one without coriander.
Very nice fruity type aroma coming off, fruity taste, citra seems to complement, and still nicely malty. I'm impressed, might do another small batch soon, this time with pale malt as Saison is normally lighter than my result.

 

[Pennine]

The Belgian single is mostly carbed up now. It's fabtastic, but could use a couple more weeks lagering.

 

[Pennine]

I couldn't wait, the recent bitter. Even though the mash pH was off it's still good. I am surprised how much I can taste the handful of roast malt, it'll settle in time.

 

[Clint]

Last night was 4 cups of dreadful vending machine coffee during a less than pleasant night shift..I'd had enough by 6am so decided to check my emails and found eldest son had sent me a request at 5;45am to pick him up from a party....
Something wrong methinks.....

 

[foxy]

This Christmas leftover was just made to go with tonight’s dinner. Dry Riesling from Alsace has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures.

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My Russian girlfriend was a Riesling lover, 'Blue Nun' Thank goodness that is as far as the Nun assimilation went in her bedroom behavior.

 

[obscure]

I’m having a taste of my rye IPA. This is only it’s third day in the keg but already I like it. Fruity spicy aroma. The flavour is fruity then spicy and then a lingering assertive bitterness - much like it’s flavour profile as it came out of the fermenter, just a little cleaner.

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Would you be willing to share the recipe on this one (I’m putting together my next grain order over the weekend and am rather tempted to give a Rye beer a try).

 

[foxy]

Trying to get the will power to kick in at one drink per night,
so far so good, My IPA (historical)

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Would you be willing to share the recipe on this one (I’m putting together my next grain order over the weekend and am rather tempted to give a Rye beer a try).

Yes, of course. This link will take you there…

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/media/rye-ipa.965/full
You don’t need to use Golden Promise, any pale ale malt will be fine. I only used Golden Promise because I had a lot available. The Crystal 225 is mostly for colour adjustment. The timings for the mash were mostly because I was multi-tasking, you could probably half the time for each stage if you wish.

PS ignore the maths error on the Ca ppm!

 

[obscure]

Yes, of course. This link will take you there…

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/media/rye-ipa.965/full
You don’t need to use Golden Promise, any pale ale malt will be fine. I only used Golden Promise because I had a lot available. The Crystal 225 is mostly for colour adjustment. The timings for the mash were mostly because I was multi-tasking, you could probably half the time for each stage if you wish.

PS ignore the maths error on the Ca ppm!

Thankyou for this decided to give it a go so everything ordered (the joys of working from home.

Just to double check your boil is listed as 60 minutes but first hop additions is 30 take it you literally just boil with out any additions for the first 30 minutes?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Thankyou for this decided to give it a go so everything ordered (the joys of working from home.

Just to double check your boil is listed as 60 minutes but first hop additions is 30 take it you literally just boil with out any additions for the first 30 minutes?

Great! I hope you like it.

That’s right, 30 mins without any hops.

Again you can shorten the boil if you wish but you will have slightly more beer and will be a couple of points lower on gravity.

You could alternatively use 2/3 of the 30 minute hops and boil for 60 minutes for the same bittering but I feel I still get some hop flavour from a 30 minute addition.

 

[obscure]

Great! I hope you like it.

That’s right, 30 mins without any hops.

Again you can shorten the boil if you wish but you will have slightly more beer and will be a couple of points lower on gravity.

You could alternatively use 2/3 of the 30 minute hops and boil for 60 minutes for the same bittering but I feel I still get some hop flavour from a 30 minute addition.

Thanks for confirming I’ve got my water volumes just about spot on for 60 minute boils these days so will stick to the recipe this time and do a 60 minute boil.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m having a pint of Brown Ale as a reward for being a good lad and cleaning my beer lines and doing a little maintenance - checking all the adapters and fittings (had to replace an o-ring on one of the gas posts). Happy Friday!