VIC 2013 July Case Swap - tasting thread

[breakbeer]

#6 breakbeer - Black IPA - The Host

Black. Black. So incredibly black! Has a great aroma the cuts through the colour. Fantastic flavour that has layers of chocolate, roasty bitterness but not over the top, american hops (cascade possibly?), and a slight very slight sweetness. Then it hit me, only got one longneck so best make the most of it. Wish I consumed this straight away I can only imagine what it would have been like fresh! I also love how its IPA-ish when cold stoutish when warmed up. Loved it mate cheers.

This really is a great beer for winter. To me it ticks all the boxes of:
Stout colour - tick
Slight roastyness - tick
Roast bitterness - tick
IPA Flavour - tick
Aroma - tick
Sessionable - tick

It's only appropiate by my forum name that I buy some midnight wheat and give this one a crack.

Thanks for the feedback MB

Here's the recipe:

Batch size 21L

5.3kg Pale Malt
300g Victory
350g Wheat
250g Crystal 60
200g Midnight Wheat (50g in mash & 150g thrown in at mash out)
200g Pale Choc

32g Nelson @ 60
10g Cascade @ 60
21g Nelson @ 10
10g Cascade @ 10
1/2 a Whirfloc & 2g yeast nutrient @ 10
30g Nelson @ 0
10g Cascade @ 0
50g Nelson dry hopped
20g Cascade dry hopped

Mash: 60mins @ 68d
Mash out: 10mins @ 78
Boil: 75mins

Strike water: 35L
Sparge water: 8L

OG: 1.064
FG: 1.016
ABV: 6.3%
54.9 EBC
67.8 IBU

1L starter of US 05
Pitched & fermented @ 20d
Dry hopped after 5 days
Ferment: 14 days
Cold condition @ 1d for 7 days

 

[Wolfman]

4. DSGA

Interesting take on a golden ale! Might have been a little to much midnight wheat in there to add to the colour! Hahahaha.

Whatever it was it was a tasty beer.

 

[meathead]

It's a stout with the wrong labels, thanks for the feedback
Did u think it was under carbed?

 

[Damn]

4. Stout. Delicious....but yeah maybe slightly undercarbed for my tastes but I reckon others will disagree. I'd go back for more.

 

[Wolfman]

It's a stout with the wrong labels, thanks for the feedback
Did u think it was under carbed?

Maybe a little. Still a very enjoyable beer though!

 

[meathead]

Ive got 3 left, should I open them and throw a carb drop in?

 

[Wolfman]

Bar wouldn't bother. Drinks great like it it is.

 

[Damn]

Ive got 3 left, should I open them and throw a carb drop in?

It would be overcarbed if you drop a whole drop in. I'd leave it. I agree it drinks good as it is. You may fk it with fizz.

 

[Midnight Brew]

#3 Fikuss - Dunkelweizen

Maybe it was the pourer but poured with no head. Taste carbonated though so forgive me if my glass hated me. Crystal clear deep copper/amber colour really is a well matched time as the sun was setting when I poured this one. Aroma is slightly estery (my palate and nose is yet to develop the clove and phenol flavours) sorry for lack of description. After the first mouthful I get that Schofferhoffer taste which I havnt had in a long time but love so much. The malt profile is sweet but rounded out with that grainy type of flavour :icon_drool2: . Not over the top plays well with the yeast and your bitterness level.

BJCP outlines the following for Dunlelweizen and I couldnt agree more for your swap beer.

Overall Impression: A moderately dark, spicy, fruity, malty, refreshing wheat-based ale. Reflecting the best yeast and wheat character of a hefeweizen blended with the malty richness of a Munich dunkel.

Great beer mate! I'm gonna culture up some of your bottle yeast and brew a wheat sometime soon. Recipe please!

 

[meathead]

7. Vitalstatistix
 - Black Massss Extra Stout
Nice creamy head on pouring which dissipates quickly (perhaps I should have left longer)
Thick mouth feel, chocolate notes
A bit sweet for my taste

 

[meathead]

18. Shane S - Sparkling Pale Ale with Galaxy

Nice foamy head just like a bought one
Good lacing around the glass
Hint of passion fruit not too bitter
Very sessionable
Great beer recipe please

 

[Edak]

7. Vitalstatistix
 - Black Massss Extra Stout
Nice creamy head on pouring which dissipates quickly (perhaps I should have left longer)
Thick mouth feel, chocolate notes
A bit sweet for my taste

I agree with everything you said. Really tasted alcoholic, so much sweetness.

 

[Edak]

My bottle of dark fairytale (red blob) came out like balsamic vinegar, sorry but that was a no go for me tonight. Really sour, maybe I got a bad bottle?

 

[fikuss]

#3 Fikuss - Dunkelweizen

Great beer mate! I'm gonna culture up some of your bottle yeast and brew a wheat sometime soon. Recipe please!

It's basically the Dunkelweizen from Brewing Classic Styles
I've done it twice. Both delicious. This one however, I mustn't have got my spoon size quite right for the dextrose going into the bottles.

I love the dark raisiny fruityness of a good Dunkel.

Gross Dunkelweissen

OG 1.056
FG 1.014
Colour 15.8 / 31.2 (SRM / EBC)
16.2 IBU
5.5%

All Grain BiAB
23.0 Litres / 6.1 Gal
90.0 min Boil
Mashed at 67º C

Wheat Malt 2.0 3.13 Kg
Munich I 7.1 1.36 Kg
Pilsner 1.7 0.90 Kg
Crystal 120 0.21 Kg
Crystal 40 0.21 Kg
Carafa II malt 415.0 0.09 Kg

Hallertau 4.3% 31.00 g Boil 60 mins

Irish Moss 0.50 g Boil 15 mins

Wyeast 3068 - Weihenstephan Weizen Yeast
Fermented at 17º for 2 weeks

Crash chilled for 3 days at end of fermentation.

 

[DarkFaerytale]

My bottle of dark fairytale (red blob) came out like balsamic vinegar, sorry but that was a no go for me tonight. Really sour, maybe I got a bad bottle?

sorry to hear, i hope it was just a one off bad bottle

 

[manticle]

My review is a couple of pages back. Not sour.

 

[meathead]

11. Yob - English something bastardised (WY1318)

This is a serious beer
By that I mean big flavours and well balanced, holds its head we'll in the glass
Congrats Yob nice work

 

[meathead]

As I write I'm staring at my first yeast starter in my new heat/cold proof flask (cant spell erinmeyer) to go in the swap day stout
Great hobby we have
Home brewing an expensive way to make cheap beer!

 

[fikuss]

15. Edak - Pirates American IPA


Nice golden colour, thick white head and a great floral / fruity nose.
Tastes a bit like Centennial or something hop wise?

Really solid beer Edak. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[Yob]

11. Yob - English something bastardised (WY1318)
This is a serious beer
By that I mean big flavours and well balanced, holds its head we'll in the glass
Congrats Yob nice work

Thanks mate, not my usual style so glad I seem to have pulled it off

Cheers