SA AHB Xmas Case 2005

[Aaron]

So next up is Simon's Old that has been getting so much praise. Nice deep colour with low carbonation. Still poured a good head that hing around. Really nice rich aroma. Nice and roasty and malty.

At the first sip I thought it was a little sweet. Then after a couple it just kind of grew on me. It was almost like it magically came into balance with the bitterness balancing it out nicely. A top drop.


Just for Jayse

"Misty Mountain Hop"

 

[AnthonyMac]

The best led zerp song I've ever come accross. Thanks Aaron!!

 

[wee stu]

The best led zerp song I've ever come accross. Thanks Aaron!!

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What I love to see, apparently young blokes showing their true age

 

[Kai]

SteveSA's dunkel, fantastic yet surprisingly light and refreshing malt aroma. I caught a fleeting but strong whiff of bubblegum while the beer was cold and fresh in the glass, but it's gone now. Gorgeous ruby-brown hue that would be making me wet my pants if it was clear and a nice tan head. Surprisingly dry finish considering the FG, but slightly overcarbonated which is detracting a little. Thanks for providing the recipe and other details, Steve.

[edit] a couple more degrees (and a little swirling) has knocked back the carbonation and rounded out the flavour better. It has also produced a little carbon flavour and made it seem a little bitter, which is surprising to me.

 

[Jazman]

just finished TDAs fiest bier und ist gut as i havent made many or tasted many fiest beers this one you can just taste a bit of hops not much but in comparing to my fiest beer maybe a tad bitter as mine was in sabsossa a tad bitter but im not complaining a great beer


Mr tall stu small man syndrone beer
this beer was good also a bit over carbed but nice drinking beer as as tu said the hops were a little astringent but not over bearing and by the time a small bit of it it want noticeable

So far the standard of beers in this case is very good i cant wait to get stuck into the rest

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

Can't believe I have had 4 AFD's in the last 6 days. The Xmas case is singing out to be molested

Here is my Oktoberfest recipe for those that requested it:

COLONEL KLINK'S OKTOBERFEST
Oktoberfest/Marzen


Type: All Grain
Date: 18/09/2005
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Mark Rasheed
Boil Size: 27.86 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Marks Equipment
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.0


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.20 kg BB Galaxy Pale Malt (3.0 EBC) Grain 58.2 %
1.50 kg Weyermann Munich II (23.6 EBC) Grain 27.3 %
0.67 kg Weyermann Munich I (15.8 EBC) Grain 12.2 %
0.13 kg Weyermann Melanoidin (70.9 EBC) Grain 2.4 %
32.00 gm Spalter [4.50%] (60 min) Hops 21.5 IBU
15.00 gm Hallertauer [2.50%] (30 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
10.00 gm Hallertauer [2.50%] (15 min) Hops 1.0 IBU
1 Pkgs Oktoberfest (Wyeast Labs #2263) Yeast-Lager



Beer Profile


Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.5 %
Bitterness: 25.4

What I did:

1. 100% rain water. No chemicals except for Wyeat yeast nutrient.
2. Fermented at 10C for 3 weeks and 3 days.
3. Lagered at 0C for 4 weeks.
4. Bulk primed and bottled 20.5 litres on 8/11/05 with 150 grams of caster sugar.

If anyone does brew it I would love to hear how it turns out.

C&B
TDA

 

[Ross]

Can't believe I have had 4 AFD's in the last 6 days. The Xmas case is singing out to be molested

Here is my Oktoberfest recipe for those that requested it:

COLONEL KLINK'S OKTOBERFEST
Oktoberfest/Marzen


Type: All Grain
Date: 18/09/2005
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Mark Rasheed
Boil Size: 27.86 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Marks Equipment
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.0


