MM Case Swap - Tasting Thread

[carniebrew]

Yeah, just give it a minute to load, and you'll see a heap of little yellow triangles in the top right corner of those cells with comments. Just hover over them, and you'll see each comment.

 

[New_guy]

The notes don't come up on ur phone

 

[brouhaha]

Hey guys a couple of you had asked for my Cherry Porter recipe in your notes. You can find it here.
http://brewrr.com/posts/brew-day-robust-cherry-porter

 

[TimT]

That's awesome! I never got to taste the cherry porter but just a heads up folks, apparently Aussie cherry farmers are looking at a bumper harvest this year. I might look at doing a cherry brew.... if I can spare some of those sweet fruit from immediate consumption, that is....

 

[brouhaha]

I've got a friend up here who owns a cherry farm and he's already out of stock! Huge demand. Bloody good cherries though.

 

[TimT]

When you get 'em you can get 'em by the boxload. That's a lot of cherries, and they've got to either be eaten quickly or used in cooking before they go off. So now would be an excellent time for cherry brews I reckon - buy one for the house and one for the beer, and one extra. I reckon a big brew like a cherry porter or barleywine or braggot could do with some ageing and come out really nicely during winter.

 

[carniebrew]

I took new_guy's Mornington IPA clone to a xmas party with some old mates, and kinda wish I hadn't. Despite being Corona/Becks/Stella drinkers, they LOVED this beer, and I didn't get more than half a glass for myself! I've had this brew from Tim a few times, and I'm always massively impressed....it works perfectly for my palette. A huge hop bomb, with massive tropical fruit aromas and flavours. Brilliant.

 

[plunkett195]

I have drunken lots, but written little.

See if I can remember: (not sure if I've written before)

3. Shan, iPa. Loved it. ( may have reported already)
4. Luke, saison. For me the ginger was too overpowering, but was still a nice drop.
11. Jacob, hop to wit. Didn't get heaps of aroma hops, but was nicely bitter. coriander was a good amount.
12. Tim. Lovely mate, nice job. Enjoyed it.
13. baz, SSS. I got saisony, phenolic flavours from this too. Interesting beer, not what I was expecting, but still quite enjoyable.
16. Viv, apa. Quite sweet for an apa, could do with some thinning out and a few more hops. But had a nice rich flavour.
19. Jordan, Aipa. Can't rember it heaps, but do remember really enjoying it and it's flavour, but craving more bitterness (no surprise here for people who know the kind of iPa I like)

 

[swedebeer]

Alright update!

Declan - Mississippi Mud Stout! // Interesting mix of flavors here! A lot of chocolate and coffee but then the mint wants to join in. Together they're performing a beautifully coordinated example of synchronized swimming. Love the balance. I just wish the carbonation was a bit higher. Great job mate.

Jacob Rogers - Hop To Wit // Holy smokes, white IPA anyone? This is awesome. Love the coriander notes and the spicy phenolics. This is easy drinking 7%. Love it! If you ever get a chance to age this bad boy in chardonnay barrels, do it! Big ups on the brew mate. Rewind selecta! Give me another one!

 

[beermeupscotty]

Cheers Mattias! Glad it was so enjoyed. My last post ragged on how ***** and undrinkable it was but I actually enjoy it now myself. It seems to have 'come good', to my buds, in the last week or two.

 

[plunkett195]

MASSIVE WARNING!!!!
Dove just let me know that my beer (18) in the case swap exploded!
I've never had a beer explode before and I can't apologise enough to Dove and everyone else for producing this for the case swap.
I'm not quite sure what went wrong, as this is the first explosion I've had in nearly four years of brewing.
Possibly an unseen error, faulty scales or something else when priming.
Once again sorry to everyone. I hope there has been no more explosions. I can only suggest that you handle with care, open in the sink or outside, let the volcano erupt and this drink about 10-15 mins later
Sorry guys

 

[technobabble66]

Thanks for letting us know. Just snuck it straight into the fridge.
FWIW, if the beer gets hot (e.g.: 30°C) the effective pressure inside the bottle goes up enormously compared to 15-20°C. Also, i've heard the unfermentables in high grav beers can potentially ferment out a little more in the bottle.
So it might not be that you messed anything in particular up.