It's a two edged sword, isn't it!Grainer said:About 12 to go.. phew.. this is hard work !!
No stress mate appreciate the honesty. The chestnut flavour is not meant to be the highlight, as I was trying to clone the original. Bridge road brewers state the chestnut addition enhances fermentation and yeast health, but I don't know how to prevent the nut oils carrying through when I BIAB and dont recirculate to filter the wort. Id like you to try the kegged beer as its had 3 months lagering and is quite different to the bottled ones. I had dave at the greensborough home brewing try it from my keg and he said it was very clean tasting and didnt mention any faults.Grainer said:Chestnut Pilsner
Unfortunatly,it is missing the chestnut and I can pick a few faults...
Colour: Hazy golden opaque colour.. should be nice and crystal clear.. Very low head to none.
Aroma: Citrus and flower
Taste: Not what I expected from a pilsner.. and tastes more like a golden ale.. just cause I have just made one LOL.. Unfortunatly I think it needs a little work... I would concentrate on the chestnut flavours and trying to enhance them.. although there may be residual proteins causing haze.. ..There is possibly a fermentation fault, but I can't quite pick it...
sorry for the bad wrap.. but this gives you a chance to brew more and fix it
Hey mate I can only judge by my bottle.. not sure if I'm right but maybe acid aldehyde..??..just getting used to the terminology now.. everything was right but there was a lingering flavour in my glass that wasn't quite right..DJ_L3ThAL said:No stress mate appreciate the honesty. The chestnut flavour is not meant to be the highlight, as I was trying to clone the original. Bridge road brewers state the chestnut addition enhances fermentation and yeast health, but I don't know how to prevent the nut oils carrying through when I BIAB and dont recirculate to filter the wort. Id like you to try the kegged beer as its had 3 months lagering and is quite different to the bottled ones. I had dave at the greensborough home brewing try it from my keg and he said it was very clean tasting and didnt mention any faults.
What is the fermentation problem you refer to coming across as? Flavour, aroma or mouthfeel?
Will brew a new batch of this soon and try to harvest the original yeast from a bottle instead of 34/70 for the july case swap!
I reakon I have put on 5kg from this win...damn you lotto !!!Fat ******* said:It's a two edged sword, isn't it!
Acetyldehyde? As in green apple / pumpkin flesh? If I had a CPBF I'd put one from the keg away from you and bring to the case swap for comparison as I'm interested to know if I'm just not picking it up in the keg, or the lagering truly has gotten rid of the by-products etc.Grainer said:Hey mate I can only judge by my bottle.. not sure if I'm right but maybe acid aldehyde..??..just getting used to the terminology now.. everything was right but there was a lingering flavour in my glass that wasn't quite right..
PM me your address I will bottle soon..SergeMarx said:Thanks for feed-back grainer on the Coffee Stout - inspired to brew it again as an AG - did you ever come up with a recipe?
Hmmmm, filled from a CPBF too. "Bugger" must have lost a bit in transfer. Sorry about that.Grainer said:HBHB: Baltic Porter
Appearance: Looks like a glass of Coke ..LOL had it sitting next to a glass of coke and my wife grabbed it and went to drink it..Missing the creamy tan head, which is one of the only faults of the brew..Deep dark rich brown/copper.
Aroma: Medium alcohol effervescence, with roasted coffee/toffee malt
Taste:: Rich malts with dark ripe fruit and coffee/toffee. Sweet with a distinct alcohol as expected which gives a warming sensation from this medium bodied brew. Medium-low carbonation which is spot on with a little bitterness that lingers on the sides of the tongue.
Overall: Very nice brew except for the absence of that creamy tanned head, which lifts the experience
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