English Pub Draught

[Barrelboy 452]

Through I’d try this one using the brewprint ingredients. Fermentation at 16C and recently just over 8 hours for the 2C fermentation swing to happen. Just great.

[Barrelboy 452]

Keg this one 1/4/19, now carbonated and in fridge ready to be drunk. Will advise out come.

[Barrelboy 452]

Well this turned out to be a another top drop. Sweet fruit and malt flavour( not over powering) and would say honey like. Slight bitter after taste with crisp refreshing finish. Will leave for another week to let flavours develop further, just my preference.

[Barrelboy 452]

Eight days have passed and flavours are described above have developed further. Nice clean refreshing drop. Is this a drop an Englishman drinks? Anyone else brew it?

[Rob Courtney 530]

Yeah, didn't mind this one at all. Have brewed this a few times and been happy with the results each time

[Barrelboy 452]

Thanks Rob. It’s on my list to do again.

[Rob Courtney 530]

And this is another of the $17 beers, with US Chiller and Pale Ale and a few others that just bat very well

[Rob Courtney 530]

On 29/04/2019 at 2:24 PM, Barrelboy said:

. Is this a drop an Englishman drinks? Anyone else brew it?

Can't remember exactly what the taste of beer was like for English draught...it was a blur, a real blur last time.

 

Given that, I find it easier to compare it against an Australian draught, like Carlton...and when you do that, well it is English Pub first and daylight making up the next four places

[Barrelboy 452]

9 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said:

Can't remember exactly what the taste of beer was like for English draught...it was a blur, a real blur last time.

 

Given that, I find it easier to compare it against an Australian draught, like Carlton...and when you do that, well it is English Pub first and daylight making up the next four places

You can say that again. Correct again with the $17 beers. I find all the recipes end up being a reasonable price for the quality.

[Rob Courtney 530]

1 minute ago, Barrelboy said:

You can say that again. Correct again with the $17 beers. I find all the recipes end up being a reasonable price for the quality.

Yeah, I haven't regretted purchasing Brewart...or the second droid. I'm not sure if you have had the pleasure of drinking an "Iron Jack" but they are selling it at 40-50 bucks a carton. ( I bought a $4 pint when I took my kids to a pub that has a playground...say no more...whilst the wife was up marking yr 12 exams...and it was a disgrace...and they sell pallets of the stuff.)

 

All of the 17 dollar beers dance all over the top of standard beers, let alone Iron Jack, it has made the purchase of the 2 droids, all worthwhile. I  have found  I have to go to more pricey beers to get the same quality and taste

[Barrelboy 452]

Th be honest besides the huge expense, I generally find pub beers on tap hard to drink. Usually I’ll buy a stubbie of Coopers Pale Ale or try some exotic craft crap so I can brag about my own a bit more.

 SA’s West End Draught on tap (or in the can/bottle) isn’t fit to be called a beer, it even smells like crap.

Edited July 23, 2019 by Barrelboy

[Rob Courtney 530]

On 23/07/2019 at 9:08 PM, Barrelboy said:

Th be honest besides the huge expense, I generally find pub beers on tap hard to drink. Usually I’ll buy a stubbie of Coopers Pale Ale or try some exotic craft crap so I can brag about my own a bit more.

 SA’s West End Draught on tap (or in the can/bottle) isn’t fit to be called a beer, it even smells like crap.

 

Pub Beers on tap are shocking. Particularly where I live, it is Northern, Dry, maybe Draught or Pale. It really annoys me because I think back to 10 years back, walking in Sydney, shopping with the wife and she said "next pub, lets get you a beer or two" as she does...and it was a bit dank but the selection of tap beers was sensational...actually had three pints as that was the best I could narrow it down, I mean these guys had Kozel on tap at a stage that we barely had it in SA in bottles. In fact, there are so many beers you see on tap or in bottles that sell by the pallet and all I can think is " that stuff is shite, even my worse effort brewing ( and my first couple we kinda OK) with 2 weeks secondary had this stuff covered

 

Anyways, just pulled first pint of keg with 9 weeks and just a treat, it is a bloody nice beer

[Rob Courtney 530]

So, a few hours in and at about 9 bucks for a 5 litre keg...pretty good value

[Barrelboy 452]

Great value, that’s 13 x 375mm stubbies for $9, ha can’t get that a Dan’s. 

[Rob Courtney 530]

17 hours ago, Barrelboy said:

Great value, that’s 13 x 375mm stubbies for $9, ha can’t get that a Dan’s. 

Yeah, has seen me through the weekend, about 11 pints, maybe 12 ( sort of like the Dirty Harry speech " In all this commotion, I'm not sure whether I drank 11 or 12 pints,") Which for less than a tenner, is just good fun and good value.

[Rob Courtney 530]

drinking the bottles this week, still a nice drop

[Rob Courtney 530]

Yep, into third pint, drinks just as well as it did from the flo

[Rob Courtney 530]

Finish one off, new one in the droid with an extra X5 to boost the alcomohol content. Had purchased the extra X5, thinking I was going to put it in the Belgian Ale to make it 10% but thought better of it no need to end up puking like a 16 year old at his first party.

[Rob Courtney 530]

Hmmm, forgot I put the extra X5 in it, have kegged and bottled this one. Think most of the bottles will end up in the mystery box as that is starting to get low

[Barrelboy 452]

13 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said:

Hmmm, forgot I put the extra X5 in it, have kegged and bottled this one. Think most of the bottles will end up in the mystery box as that is starting to get low

With the extra X5 be good to put a way for a while, be a nice treat and surprise later on.

[Rob Courtney 530]

On 15/08/2019 at 10:35 PM, Barrelboy said:

With the extra X5 be good to put a way for a while, be a nice treat and surprise later on.

7 weeks in and I pulled a pub draught with the extra X5.

Actually, I think that has made it better, that is a really, really nice beer, almost craft beer like 

[Rob Courtney 530]

Yep, has made it so much better. Always liked it but yeah, this is very nice...and the best part is, I think this has scope to improve as it ages

[Rob Courtney 530]

4 weeks down the track, had another stubbie and yeah, really nice without any extras, prefer it with an extra X5 in it. Had it tonight with shop bought fish and chips with a home made Tartare sauce. Could have only have gotten better if my wife had said "Elle Mcpherson needs somewhere to crash tonight and we do have a pretty big bed"

[Barrelboy 452]

Sorry Rob, she was at my place🤪

[Barrelboy 452]

Have put another Brewprint of this in the droid, will try to leave for several weeks after kegged. (not promising myself🤔)