http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/26/b...utm_hp_ref=food
would be an interesting beer... an IPA with "creatine, guarana, lycii berries, kola nut, Gingko, matcha tea, maca powder and steroids."
the steroids is a g-up...
just kegged my first beer, hooked up the co2 (pin lick disconnects). have it at 80kpa @ 3deg for just over 2.5 vol.
gassing the keg is really loud and i can feel a hell of a lot of air pushing our where my fingers are at the bottom of the gas connect.
is this just the co2 pushing out the air...
guys set out to drink a differnt beer each day of the year... great concept.... but really???
http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/top-...0707-21ncw.html
- "no homebrew" :angry:
- "Sierra Nevada's insanely bitter Torpedo IPA is ''like chewing two Panadols while drinking'' :angry:
-...
Pilsner planned for tomorrow... based on a nickjd post a few pages back
20l batch
84% pilsner - 4.7kg
5% melanoidin - 0.3kg
2% carabohemia - 0.1kg
9% wheat - 0.5kg
mash at 65-66 for 90mins
90 min boil
60gms saaz at 40
20gms saaz at 10
no chill
ferment at 11 with 2 x W34/70 dry packs
My 2c....
Grabbed a sixer this arvo, not too keen. Really sweet, not hoppy enough, thin mouthfeel. As with a lot of the posts above, next time will get the vale ipa - even with two less bottles its a better buy.
i just got 2 of these taps for my new keg setup also... yet to finish the build and try them out, but doesnt sound good. Keep us posted if you get any response from CNC as i may need to do the same. Cheers.
howdy guys,
about the same time as the OP, i emailed beer & brewer mag (where the recipe originated) with the same questions... not expecting much...
Since then I received a personal response from Alex Troncoso, head of brewing development at LC, they printed it in the latest mag (received in...
slight update here...
I haven't started building anything yet in the outdoor bar / brewery, but i have purchased quite a bit of gear and i have started putting the keezer together (thanks CM2 for the guide).
so i have:
chest freezer - fits 6 x pin locks - starting with 2-3 taps and will expand...
Slightly OT, had a JS amber from a bottle last night. Nail polish, slick, absolutely putrid. Consumed within 1 week from purchase and refrigerated the whole time. Can happen.