2219 replies to this topic

[B4TT]

Wiehenstephaner? I am a big fan of most of their line.

[Richo]

probably a bunch of Tetrahop

some of the aroma/flavours you can get from differing hops

Aroma:
Citrus (orange, lemon and grapefruit)
"bubble gum", although I notice pasionfruit and pineapple style flavour
Floral/Potpourri
Grassy/Pine

Flavour:
Grassy/pine
Citrus
"spicy"

although flavour is technically aroma...

Malt and yeast also comes into play... but thats another story

Try and give one of these a try next, should be easy to find and not overly strong in flavour.



(or krystal or vitus)


If you want to get a bit more funky and malty



failing that, any good amber/pale should be good (I don't rate squires amber anymore). Being over that neck of the woods you might find it easy to get temple pale ale



If you happy with the lighter beers in that list, try some of these (yeast flavours... triples and wit's)



(this is like hoebag garden, but with taste)






aaaaand some more of the brews (no where near all of them... jeebus I have drunk a lot - No need to be on FB or be my frined to see these)

http://www.facebook....89&l=a069d93dc4

mmm beer

[B4TT]

MMmmmm Heffe

BTW Fat Yak uses Cascade hops and a little Nelson Sauvin

I will be trying my IPA tomorrow... (I already know it will taste worse than VB) hahaha

[Phatman]

Yaye , i logged on again ...

Harro Nik ,

Just finished kegging my first brew in nearly 12 years ... lol

Pick up Kegorator tomorrow

[B4TT]

Yaye , i logged on again ...

Harro Nik ,

Just finished kegging my first brew in nearly 12 years ... lol

Pick up Kegorator tomorrow

Joining the Leet club of kegerator owners! champion!

[Phatman]

Joining the Leet club of kegerator owners! champion!

yes , i got a brew kit for Xmas .... i used to brew years ago , 2 brews a week (5 boxes stubbies) , i sold them to me mates for $6 / 6 pak , anytime of the day/night , as long as they had 6 clean empties !

I am a Sparklig Ale man , Pale sometimes ...

So with the new kit for xmas , a Kegorator was in my sights ..

the missus said "if i knew it was going to cost me more money , i wouldn't have got it"

i replied , "do you want to help me clean bottles"

Buy the Kegorator was the response ...

Looking forward to tomorrow night , tasting a "PiegAle" again (my initials are PJL)

[B4TT]

haha thats sweet!! that is one of the reasons I got into kegging... Cleaning bottles is the pits!

I just did two brews and kegged them.. Finished my first one within a week LOL the second one unfortunately is un-drinkable.. shame.

[skillionaire]

Hi Phat,

Cool to see you logged in over here.

As for the bottles, considering how much SA gov gives you for returning them, the smart money is still on the keg for the long run.



We could just about have a brew team here!

Cheers,
Nik

[B4TT]

Ok I has a serious question that is hypothetical at this stage...

I talked to my home brew dude where I gots my ingredients from and showed him some beer (the bad batch) reckons its a direct result of fermenting at to high a temperature (dah pretty much knew that).
My apartment is just too damn hot for it .

Now.. I am out of beer that is worth drinking so I am going to do some fermenting in the kegerator while I have the chance (it can hold steady temps at upto 25 or 28 degrees or something like that...
I figure if I set it to say 19 degrees it should hold the fermentation nice and steady knowing that the wort will be a few degrees above ambient temp during fermentation.

Once the fermentation is nice and finished how would it go if I kegged it and than just stored it at room temp somewhere in the dark etc..... can this change the flavour of the beer still?

he reckons you don't have to refrigerate straight away - so long as you burp the keg of oxygen using CO2, I am just worried about the temperature change.

Thoughts Nikita?

[skillionaire]

Hi,

I don't refridge straight away, so I say go for it. I leave kegs for days sometimes before they go in the coolroom.

Cheers,
Nik

[B4TT]

Hi,

I don't refridge straight away, so I say go for it. I leave kegs for days sometimes before they go in the coolroom.

Cheers,
Nik

sweet , might have a whirl this weekend I think.

[B4TT]

Ok Nik... Give me two beers to brew over the next few weeks..... Keeping in mind that until I get the Mash tun and kettle and shit in a few weeks I am stuck with using mix-up cordial style ingredients (good practice anyways)...

So far I will make up an IPA.

Need two more - suggestions are?

[Richo]

An Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Sout and a Wit

k go

[B4TT]

a witbier you reckon...

[skillionaire]

Hi,

You will find using that method darker beers come out a lot nicer than the light ones (easier), so a dark ale and maybe a red ale would be pretty cool. Haven't really looked into the kits much, what was the place you're getting them from again?

EDIT: Took ages to post, a stout would be better made in a couple of months time I would say. It's going to be hot as hell over February, and whilst I am a big goer for dark beers all year round, a stout would benefit from cooler ambient.

Cheers,
Nik

[B4TT]

yeah.. I am not a huuge fan of kit beers - it is just practice to get things right before I start spending hours on end mashing sparging boiling and hoping etc only to find I have screwed something simple at the end (advice your bearded brewing friend gave me, nice dude I might add).

So yeah I will check http://www.thebrewshop.com.au/ out this weekend and see what they are like.

Red ale is a great idea!

[skillionaire]

Hi,

http://beeradvocate.com/news/2348413

Discuss.

Cheers,
Nik

Hi again,

@JOSH;

http://www.thebrewsh...mber-p-474.html

http://www.thebrewsh...-ale-p-470.html

Would be me.

Cheers,
Nik

[Richo]

I bought one yesterday to give a crack at

http://www.internati...product_id=1885

[B4TT]

MMmmmmmm done.

Now at your Question.

I think that it could be fantastic to see those two working together to come up with some cool stuff.

I am always a sucker for a weihenstephan

http://www.brauerei-...2.html?lang=deu check this watch the vid (press the play button you see)

hahaha Nuns having a pissup at the end is funny

[skillionaire]

Hi,

I got one of those drunken nun box sets as a gift from Red, very cool.

Richo: WHAT DID YOU THINK OF IT? I'm not sure I can pony up $35 for a forkin' lager!?

Cheers,
Nik