Qld Xmas Caseswap 2010 Tasting Thread

[winkle]

Half way through N0.8 Winkles Belgian Spiced Xmas .

Mate this is an awesome beer. Reminds me of the Babbs wild brew but with spicy goodness.

Well done Perry! Perhaps not a beer to have after 4 pints on a hot afternoon on a school night :wacko: .Hmm to finish the bottle tonight or leave the other half til tommorrow?

Cheers Brad

oh yeah was this recipe similar to the one we got from Ian for the wild brew??

Nope.
This was something like-

BB Pale 64%
BB Wheat 26%
Special B 2%
Choc Rye 2%
Brown Sugar 6%
Pacific Gem bittering to 26 IBU

plus spice mix.
I'll post the whole recipe up once I get a mouse with a functioning right button
Saaz 10gm 10 min

 

[DKS]

No 5 Scoundrelrogues Cider

Mate, I don't know jack about cider and I'm not a fan but this is nice, for a warm arvo after work, loverly.
Carbonation is good,big white head, spicey aromas and a bit of a bite on the pallet. I like it.Wish I could add more but not familiar as said. Thanks hit the spot today.
Daz

 

[InCider]

# 5 Scoundrelrogues Cider

Subtle apple aroma, with large white head and well carbonated. Translucent amber in the glass.

Crisp and a medium dry aftertaste. Very clean.

I'm making another cider for the Swap!!! Love it!

 

[InCider]

...furthermore...

half way through the pint (yes, I am nursing it!)

good lacing down the glass - fantastic in a Cider... and tart, becoming more tart on the finish, as the carbonation dissipates in the heat (28' atm).

Mmmmm....

 

[staggalee]

:lol:

 

[winkle]

Photo of Batz dam after the last caseswap.

Almost :icon_offtopic: I un-earthed a bottle of Scruffys Lager Brain Bomb from last July - bloody good after aging. And next was S/Rs Drunk Monk from the same swap, again a bloody nice beer, would have score well in the Belgian Dark Cat.
(You could have drunk these beers and others Chappo - if you'd showed up )

 

[InCider]

Photo of Batz dam after the last caseswap.

Almost :icon_offtopic: I un-earthed a bottle of Scruffys Lager Brain Bomb from last July - bloody good after aging. And next was S/Rs Drunk Monk from the same swap, again a bloody nice beer, would have score well in the Belgian Dark Cat.
(You could have drunk these beers and others Chappo - if you'd showed up )

Who is this Chappo you speak of? :lol:

 

[scoundrel]

apparently he's some sort of homophobe? :unsure:

 

[winkle]

I might have to crack the Stillscottish thingy tonight after flame-out

 

[InCider]

apparently he's some sort of homophobe? :unsure:

There's no 'phobe'

 

[winkle]

Stillscottish - Hopfenweise

Pours semi clear with a decadent big white head.
Aroma - hops!
Flavour - hops!
There is enough wheaty goodness in there to support the hops and the whole thing is bloody enjoyable. A bit of age has done good things to this beer. I must move a Hopfenweise up on the to-do list.

 

[bradsbrew]

No.9 Stillscottish.......................bloody beautiful got a recipe. Love it

 

[stillscottish]

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com

Recipe: Hopfen-Weisse case swap

Brewer: Campbell

Asst Brewer:

Style: Weizenbock

TYPE: All Grain

Taste: (235.0)



Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size: 23.00 L

Boil Size: 32.86 L

Estimated OG: 1.073 SG

Estimated Color: 5.1 SRM

Estimated IBU: 34.6 IBU

Brewhouse Efficiency: 83.00 %

Boil Time: 90 Minutes



Ingredients:

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Amount Item Type % or IBU

0.20 kg Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 2.99 %

3.00 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (1.5 SRM) Grain 44.78 %

2.50 kg Pale Malt Pilsner (Barrett Burston) (2.0 S Grain 37.31 %

1.00 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 14.93 %

15.00 gm Cascade [6.70 %] (60 min) Hops 9.5 IBU

15.00 gm C_Cascade [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 8.5 IBU

10.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] (60 min) Hops 8.4 IBU

10.00 gm Cascade [6.70 %] (15 min) Hops 3.2 IBU

15.00 gm Saaz [3.70 %] (15 min) Hops 2.6 IBU

10.00 gm Saaz [3.70 %] (5 min) Hops 0.7 IBU

10.00 gm Cascade [6.70 %] (5 min) Hops 1.3 IBU

5.00 gm D Saaz [4.40 %] (5 min) Hops 0.4 IBU

15.00 gm Sapphire [4.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -

10.00 gm D Saaz [4.40 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -

10.00 gm Cascade [6.70 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -

0.53 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc

0.87 gm Sodium Metabisulphite (Mash 90.0 min) Misc

3.00 gm Chalk (Mash 60.0 min) Misc

5.28 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc

8.70 gm PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc

1 Pkgs Safbrew Weizen (Fermentis/Craftbrewer #WB-Yeast-Wheat





Mash Schedule: Semi-Schneider Step Mash

Total Grain Weight: 6.70 kg

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Step Time Name Description Step Temp

20 min Step 1 Add 5.50 L of water at 43.2 C 36.0 C

20 min step 2 Add 2.50 L of water at 97.4 C 50.0 C

20 min Step 3 Add 4.00 L of water at 99.0 C 63.0 C

20 min Step 4 Add 3.09 L of water at 98.5 C 69.0 C





Notes:

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step 3 only got to 60 so had to decoct to 63. final step only 67

Boiled for 90 but still got 23l into fermenter



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Mmm. Haven't got sg or fg here. I'll post them when I get home.

 

[stillscottish]

SG 1.073 FG 1.010

 

[DKS]

Sheds No18 Porter
Maaaate! nice beer.
Hope I'm not competing against that in comps. Top stuff.

I thought Savs was the best so far but now its Shed one, Sav two.
I could re-assess if required. Please send to Daz C|O Babbs .........

Mostly top shelf beers all round from this swap. Great stuff.Love it.
Daz

 

[Shed101]

Sheds No18 Porter
Maaaate! nice beer.
Hope I'm not competing against that in comps. Top stuff.

I thought Savs was the best so far but now its Shed one, Sav two.
I could re-assess if required. Please send to Daz C|O Babbs .........

Mostly top shelf beers all round from this swap. Great stuff.Love it.
Daz

Thanks Daz ... i'm blushing :icon_cheers:

 

[geoff_tewierik]

Had one of my spare doppelbocks the other day - flat as a tack.

Hope everyone else got the yeast to carbed their bottle.

 

[winkle]

Had one of my spare doppelbocks the other day - flat as a tack.

Hope everyone else got the yeast to carbed their bottle.

The one I had was under-carbed Geoff, not completely flat though - very small head with some activity in the body. Tasty though, but the July one was better.

 

[Bribie G]

Florian still has my case, hopefully will pick it up tonight so I haven't tried any of them yet

 

[geoff_tewierik]

The one I had was under-carbed Geoff, not completely flat though - very small head with some activity in the body. Tasty though, but the July one was better.

Must be how I stored mine, might stick a couple of them out of the fridge for a week or two and see if that makes a difference.

And yeah, July's had a lower fg, so tasted better imo.