Whats In The Glass

[Screwtop]

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

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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

My business partner should land at LAX tomorrow , asked him to take the drive from Inglewood up to Santa Rosa to grab a couple of PTE's to bring home for me. And a sixer of SNPA if he can find it. Can't wait!!

 

[sinkas]

My business partner should land at LAX tomorrow , asked him to take the drive from Inglewood up to Santa Rosa to grab a couple of PTE's to bring home for me. And a sixer of SNPA if he can find it. Can't wait!!

Its not exactly jsut down the road, hope he was heading up that way

 

[Screwtop]

Its not exactly jsut down the road, hope he was heading up that way

Whats 700K between partners :lol:

 

[warrenlw63]

Colonial Ale. B)

Really wanted to post this one. A very enjoyable beer indeed.
A project undertaken by TD and myself to create a beer completely from local ingredients.

Also a good excuse to have a go at Galaxy hops. Think I'll most certainly be using them again, very unique! :beer:

Here's the recipe;


Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 45.00 Wort Size (L): 45.00
Total Grain (kg): 9.20
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.02
Anticipated EBC: 35.9
Anticipated IBU: 28.8
Brewhouse Efficiency: 83 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes



Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
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81.5 7.50 kg. BB Ale Malt Australia 1.038 8
10.9 1.00 kg. Amber Malt (home roasted) Australia 1.032 92
6.5 0.60 kg. BB Caramalt Australia 1.036 40
1.1 0.10 kg. JWM Roast Barley Australia 1.036 1882

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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20.00 g. Galaxy Pellet 15.00 21.6 60 min.
25.00 g. Galaxy Pellet 15.00 7.2 15 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.00 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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Recultured Coopers Pale Ale

Warren -

 

[Steve]

yum! :beerbang:
Whats the go with the home roasted amber malt. Did you start off with ale malt and just toast it Warren? How long and what temp?
Cheers
Steve

 

[joshlangmaid]

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

Hey guys. These hops in secondary? Meaning putting them in the bottles? 40g spread over the lot? Cheers.

 

[Steve]

Hey guys. These hops in secondary? Meaning putting them in the bottles? 40g spread over the lot? Cheers.

nah not in the bottles - chuck them in another fermenter and rack on top....leave a couple of days and then bottle.
Cheers
Steve

 

[bonj]

Hey guys. These hops in secondary? Meaning putting them in the bottles? 40g spread over the lot? Cheers.

Kit brewers generally refer to bottle conditioning as secondary. Secondary in this case, means racking the beer to another fermenter for a "second" fermentation rest. There is an eternal debate (holy war) over when and even whether you need to secondary or not, but let's just say add the hops after the substantial part of fermentation has completed.

 

[warrenlw63]

yum! :beerbang:
Whats the go with the home roasted amber malt. Did you start off with ale malt and just toast it Warren? How long and what temp?
Cheers
Steve

Heya Steve.

I just got a kilo of plain old pale malt. Sprayed it with some water and stuck it under my BBQ and roasted at 180 degrees for around an hour. Sprayed again, turned the heat up (around 220 degrees) and roasted it again for a further 20 mins.

Adds a nice baked biscuit type of flavour.

Warren -

 

[T.D.]

Warren that looks fantastic! I'm a bit nervous about sending my one down to you now! :lol: I'm hoping that looks can be deceiving! :lol:

 

[therook]

Warren that looks fantastic! I'm a bit nervous about sending my one down to you now! :lol: I'm hoping that looks can be deceiving! :lol:

T.D,

You should have tasted his Irish Red

Rook

 

[joshlangmaid]

Thanks Bonj and Steve. That makes it much easier.

 

[bindi]

A Bock from JoeG, a surprise couple of beers from Joe via my wife [they work for the same local council] only a month in the keg and very nice. OG was 1.071 also nice.
His first attempt at a Bock and it's a winner must have this recipe.

Excuse the grainy photo [pun intended].

 

[bindi]

ANZAC Lager made just before ANZAC day.

Simple recipe:
4.00 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (1.7 SRM) Grain 82.99 %
0.45 kg Rice, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 9.34 %
30.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.60 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 19.6 IBU
20.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.60 %] (30 min) Hops 9.1 IBU
0.37 kg Dememera Sugar (2.0 SRM) Sugar 7.68

Forgot to add which yeast, think I was lazy and used S-189 at 10c
An easy drinking light [ish] 5.2%.

 

[JoeG]

A Bock from JoeG, a surprise couple of beers from Joe via my wife [they work for the same local council] only a month in the keg and very nice. OG was 1.071 also nice.
His first attempt at a Bock and it's a winner must have this recipe.

Excuse the grainy photo [pun intended].

Glad you enjoyed it mate - there's still plenty left in the keg, I'm looking forward to seeing how this one develops over the next few months. Recipe is pretty straight forward:

7kg grain bill for 22L
50% BB pils
45% Wey Munich II
5% Wey Caramunich II
Step mash with a single decoction OG: 1071
Sothern Cross flwrs at 60min for 21.5 IBU
S-189 fermented cool (about 9) FG: 1019

I've got some Wy2206 and Wy2308, I think I'll use one of them for the next one - really get the malt flavour up front.

P.S. Your Anzac Lager looks pretty good - Another "light" beer :huh: . Just out of interest, what's the lowest OG you have brewed?

 

[Screwtop]

Just out of interest, what's the lowest OG you have brewed?

:lol:

 

[bindi]

P.S. Your Anzac Lager looks pretty good - Another "light" beer :huh: . Just out of interest, what's the lowest OG you have brewed?

Had to go back 3 and 4 years and found a couple of wheat beers at 1.049.

 

[glennheinzel]

I was feeling a bit thirsty last night so I opened up the beer fridge to review the commercial options on hand...

Do I have VB, Reschs Pilsener, Tooheys New or perhaps Westvleteren 12?

I was up for something different so I tried the Westvleteren 12.

It had all those weird flavours and smells. I think that I'll stick to New from now on.

 

[cliffo]

I was feeling a bit thirsty last night so I opened up the beer fridge to review the commercial options on hand...

Do I have VB, Reschs Pilsener, Tooheys New or perhaps Westvleteren 12?

I was up for something different so I tried the Westvleteren 12.

It had all those weird flavours and smells. I think that I'll stick to New from now on.

You stay classy San Diego...I mean...Rukh

 

[Muggus]

I was feeling a bit thirsty last night so I opened up the beer fridge to review the commercial options on hand...

Do I have VB, Reschs Pilsener, Tooheys New or perhaps Westvleteren 12?

I was up for something different so I tried the Westvleteren 12.

It had all those weird flavours and smells. I think that I'll stick to New from now on.

I see you have some Budvar Budweiser in your fridge too...and some Murrays Grand Cru?...and is that a Pilsner Urquell behind the Reschs? Cause I have all 3 of those guys in my fridge too! :blink:

...ps...please don't tell me that actually is a Westy 12 in your fridge? Cause i've killed for less!