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.20 kg BB Galaxy Pale Malt (3.0 EBC) Grain 58.2 %
1.50 kg Weyermann Munich II (23.6 EBC) Grain 27.3 %
0.67 kg Weyermann Munich I (15.8 EBC) Grain 12.2 %
0.13 kg Weyermann Melanoidin (70.9 EBC) Grain 2.4 %
32.00 gm Spalter [4.50%] (60 min) Hops 21.5 IBU
15.00 gm Hallertauer [2.50%] (30 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
10.00 gm Hallertauer [2.50%] (15 min) Hops 1.0 IBU
1 Pkgs Oktoberfest (Wyeast Labs #2263) Yeast-Lager



Beer Profile


Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.5 %
Bitterness: 25.4

What I did:

1. 100% rain water. No chemicals except for Wyeat yeast nutrient.
2. Fermented at 10C for 3 weeks and 3 days.
3. Lagered at 0C for 4 weeks.
4. Bulk primed and bottled 20.5 litres on 8/11/05 with 150 grams of caster sugar.

If anyone does brew it I would love to hear how it turns out.

C&B
TDA

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TDA,

What temp did you mash at please?

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

Hi Ross, mashed at 65 - 66C. I use a liquid filled thermometer so that is the limit of my accuracy, no decimal points.

C&B

 

[Kai]

Simon's Old

I agree with Jayse's assessment. Malt aroma is light caramel and there's a mild herbal hop aroma too. I've got it too cold though, and I fear it will be gone before it warms up properly. Perfectly balanced but maybe a wee bit fizzy for my liking just at the moment

 

[Kai]

Jayse's Rush steam beer

Wonderful. Got a nice candied citrus peel aroma, not sure if that's true to style or not but I like it. Dry woody finish with a good bitterness level but not harsh. Does dry the mouth out a tiny bit though but all that does is make me take another sip.

 

[Kai]

Joel's Rather Ordinary Bitter

Pours with the lowest head of the load so far. There's a trace of what may be diacetyl unless I'm imagining it, like one of my beers with a coopers yeast that's not conditioned yet. How long has it been in bottle, Joel?

Beyond that it is nice. Could maybe do with a little extra body and malt.

 

[AnthonyMac]

FYI - Earlier this eve I removed the cap of one of my BSVE Pils. I;m happy to announce that it aint that bad. I don';t want to blow my own trumpet - just wanted to let you know that it is safe for drinking.

C&B

AMac

 

[Kai]

aMac's black shitter porter

pours black as the ace of spades with a thin tan head. Coffeelike aroma. Roasty qualities on the flavour, not to be a broken record but a hair overcarbonated for my tastes. I think the carbonation is enhancing the roast. Good finish, nice bitterness that intermingles with the dark grains well.

 

[Boots]

I'm not as good at written reviews as others, so I'll post pictorial reviews.

Simon's English Old Ale - Very Nice beer. Well done Simon

 

[Boots]

Anthony Mac's Black Shitty Porter.
Nice and roasty, with a dry finish

 

[Kai]

Shitty porter? Didn't you like it, boots?

 

[Joel]

Kai, it's been in the bottle about three weeks now I think. I only bulk primed with 90g of dextrose into about 21 litres. I wanted a low level of carbonation... looks like I got it

Onto a different topic, what do special malts like Melanoidin, Carapils, CaraAroma, Munich, etc do for your beer? So if I had 4kg of pale malt, and a bit of one of these special types what would be the effect?

And what does diacetyl taste like?

 

[Kai]

Diacetyl tastes like caramel or butterscotch. I'm not 100% sure it's what I picked up, but it did taste like it.

 

[big d]

butterscotch taste can be very pronounced.never came across this until a few years back i went to a certain place in the adelaide hills and noticed it in one of there beers.thought twice about mentioning it to the brewer in case it was meant to be a trait of the beer.
for the record i cant remember the beer but it still tasted really nice.i went back for more so its not a bad thing at times.

cheers
big d

 

[Aaron]

Just had the J2 pils. Lovely aroma. Poured a small but decent head. Was a little haz. Not sure if it was chill haze as I drank it all before it got a chance to warm up. A very nice sharp bitterness straight up front and then you get the hop flavour after that. Probably not quite as clean as I would like a pils. A very nice beer that I enjoyed.