Whats In The Glass

[Interloper]

That looks damn good, what recipe did you use for that?

Looks better than it tastes ... No seriously though it was the Cascade kit for the Chocolate Mahogany Porter which in all honesty is a long way from a stout/porter which I was expecting.

I used the kit
250gms Roasted Barley, boiled for 10mins
15gms Fuggles for 10 mins
100gms Lindt 85% cocoa chocolate for 5 mins
500gms Dry Malt Extract
250gms Maltodextrin
250gms Dextrose

Excellent mouth feel, brilliant colour but the taste after 2 months is a bit...lacking? Not sure in what but it doesn't have the magic x factor. Good drop and my mates all rave about it, they can't get enough of it and are pushing me to do it again. I don't think I'd race into doing another Cascade kit - this one was on special and as others have said they seem to have spent more on the marketing and the printing on the can than what went into the can.

I'll be tasting my London Porter tomorrow night and that was a lot darker and more stout like in colour so looking forward to seeing how that comes us. (Morgans dark ale base kit plus various extracts)

 

[reviled]

Looks better than it tastes ... No seriously though it was the Cascade kit for the Chocolate Mahogany Porter which in all honesty is a long way from a stout/porter which I was expecting.

I used the kit
250gms Roasted Barley, boiled for 10mins
15gms Fuggles for 10 mins
100gms Lindt 85% cocoa chocolate for 5 mins
500gms Dry Malt Extract
250gms Maltodextrin
250gms Dextrose

Excellent mouth feel, brilliant colour but the taste after 2 months is a bit...lacking? Not sure in what but it doesn't have the magic x factor. Good drop and my mates all rave about it, they can't get enough of it and are pushing me to do it again. I don't think I'd race into doing another Cascade kit - this one was on special and as others have said they seem to have spent more on the marketing and the printing on the can than what went into the can.

I'll be tasting my London Porter tomorrow night and that was a lot darker and more stout like in colour so looking forward to seeing how that comes us. (Morgans dark ale base kit plus various extracts)

Thats a nice amount of roasted barley Coulda maybe used some crystal and chocolate malt tho, maybe thats what its lacking? My mate did one recently that was really tasty, but it had nothing up front, just a nice aftertaste...

Ive never tried the cascade kits but the guy at my lhbs advised against it...

 

[Interloper]

Thats a nice amount of roasted barley Coulda maybe used some crystal and chocolate malt tho, maybe thats what its lacking?

yep, added a good whack of that to my London Porter

Ive never tried the cascade kits but the guy at my lhbs advised against it...

and he would be right! It is on the bottom shelf of both LHBS I use and one of them said "This is how highly we rate it, look where we keep it - the bottom shelf, at the back!"

 

[yardy]

my latest, not too shabby either imho

3000 Pale
2000 Munich
1000 Wheat
Nor Brewer, Hallertauer & Saaz
Danstar Nottingham

Cheers
Yardy

 

[arogers]

my latest, not too shabby either imho

yardy, that looks great!

 

[gibbocore]

you've given me an idea.

Pacific Sazz honey wheat beer. Thankyou.

 

[yardy]

yardy, that looks great!

thanks reg,

for a spur of the moment recipe it's turned out a really nice beer, the Koppafloc seems to be doing it's job, mashing low and the Nottingham at low temps is a good combo :chug:


Cheers
Yardy

 

[Fourstar]

Tucking into a Bridge Road Brewers Chevalier Range - Hefeweizen.

Not too bad, doesn't compare to the Germans thou.

 

[browndog]

I give you Browndog's Grand Cru

This beer holds it's own against Hoegaarden and Murrays, I'm quite chuffed with it, I got the shock of my life when my VB swilling neighbour declared it fanstastic.

cheers

Browndog

 

[bradsbrew]

I give you Browndog's Grand Cru
View attachment 20462
This beer holds it's own against Hoegaarden and Murrays, I'm quite chuffed with it, I got the shock of my life when my VB swilling neighbour declared it fanstastic.

cheers

Browndog

Looks good Browndog. :icon_drool2: Gunna share the recipe for that little puppie.

Cheers Brad

 

[browndog]

Looks good Browndog. :icon_drool2: Gunna share the recipe for that little puppie.

