What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[foxy]

Getting ready for a brew tomorrow the historical bitter drinking one tonight as I get everything ready.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

We're sharing a shipyard.

 

[matt76]

Kitchen Chemistry: AG#106 Flat Spin IPA

I've had this on tap for a couple of weeks now. It's good but could be better - there's bitterness, flavour and aroma there that you'd expect of an AIPA, but it's got this sweet, slightly cloying note - not bad, just could be better (and certainly fine for what was essentially a 12L yeast starter!).

It fermented and attenuated fine and I don't think it's just malt sweetness, so I had a bit of a play and did some kitchen chemistry...

The pH is somewhere around 4.4-4.6 according to my indicator strips - not super high but could be lower maybe, and we know hops increase pH...

I tried adding a pinch of gypsum and a few drops of CRS and BOOM! that seemed to sort it out - much crisper, and much more drinkable.

The question in my mind now is how to fix it - the mash pH was already 5.2 but maybe I can go a bit lower and add a bit more CRS to my brewing water. Likewise, I already added gypsum but maybe I can add a bit more, I think there's still sensible wiggle room in the sulphate:chloride ratio.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

More of my Rye IPA tonight, I’m quite liking it as a change although…

I do have a guest beer waiting on me

 

[Donegal john]

Popped into the shed bar for a quiet pint of chevalier first gold. Lovely.

 

[Leon103]

In my first day of annual leave there must be beer. Beer festival time.
Cask style festival. Working my way through the list.

Greipel pils and stone cold are best so far

 

[Donegal john]

Brown porter now.

 

[NormanHurst]

Drowning my rugby sorrows. Again.

 

[Donegal john]

Drowning my rugby sorrows. Again.

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Brewing a saison tomorrow first brew this year

 

[NormanHurst]

Good Greif. 6.6% German lager. Like this a lot.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Dunkelweizen, not sure about this, it's OK, got some nice malt flavours but yeast doesn't quite come through.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I forgot to hit the post reply button last night.

Starting with a TT Landlord and my favourite beer of the moment Cry Wolf.

 

[Donegal john]

Short break from brewing for some food and a beer I found in the fridge. I don’t normally drink lagers but this isn’t the worst beer I’ve had.

 

[Donegal john]

Irish red while I boil the saison

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

In the garden this afternoon soaking up some rays . My gorgeous wife and my Best Bitter to keep me company. Happy.

 

[LesTom]

A cracking Sunday sipper

 

[Donegal john]

A cracking Sunday sipper
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And at £2 in Tesco a very affordable one
Lovely beer it is

 

[Donegal john]

Double brew days are exhausting!!
Wife’s working as well and the kids are shouting for dinner.
Porter to keep me going.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

A little bit behind with this today.

 

[Clint]

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