Just popped into our local Brew York pub on our way home from picking the son up, and grabbed a few cans out the fridge. This is yummy. More bitter than expected though.
What are you drinking tonight 2023.
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Merry Christmas everyone 
Just picked up from Morrison’s for 1.50, it says lightly hopped and infused with orange peel and coriander seeds.
Just picked up from Morrison’s for 1.50, it says lightly hopped and infused with orange peel and coriander seeds.
It's not Christmas til H says so.
I might put my decs up next week, Santa’s getting lonely on my bar
First pour of my Cold IPA, and looks like I’ve brewed a hazy one. New style anyone
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The haze is coming from the 1kg of torrified rice that went into the mash, so not sure how much it’ll clear. Anyway, fermentation was good, my last tango with M54 didn’t end well. Lots of citrus and tropical fruit hop flavour, El Dorado and Chinook are doing the heavy lifting. Was hoping for more aroma. Tastes good, we’ll see how it clears up over the next couple of weeks in keg.
Edit: Mrs70 tells me it smells like Lilt so maybe the aroma is good after all. I’ve been a bit snuffly all day and looks like my sense of smell might have taken a hit.
?The haze is coming from the 1kg of torrified rice that went into the mash, so not sure how much it’ll clear. Anyway, fermentation was good, my last tango with M54 didn’t end well. Lots of citrus and tropical fruit hop flavour, El Dorado and Chinook are doing the heavy lifting. Was hoping for more aroma. Tastes good, we’ll see how it clears up over the next couple of weeks in keg.
Edit: Mrs70 tells me it smells like Lilt so maybe the aroma is good after all. I’ve been a bit snuffly all day and looks like my sense of smell might have taken a hit.
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Just back from work a golden draaak quad, lovely.
Couldn’t resist a Nitro Irish Red. Yum.
Is there a recipe thread for this ? Did a search but just lots of people enjoying it
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A nice quad on a chilly night warming the cockles.
Belgian dubbel next, one of my own.
Is there a recipe thread for this ? Did a search but just lots of people enjoying it
Brewday write up here.
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The 2022 LAB entry recipe it was based on is here.
Irish Red - LAB entry brew
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I have found that when dry hopping with kolsch/common yeasts even with gelatine it's hard work getting it clear. When I use common/kolsch yeast with hotside hops no issue dropping clear. Think some hops with the low floc yeast seem to produce persistent haze.First pour of my Cold IPA, and looks like I’ve brewed a hazy one. New style anyone
The haze is coming from the 1kg of torrified rice that went into the mash, so not sure how much it’ll clear. Anyway, fermentation was good, my last tango with M54 didn’t end well. Lots of citrus and tropical fruit hop flavour, El Dorado and Chinook are doing the heavy lifting. Was hoping for more aroma. Tastes good, we’ll see how it clears up over the next couple of weeks in keg.
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Edit: Mrs70 tells me it smells like Lilt so maybe the aroma is good after all. I’ve been a bit snuffly all day and looks like my sense of smell might have taken a hit.
Sparkling redcurrant melomel, made with my home grown redcurrants.
Very nice, still a little young as it was only bottled in September, but my first attempt at making it a fizzy one.
Weirdly tart and medium-sweet at the same time, kind of makes me think of a slightly more sophisticated alco-pop.
Followed closely by a basic bitter but used Kveik Hornindal as an experiment, quite pleased, nice flavour, carbonation and head retention (tiny head but stayed put) but slightly darker than expected. Much clearer than it looks here.
Very nice, still a little young as it was only bottled in September, but my first attempt at making it a fizzy one.
Weirdly tart and medium-sweet at the same time, kind of makes me think of a slightly more sophisticated alco-pop.
Followed closely by a basic bitter but used Kveik Hornindal as an experiment, quite pleased, nice flavour, carbonation and head retention (tiny head but stayed put) but slightly darker than expected. Much clearer than it looks here.
We’ve been out with friends and had our first Christmas lunch. I was drinking Cornish Best from St. Austell.
Home now and for the moment we’re watching a Christmas music channel (Christmas Lights, Coldplay) with a bottle of white wine.
Home now and for the moment we’re watching a Christmas music channel (Christmas Lights, Coldplay) with a bottle of white wine.
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A glass of my Saison, while I try to work up the willpower to cook dinner (The fire is on the beer is nice and it’s Friday cheers all)
Finally got some beer to try, my kegs seem to have been empty for weeks. Only been in the keg since Sunday so it’s a bit young. A Cranberry Saison, didn’t finish very low for some reason but the Cranberries have added some tartness to counter act that.
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So after 8 months I finally got the finger out and crushed some grain. Just a simple Maris otter smash with citra to get a quick turnaround brew on. Possibly do a stout on Sunday if I can get out of a family visit.
Having one of the last pints of a well matured nz pale ale. It’s lovely now the bitterness has mellowed. (It was too harsh but I would never admit that)
Having one of the last pints of a well matured nz pale ale. It’s lovely now the bitterness has mellowed. (It was too harsh but I would never admit that
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Helles "control" bottle (or leftovers).
On last tasting there was a slight balsamic note once warmed. Not acetic, but maybe the umami (DMS?)
Anyway, I've left this to warm through and no sign of that.
Hasn't achieved brilliant clarity yet, but this has been in the fridge which is warmer than my keezer. I will leave the keg unmolested for another few weeks I think.
On last tasting there was a slight balsamic note once warmed. Not acetic, but maybe the umami (DMS?)
Anyway, I've left this to warm through and no sign of that.
Hasn't achieved brilliant clarity yet, but this has been in the fridge which is warmer than my keezer. I will leave the keg unmolested for another few weeks I think.
Pleasant afternoon at the Bluestone brewery taproom.
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