Cheers Brad

Here ya go, I used two types of orange peel, one from a sweet orange, navel I think and some from a seville orange (bitter)

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Browndog's Grand Cru
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer: Jess
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 32.79 L
Estimated OG: 1.072 SG
Estimated Color: 5.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM)Grain 69.23 %
0.75 kg AA Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 11.54 %
0.50 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
40.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (60 min) Hops 20.2 IBU
30.00 gm Halertau Aroma (organic) [6.80 %] (15 minHops 9.5 IBU
30.00 gm Halertau Aroma (organic) [6.80 %] (0 min)Hops -
0.50 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.50 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.93 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Citric Acid (Mash 90.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.75 kg Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 11.54 %
1 pkt Craftbewer Belgian Ale yeast

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.75 kg
----------------------------
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 15.01 L of water at 73.5 C 63.0 C


cheers

Browndog

 

[tfxm]

this is what happens when kick-*** cousins from california visit.
pliny the elder from russian river.



had one last night, but couldn't take a photo at the time. awesome beer; much different to my clone (not suprised). very light pale colour, finishes nice and dry (unlike most local double ipa's). could drink multiple and can hardly notice its 8% alc. and of course, great hop aromas and flavours ...

this is the second and last bottle ... kinda nervous to open it.
but according to the bottle ...

"respect your elder: keep cold, drink fresh, do not age! pliny the elder is a historical figure, don't make the beer inside this bottle one! not a barley wine, do not age! age your cheese, not your pliny! respect hops, consume fresh! if you must, sit on eggs, not on pliny! don not save for a rainy day! pliny is for savoring, not for saving! consume pliny fresh, or not al all! does not improve with age! hoppy beers are not meant to be aged! keep away from heat!"

... better snap-to-it!

cheers,
tom

 

[Dave86]

Nothing in the glass yet, but thought I'd show off my latest acquisitions

 

[shawnheiderich]

Ok a picture of my Pale ale.. taste great and looks good, I have sorted out my clarity issues and can now share a picture of my brew...

Sitting on the BBQ as I cook the family dinner..its great to be an Aussie...

Shawn

 

[Peter Wadey]

One for Ra ! We had a cracker of a day here in Sydney yesterday - you'd think it was Spring !
This is a recent Helles made with 100% German Malt & NZ Hallertau Flowers in the boil. Lovely, sweet malt in the mouth.

Cheers,
Peter

 

[JoeG]

Saturday afternoon Dunkel



50% Munich II, 48% BB Pils and 2% Carafa II bittered to 21 IBU with Southern Cross.

Very tasty on a beautiful winter afternoon, after a hard day's brewing and kegging.

 

[amiddler]

My attempt at a James Squire Golden Ale. Great tasting beer but defiantly a long way from being a JSGA clone. Have made it a few times since photo was taken and it disappears very quickly each time.

1x Coopers Real Ale
1.5Kg Blackrock Amber Liquid Malt
500g Honey
40g Amarillo dry hop in secondary
Safale yeast ferment between 16-18'C



Drew

shawn_H, you can't see the label on my favorite drinking glass but yours looks very similar to mine. Holds a big bottle minus the dregs so well.

 

[shawnheiderich]

Yep love those glasses. I have a few and they are my favorite for having a beer out of. I have the tankard version as well and they are also great quality and look the part. 500 mil glasses are the way to go, you just need to drink faster in summer

Shawn

 

[hockadays]

A hefe made with 3068, long live liquid yeast,

 

[Doc]

this is what happens when kick-*** cousins from california visit.
pliny the elder from russian river.

View attachment 20463

had one last night, but couldn't take a photo at the time. awesome beer; much different to my clone (not suprised). very light pale colour, finishes nice and dry (unlike most local double ipa's). could drink multiple and can hardly notice its 8% alc. and of course, great hop aromas and flavours ...

this is the second and last bottle ... kinda nervous to open it.
but according to the bottle ...

"respect your elder: keep cold, drink fresh, do not age! pliny the elder is a historical figure, don't make the beer inside this bottle one! not a barley wine, do not age! age your cheese, not your pliny! respect hops, consume fresh! if you must, sit on eggs, not on pliny! don not save for a rainy day! pliny is for savoring, not for saving! consume pliny fresh, or not al all! does not improve with age! hoppy beers are not meant to be aged! keep away from heat!"

... better snap-to-it!

cheers,
tom

Great score.
PTE has only recently been put to the bottle. The first bottles only hit the shelves in the last 3 weeks. You have done very well.
One of my favs. Haven't had it from the bottle though (other than a filled growler from the Russian River brewpub).

Doc