Ironically, I pitched about 500ml of WLP001 slurry on an APA yesterday, lucky there was a stack of headroom in the fermenter cause it topped out this morning
Interesting, this was one of the first beers I sampled from the swap - the day after from memory. Tasted pretty clean to me, certainly no brett to speak of. Really enjoyed it :-)
No.8 NickR's Aconcagua Ale
Opens well and pours pale straw, a white rocky foam stand atop the slightly hazy body. Aroma is quite unusual, sweet and spicy, hints of melon and persimmon. Carb is medium, thin/medium body on a bright mouthfeel. Dry finish and very quaffable when cold, seems to lose...
No.5 Barls' honey mild
Just finishing mine off now and echo the earlier sentiments, the honey has a great complexity to it which takes this beer some place else, the floral aroma and flavours coming through a very distinct and enjoyable. top beer.
No. 9 TVI's Bock (or a clean brown ale)
Pours clear and copper with a proud offwhite head slowly receding. Aroma has some noble hop notes and brown malt sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium on a bright carb, mellow maltiness allows the hops to come forward, definite bitterness on a long slightly...
No. 2 Matho's AIPA
Opens well carbed and pours dark straw with a rocky foam stand, slowly receding. Very clear. Aroma has slight perfumey hops, touch of passionfruit and, rockmelon, citrus. Mouthfeel is bright on a light/medium body. Solid bitterness confronts the palate dominating the malt...
No. 6 Rex Banners Farmhouse Ale
Opens with a fsst and pours light gold into a chalice with a prodigious rocky foam stand atop it. Sweet bready malt and yeast esters carrying light pear/hay and pepper on the nose. Mouthfeel is bright on a low carb. Tasting, there's malt sweetness upfront and...
Wow, 100 - 150 bottles at between 60c and 40c each! and if by coppers you mean coopers, how many exactly do you have for $60 ? And what counts for sterilized?
Hey Techno ,
I use the recipe out of wheelers Brew your own British real ale. Not near my puter with the recipe at the moment, but its pretty straightforward and doesnt include treacle. I've only had pretty poorly travelled examples of the real TOP so can't claim to be able to compare. It's a...
No. 14 JonW Belgium Blonde
Opens with a definite fsst and pours light straw and brilliantly clear (quite impressive that) with a moderate white foam receding. Gentle pear and apple sauce, light bready malt on the aroma. Tastebuds enjoy the malty upfront taste then some yeast phenols add...