What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[Donegal john]

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[Alastair70]

Evening all. I’m having a last sample of my two competition lagers before they get posted out later this week.
First up, the Vienna. I really like it, but the perceived bitterness is a little high for style. I need to relook the water profile on this brew.

 

[Alastair70]

And the NZ Pils. This is a cracker. I hope it’s well received in the comp, No.2 son brewed it with me and we’re meeting up in London to attend the judging.

 

[Braumeister]

First pour of my first NEIPA, from the recipe in the Greg Hughes book. Ended up 6.6%, I’m certainly biased but I think it’s better than 90% of the hazy pales and ipa’s on the shelf at Tesco. Has 350g hops so ended up costing a relatively steep £2/litre.

It has a pleasant bitterness considering it had no boil hops at all. Hop flavours come through nicely, I left it on the hops about 10 days. Heard that can give it a grassy flavour but I can’t detect that. Hopefully this doesn’t get oxidised. It does have a couple of floaty bits which is unpleasant, hopefully that’s just from the first pour from the keg.

It’s a very nice colour of bright yellow in reality, this photo makes it look a bit darker.

 

[dave_77]

Second sample of my latest Italian Pils hopped with Kazbek and Mittelfruh, this one has brighter noble citrus feel compared to the last batch. Liking it..still a little hazy but crisping up nicely

 

[dave_77]

Porter to end the weekend

Went to a Belgian Bar/Restaurant near Covent Garden yesterday with the Mrs. Washed down the moules with Duvel 666 on draught and a bottle of Orval

 

[Pennine]

The papa of pils.

 

[samale]

ESB

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

And the NZ Pils. This is a cracker. I hope it’s well received in the comp, No.2 son brewed it with me and we’re meeting up in London to attend the judging.

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I’d be really interested to see your recipe for this one, if you don’t mind. My local brewery, Leigh on sea brewery, do a NZ Pilsner which is great but they don’t have it on tap all the time
https://shop.leighonseabrewery.co.u...cans/products/pier-train-nz-pilsner-440ml-can

 

[Alastair70]

I’d be really interested to see your recipe for this one, if you don’t mind. My local brewery, Leigh on sea brewery, do a NZ Pilsner which is great but they don’t have it on tap all the time
https://shop.leighonseabrewery.co.u...cans/products/pier-train-nz-pilsner-440ml-can

Brew day write up is here. It’s the first one I’ve done, recipe is based on a clone recipe from a NZ website. I can’t remember which one, or which pils they were cloning.

Thread 'NZ Pils - Lager for Life entry'
NZ Pils - Lager for Life entry

 

[Jim Brewster]

Coming down with Covid, probably shouldn't be drinking but need perking up so having a Hazy Punk - a 330 Hazy Jane made up to a pint using another can of Punk

 

[Rodcx500z]

Just kegged the Murgy Straight after 10 days, dregs of the fv it’s very tasty

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Went to pour a glass of bitter and the keg kicked. Never mind, a glass of brown ale, the keg kicked. Third time lucky with a porter - success!

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Something nice and light for a Monday night.

 

[Clint]

I shall be trying a few later as I'm in the land of....the Chippy_Tea!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Summer Breeze now. That keg felt light too!

 

[Braumeister]

More neipa. Bored of the lager I have in the other keg so will be drinking lots of this until the bitter in the fv is ready. It’s better to drink these fresh anyway right?

 

[Pennine]

Here is the bitter gone wrong? Not sure what. So now I am quitting with the sparge and am going to go with the Hazelwood 1 hour rest after cooling before transferring to the fermenter. The last batch went in nice and clear.

 

[Pennine]

And the hazy, looks similar to the bitter. Both taste great.

 

[White Rose Al]

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