QLD Xmas-in-July 2017 Tasting Thread
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evoo4u
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A bit hot for me too, but I finished it! Took me over three hours, right up to and into the MotoGP on tv, so that's one way to cut down my beer intake - a beer that you sip like a DOM Benedictine.
Lips have nearly recovered...
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Vegemite, I did not expect that? Is the exact same beer from on the swap night. Maybe the carbonation stuff up is effecting it?
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I didn't get vegemite. It had something that I attributed to a barrel / winey flavour, but I remember enjoying it a lot.
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Yes, that's the overall feedback, lots of oak and shiraz, the dry body makes it quite drinkable without the ideal carbonation. I stuffed up the carbonation by carbing it warm in the keg and only giving it one day chilled on the gas prior to bottling.
Sounds like someone swapped your beer with my Super High Gravity experiment.
If sideman picked up some essence of crushed 8 months old rhino beetle then that may explain it.
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Agree with this, although had it after I came home from Brewoomba the other night so might have been the other beers talking
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16) Scotty Mack - Belgian Wit
Had this one last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had the right amount of Belgian character for the style, great long lasting carbonation and was very refreshing. Great work. Can you send me the recipe?
21) Adr0______(labelled IPA) XPBIIPA, 7.2%, ~90-100IBU, hazy, extra pale black session IIPA - Challenger, Waimea, Chinook, Motueka, 1275 yeast - would suggest 2nd August but I'll give some feedback in a week or two so may end up +/- one week from this
This was a really good one. It was clean, hoppy and malty and a lots of flavours going on. Probably too malty for an IPA but delicious anyway. As others have said the hops did get a muddled and I have the feeling it could be due to the maltyness of the beer. I actually think this one would do well as a American Strong Ale instead of the AIPA.
22) HBHB - AIPA with Warrior for bittering and Mosaic late and dry
Had this the other night. Initial taste was a harsh bitterness that lingered throughout the beer. I also got a lot of bready/biscuity malt throughout. It was a tasty beer but I felt it was a bit unbalanced.
Had this one last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had the right amount of Belgian character for the style, great long lasting carbonation and was very refreshing. Great work. Can you send me the recipe?
21) Adr0______(labelled IPA) XPBIIPA, 7.2%, ~90-100IBU, hazy, extra pale black session IIPA - Challenger, Waimea, Chinook, Motueka, 1275 yeast - would suggest 2nd August but I'll give some feedback in a week or two so may end up +/- one week from this
This was a really good one. It was clean, hoppy and malty and a lots of flavours going on. Probably too malty for an IPA but delicious anyway. As others have said the hops did get a muddled and I have the feeling it could be due to the maltyness of the beer. I actually think this one would do well as a American Strong Ale instead of the AIPA.
22) HBHB - AIPA with Warrior for bittering and Mosaic late and dry
Had this the other night. Initial taste was a harsh bitterness that lingered throughout the beer. I also got a lot of bready/biscuity malt throughout. It was a tasty beer but I felt it was a bit unbalanced.
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For those that want to:
https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/qld-xmas-in-july-2017-recipe-thread.95965/
https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/qld-xmas-in-july-2017-recipe-thread.95965/
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Thanks for the feedback Nick - you may have nailed it. The Munich II, Victory and decoction (and yeast) evidently buffered the 90-100IBU enough... But perhaps too much.
I think this was a one-off beer for me as there's too much effort in the hopping schedule and too many variables. I would have liked it to work out better but *shrugs*
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11 Fitzlp red rye IPA
Heaps of rye character. As you've said earlier, hops are more at a pale ale level, so it's a bit out of balance with the rye.
But, it's an interesting flavour. Good for dissecting what rye really tastes like and what it can do for a beer.
Overall I quite like it.
Heaps of rye character. As you've said earlier, hops are more at a pale ale level, so it's a bit out of balance with the rye.
But, it's an interesting flavour. Good for dissecting what rye really tastes like and what it can do for a beer.
Overall I quite like it.
evoo4u
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Hey thanks Siderman,
Yeh it was my second attempt of all grain. Did u find it to be a bit watery tasting? I tried mine the other day and liked the flavour but found it to be a bit watery for lack of a better word
I thought there would be more body with all the 1kg of oats I used. Any tips on adding more body? I mashed at 68 degrees and have a pump to recirculate it.
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