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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 4/28/15 at 11:43 am to LSUGrad00
Posted on 4/28/15 at 11:43 am to LSUGrad00
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I'm finally getting around to brewing a hoppy pale ale using some hops from NZ and AU that I picked up from Yakima Valley Hops. The NZ hop (kohatu) is kind of new, but sounds promising, and I'll pair that with Galaxy and see how it turns out. Thinking 2oz of each at flame out (180F) and then dry hop with another 3oz of each.
Me too. I just brewed an All Galaxy extra Pale Ale. Used 3 oz. galaxy at dry hop. It tastes fantastic. The Galaxy, i would say, is sort of delicate. I could see other hops overwhelming it. It gives a clean hop flavor, with some citrus notes. Not nearly as pronounced as citra or amarillo, though. If you are in the BR area i'll try and get you some via Bmoney.
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Posted on 4/28/15 at 11:58 am to Fratastic423
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I am all about traditional methods but I think being traditional for a non-sour beer by open fermentation is just a recipe for disaster.
I agree. I mean it may work, but I don't think open fermenting this style is really necessary. I think the traditional open fermentation method and resulting infections is probably where the confusion over this style being 'sour' originates.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 12:24 pm to LSUGrad00
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Next weeks brew will be a Kentucky Common for our June 'historical beer' club meeting.
that sounds cool. I might like to make that one day
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:36 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I nominate rds as team RDWHAHB team captain.
I'm too relaxed and certainly don't worry enough about my homebrew to be a team captain
Just take a look at this pic from my post last night
I am racking into a dry hop bucket that I just emptied and didn't clean. The beer that I am racking was given to me by Zap to ferment. I put it in my garage and let it sit out there, open with no top, for two days while I waited on the starter to get going. I let it ferment open in the garage for about a week. Then covered it and it stayed out there the rest of the winter. I didn't take any gravity readings at all, at any point. Zap did tell me what his readings were but we were in the parking lot of a bagel shop and my son was jabbering on about how odd looking Zap was, so I didn't really catch anything he was saying. Anyway, the brew smells really good and I'll let it dry hop for 3 or 4 weeks before getting the energy to bottle again
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:38 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I have a partigyle berliner weisse v2.0 that I thought was going to turn out a dumper like the first one I brewed, but I've held on to it just for shits and giggles. A month ago you could barely drink it as there was so much cooked corn taste and aroma. I tried it the other day and the brett is doing its work. This thing could end up potable after all, and might even be good.
I was just being sarcastic about the Zap/RDS collab, it actually smells really good. However, I have had some brews that were certainly questionable early on but Brett seems to do good job of cleaning up off flavors and smells when given enough time.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:55 pm to rds dc
Rds is less Team RDWHAHB and more Team DGAF
Posted on 4/29/15 at 8:27 am to rds dc
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but Brett seems to do good job of cleaning up off flavors and smells when given enough time.
Almost like putting a Band-Aid on it, amiright?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:20 am to BMoney
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:25 am to BottomlandBrew
I really dislike bottle conditioning. It's been 2 days and I just want to drink the damn beer already. When I opened one of the testers yesterday, there was a bit of pressure release so I take it as a good sign...
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:12 am to rbWarEagle
Be patient. Try one this weekend. Even when you open one after two weeks, I wouldn't expect it to be at its best. A couple more weeks of maturing could help it out. I've been surprised by how much better a beer can be after a month or so in a keg or bottle.
I know those feels though, and I'm holding off trying the beer I just kegged until I brew Friday.
I know those feels though, and I'm holding off trying the beer I just kegged until I brew Friday.
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 11:15 am
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:15 am to LoneStarTiger
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Be patient. Try one this weekend.
That's the plan.
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I know those feels though, and I'm holding off trying the beer I just kegged until I brew Friday.
I want to start kegging, but I like the idea of giving out bottles to people. Kegging is definitely the next step.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:17 am to LoneStarTiger
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Even when you open one after two weeks, I wouldn't expect it to be at its best. A couple more weeks of maturing could help it out. I've been surprised by how much better a beer can be after a month or so in a keg or bottle.
Well, would you expect the same for Double IPA? I just want all the fresh hop aroma/flavor I can possibly have. No idea how long it takes to fade, though, I admit.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:23 am to rbWarEagle
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I want to start kegging, but I like the idea of giving out bottles to people. Kegging is definitely the next step.
That's really easily done.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:24 am to rbWarEagle
Double post
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 11:31 am
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:28 am to rbWarEagle
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Well, would you expect the same for Double IPA? I just want all the fresh hop aroma/flavor I can possibly have. No idea how long it takes to fade, though, I admit.
Absolutely. Be sure that you set bottles aside to taste in 2, 4, 8 weeks, maybe 3-6 months even. That will give you a good idea on how your hop profile is holding up, for future reference.
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 11:37 am
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:36 am to LoneStarTiger
Damn, good call. Will do.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:02 pm to rbWarEagle
Force-carbing a DIPA is definitely the way to go.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:52 pm to BottomlandBrew
Yeah... I should probably wait til my second or third home-brew to do that
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:18 pm to rbWarEagle
Anyone know of a place to get a co2 tank refilled in Slidell?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 1:28 pm to rbWarEagle
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rbWarEagle
Not to tempt you but I have a buddy selling his stuff crazy cheap. Jump right in to a 4 keg setup.
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