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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 3/6/14 at 9:28 pm to rds dc
Posted on 3/6/14 at 9:28 pm to rds dc
I pulled a sample of my 100% brett amarillo / citra pale ale today and it is down to 1.008. This smells just as great as the last batch and is just bursting with citrus. It isn't as tart as the last batch and I am pretty sure that has to do with only letting it open ferment for 4 days vs 10 days for the last batch. I'm going to let is rest for a couple of more weeks so that it can get down to around 1.006 before the dry hop.
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Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:55 am to rds dc
:want:
Posted on 3/7/14 at 12:28 pm to LoneStarTiger
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:want:
Seconded.
I've been lazy lately. I need to keg my hibiscus ginger saison to free up a fermenter and ferment the Vienna/Amarillo SMaSH I brewed a couple weeks back.
My rolling kegerator setup performed great at Mardi Gras. Made many people on the route happy. The cat piss saison went quick.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 6:52 pm to BottomlandBrew
FInally decided to tap my dark farmhouse I brewed back the first week of October. The darkness comes from 6 oz of chocolate rye. Fermented with 3711 and Brett c. A little oak added. It gets a solid meh-to-nay. I might drink some for the next week or two, bottle a few up, and take a couple to brew club for criticism, but I don't see myself going the full keg. Too many other beers I want to brew and not enough space to hang on to a beer that doesn't make me happy.
ETA: A little more tasting notes. The aroma is all dark fruit. Think chocolate covered cherries. Really good. First hit on the tongue is the acid malt twang, followed by the pils. Brett fruit hits, but is taken over by a not so good bitterness. After taste is where it gets bad. It's stale ,almost vegetal. Just craps out at the end. Very disappointing, but lessons learned, which is the important thing.
ETA: A little more tasting notes. The aroma is all dark fruit. Think chocolate covered cherries. Really good. First hit on the tongue is the acid malt twang, followed by the pils. Brett fruit hits, but is taken over by a not so good bitterness. After taste is where it gets bad. It's stale ,almost vegetal. Just craps out at the end. Very disappointing, but lessons learned, which is the important thing.
This post was edited on 3/7/14 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 3/7/14 at 9:42 pm to BottomlandBrew
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The cat piss saison went quick
I bet that made the lady happy
Posted on 3/8/14 at 7:31 am to LoneStarTiger
I made sure to remind her a few times how much people liked it.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 9:47 am to LoneStarTiger
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:want:
A little over 6 gallons made it to the fermentor. I'm going to let it sit for two more weeks and then dry hop with citra, amarillo & some grapefruit. It will be ready for trading in about 6 weeks
Posted on 3/8/14 at 9:51 am to BottomlandBrew
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6 oz of chocolate rye.
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Brett c
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not so good bitterness.
You have to be really careful when using dark grains with Brett b/c it can really amplify the undesirable characteristics of that bitterness. That being said, be sure to set a bottle or two aside for me and toss it in our next trade.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 9:51 am to BottomlandBrew
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The cat piss saison went quick.
Did you bottle any of this?
Posted on 3/8/14 at 10:02 am to rds dc
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You have to be really careful when using dark grains with Brett b/c it can really amplify the undesirable characteristics of that bitterness
Yeah, lessons learned. I'll bottle up a couple.
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Did you bottle any of this?
I did not. Should have, but didn't. Probably the quickest turn around on beer I've had in a couple years. Was grain to glass in three weeks. For me that is quick.
Posted on 3/9/14 at 3:11 pm to BottomlandBrew
At Nola right now. The girl working said they are going to start having homebrew nights. She doesn't have many details, but she said to watch their Facebook.
Posted on 3/9/14 at 3:16 pm to BottomlandBrew
I wonder what that would entail?
Posted on 3/9/14 at 5:42 pm to rds dc
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A little over 6 gallons made it to the fermentor. I'm going to let it sit for two more weeks and then dry hop with citra, amarillo & some grapefruit. It will be ready for trading in about 6 weeks
That's about when we are coming up for the DMB show
Posted on 3/10/14 at 5:15 pm to LoneStarTiger
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That's about when we are coming up for the DMB show
It will be in bottles by then for sure. I'll also have some 1st year lambic pulled from my barrel and bottled by then.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 8:25 pm to rds dc
Awesome. I'm sure I will brew something by then even if I don't have the keg fridge ready.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 10:30 pm to rds dc
Trying some things out with this dark farmhouse that I'm not happy with. Figure why the hell not. Took it and added a nice splash of budget-friendly shiraz to a glass. A little better. I think I might pull the keg and add some blackberries to it. Have nothing else to lose at this point.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 6:13 am to BottomlandBrew
Would you add them in the keg or back into a fermenter?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:00 am to BottomlandBrew
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BottomlandBrew
Feel like trading some beer at this meeting tonight?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:39 am to Fratastic423
I'll have to take a raincheck on a trade. Only have one thing on tap right now and it's that dark farmhouse, which isn't worth trading for anything.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:50 am to BottomlandBrew
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I'll have to take a raincheck on a trade. Only have one thing on tap right now and it's that dark farmhouse, which isn't worth trading for anything.
Understandable. I will bring some down for you regardless and then you can repay the favor on the 29th? I'll counter-pressure fill a few growlers and just leave them with you.
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