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Wheat Wine - Beautiful malt and alcohol warmth but probably just a touch too bitter. Its now about 14 months old.

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14 months! Don't reckon I could hang on that long Jye? :)

My latest Vienna is just over three months & is a nicely balanced drop indeed even if I do say so myself.
Putting down another Scottish on Wednesday or Thursday. :icon_drool2:
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TP :beer:
 
14 months! Don't reckon I could hang on that long Jye? :)

My latest Vienna is just over three months & is a nicely balanced drop indeed even if I do say so myself.
Putting down another Scottish on Wednesday or Thursday. :icon_drool2:
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TP :beer:
Beer looks great, but I think the label on the glass would put me off!!

Bob
 
Beer looks great, but I think the label on the glass would put me off!!

Bob

Actually when Powers came out in the 80s it was a very nice drop compared to XXXX or Carlton Draught of the day. Then as we know CUB bought Bernie Power out because they needed the Yatala brewery and denatured and denatured Powers until nobody wanted it - a favourite trick of UK Brewers like Watney or Whitbread when they took over a local brewery - then they could eradicate the brand "because of lack of demand". Self fulfilling prophecy. Last time I drank a Powers was in about 2001 and it was shyte.

vale Powers
vale Cairns Draught
vale xxxx draught in bottles
vale Carbine Stout next year apparently

bastards
 
14 months! Don't reckon I could hang on that long Jye? :)

Ive got 13 bottles left so hopefully Ill be drinking ot for another 2 years :icon_cheers:

Looks beautiful. Those cascading bubbles look fantastic!
It has very low carbonation so I cheated and used a pocket carbonator :D it always produces fantastic bubbles and head, a bit like its on nitrogen.
 
Actually when Powers came out in the 80s it was a very nice drop compared to XXXX or Carlton Draught of the day. Then as we know CUB bought Bernie Power out because they needed the Yatala brewery and denatured and denatured Powers until nobody wanted it - a favourite trick of UK Brewers like Watney or Whitbread when they took over a local brewery - then they could eradicate the brand "because of lack of demand". Self fulfilling prophecy. Last time I drank a Powers was in about 2001 and it was shyte.

vale Powers
vale Cairns Draught
vale xxxx draught in bottles
vale Carbine Stout next year apparently

bastards

Well said Bribie. :super: You are spot on here. I only have 3 left of my original 6 Powers glasses left & will miss them when they're gone.
That Cairns Draught was a good drop alright.

TP :beer:

Ps --- Just saw yout post Jye. :icon_cheers:
 
It has very low carbonation so I cheated and used a pocket carbonator :D it always produces fantastic bubbles and head, a bit like its on nitrogen.
Is that the pocket calculator equivalent for beer geeks? :p

It does look great.

Love the colour in that vienna, TP.
 
What sort of recipe are we looking at here?
Wheat wines seem to be a very free-form style.

It probably follows an American barley wine style fairly closely but when I brew it again in a couple of months Ill drop the IBUs back to 50 and maybe increase the late addition hops by 50%. The next lot will be a 20L batch and half aged on some American oak from a wheat whiskey :icon_cheers:

Wheat Wine
American Barleywine



Type: All Grain
Date: 28/10/2007
Batch Size: 16.00 L
Brewer: Jye
Boil Size: 23.00 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: SK Brew Hous
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.0
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.25 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 70.2 %
1.20 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EBC) Grain 19.8 %
30.00 gm Simcoe [11.90%] (60 min) Hops 43.1 IBU
30.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.90%] (20 min) Hops 19.5 IBU
30.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.90%] (5 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Chiller (Boil 30.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Salt (Boil 90.0 min) Misc
5.00 gm 5.2 (Mash 90.0 min) Misc
0.60 kg Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 EBC) Sugar 9.9 %
1 Pkgs Safale American US-56 Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.100 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.090 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.023 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.1 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 9.4 %
Bitterness: 69.0 IBU Calories: 879 cal/l
Est Color: 9.1 EBC Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: SK - Double Infusion, Light Body Total Grain Weight: 5.45 kg
Sparge Water: 13.11 L Grain Temperature: 25.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 100.0 C TunTemperature: 25.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Protein Rest Add 9.26 L of water at 61.7 C 55.0 C 20 min
Saccrification Add 7.08 L of water at 81.0 C 65.0 C 60 min
 
My Belgian Dubbel that I bulk primed and had conditioning in a 10lt Corney since June this year.

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Very smooth brew indeed.
 
Possibly my last Partial? It's an experiment. A Coopers plain old series Lager K&K embellished with:

  • 1kg mini mash with just a cookin' Bairds malt
  • small addition of Green Bullet bittering, two additions of BSaaz 15 and 5 mins
  • Nottingham yeast
Gelatine, Polyclar.

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Beats the shyte out of the Pure Blonde I just had whilst escorting the Mrs to the pokies. Also, discounting the Notto, total brew came in at less than $16.
Gives a hint as what the kilo was. :ph34r: :eek:

Like I say an experiment, and not too bad at all.
 
The Flying Spaghetti Monster Tribute Ale, drunk in man gulps.

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Perfect for an overcast day, clouded by the starchiness of His majestic breath. Chocolatey, a little roasty and not too dry.
 
HAG day Potters Oktoberfest.

This was brewed at potters about 14 months ago. Sat in the cube for about 10 months because i wasnt going to brew it till i had the infections partly sorted.

I bravly fermented it with fresh WLP833 and god damn if it isnt one of the nicest beers i have had in a glass.

Luke if your reading............... my hats off to you old son!

Perfect finnish to a long week.

cheers

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HAG day Potters Oktoberfest.

This was brewed at potters about 14 months ago. Sat in the cube for about 10 months because i wasnt going to brew it till i had the infections partly sorted.

I bravly fermented it with fresh WLP833 and god damn if it isnt one of the nicest beers i have had in a glass.

Luke if your reading............... my hats off to you old son!

Perfect finnish to a long week.

cheers


Tony - do you really have to put a pic like that up at this time of day on a Friday whilst im still sitting at work thinking of my first beer when I get home? :(
 
HAG day Potters Oktoberfest.

This was brewed at potters about 14 months ago. Sat in the cube for about 10 months because i wasnt going to brew it till i had the infections partly sorted.

I bravly fermented it with fresh WLP833 and god damn if it isnt one of the nicest beers i have had in a glass.

Luke if your reading............... my hats off to you old son!

Perfect finnish to a long week.

cheers

That is one stunning looking beer!!
 
Tony - do you really have to put a pic like that up at this time of day on a Friday whilst im still sitting at work thinking of my first beer when I get home? :(

Well what are you doing looking at AHB at work on a friday arvo and looking at "whats in the glass"?

I knocked off at 1:30 today........ bugger it.

cheers
 
HAG day Potters Oktoberfest.

This was brewed at potters about 14 months ago. Sat in the cube for about 10 months because i wasnt going to brew it till i had the infections partly sorted.

I bravly fermented it with fresh WLP833 and god damn if it isnt one of the nicest beers i have had in a glass.

Luke if your reading............... my hats off to you old son!

Perfect finnish to a long week.

cheers
I speak perfect Finnish too Tony... :D

Gotta say, the way the heads formed on your beer...it's kinda phallic looking!
 

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