I actually just bottled palmers lady liberty ( APA) and that looked fine and i didnt use any irish moss in that one either, i dont mind if its a bit cloudy as long as it tastes good but i have not had many probs yet with the extracts ive done ( only done a few), ive saved the recipe so when i get around to doin it ill let you know, i only have the capacity at the moment to do about a ten litre boil
rwh wrote:Oh, and if you could add your email to your profile, that might help!
Have put email on profile but not sure whether it is visible. Anyway - email is matt.linden111@gmail.com. Also tried the links to the beer clubs. Thanks for that. BTW a couple of the links/clubs are no longer avail.
Opened one of my honey wheat beer last night over a BBQ. Very nice..............
This was my first beer made with liquid yeast, and although I haven't really controlled for other variables compared with other brews, but going by general consensus on this forum, I can easily attribute the supreme awesomeness of this beer at least partly to the wYeast American Ale II culture affectionatly named "George" by my younger sister.
(actually she origionally named the BEER George, not the yeast itself, but after I kept saying things like "George is happily bubbling away in the shed" etc, and finally when I made another culture of the yeast slurry named "George the second" the name stuck)
Anyway, George's work is greatly appreciated. On Thursday I tried my first stubby (2 weeks after bottling). The first thing I noticed was chill haze, but after that, it was nothing but delicious beer, and to tell you the truth, chill haze doesn't do anything to the taste. The Pale Ale behaved more like a 6 month old beer than a terrible 2-weeker, and the head was not only of kilkenny proportions (the last mouthful out of the glass was head), but it left dense rings on the side of the glass for most of the way down.
Taste wise, the bitterness was balanced well, and the hop flavours and aromas made it an interesting beer as well as a solid session beer. I reckon I could detect a hint of butterscotch, again making it interesting and complimenting the other flavours.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to sampling George the Second's work, and since the PA recipe was my own and I'd break no copyright infringements in doing so, I'll post the recipe when I get home from work.
OldBugman wrote:copyright infringments in homebrewing?!?!
I just don't like to post other people's recipes that I paid for. Sometimes I brew recipes from "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" by Charlie Parpazian. He's spent lots of time putting togeather a brilliant manual and recipe book on the subject, and I don't want to rip him off by giving his recipes out for free.
Man that palmer is a god damn legend isnt he, i dont think ive seen to many questions on here that havent been refered to his site and what a treasure trove of info it is to, got it well fixed in the favourites column now
I bought the book and I refer to it (and others) a lot. It is however alot easier to quote Palmer and throw in a link than type out a chunk of text then attribute it properly.
gregb wrote:I bought the book and I refer to it (and others) a lot. It is however alot easier to quote Palmer and throw in a link than type out a chunk of text then attribute it properly.
Cheers,
Greg
Deffinately, i was thinking about getting one of his books but from having a good read of his site i dont think i will worry bout it, there is plenty of info there and certainly enough for me at the moment considering all the info i collect off here, thought my brain was going to explode a little while back but we got through it
blandy wrote:What was:
Some sort of brown ale using goldings hops and aforementioned yeast slurry.
This is quite a naughty little two-week-old now! Anyway, firsst tasting on Thursday was quickly followed by second tasting on Friday. What better wat to celebrate me almost but not quite being knocked off my bicycle by a car merging into the bike lane .
Anyway, to cut a long story short, if it wasn't for all of the other styles of beer out there I need to make, I'd brew this all the time and be completely happy. The 40+ IBU really gives it a kick (sort of like being hit over the head with a suitcase full of money, that's a good thing), and will make it a really good hot day beer. Even at two weeks, the head leaves some fancy lacework. I'll post my recipe when I'm home next, probably Sunday.
As for what's next. swot vac is coming up soon, and I usually do a brew in this week. I'm thinking I might give winemaking a go if the temperatures are right. When exams are over, I'll get out the all-grain gear and head for G&G. ATM I'll probably make a blonde and a bitter.
Just waiting for the arrival of my new mill then it will be put straight into action for my first AG- cant wait, doing a pilsner and ive been playing around with the recipe a bit but i think im gonna go with
4kg pilsner grain
500 gm carapils grain
40 gm saaz at 60min
20 gm saaz at 30min
20 gm saaz at 15min
20 gm saaz at flame out
Wyeast czech pilsner yeast
Although this could change by brew day its what im working on so far