Rob Courtney Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: Would agree, strong brews need time to mature, settle and smooth out. Bugger, last glass from the keg but yeah it has matured 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Three long necks tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Three long necks tomorrow Have you any in the hidden box? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 41 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: Have you any in the hidden box? i hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: 3 longnecks and a longie of belgian or bohemian makes for a cracking hangover. Not sure why I had the last one, really not, just an awful day at work You need the “hair of the dog” remedy.🤢 = 🍺 = 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 I did, couple of pints and then off for a kip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltham Brauhaus Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) Today I tried a sample of Belgian Lager that I botted just 2 weeks ago and I found it quite drinkable and enjoyable but lacked head. What would be the optimal secondary fermentation time for this lager? I am thinking a further 2 to 3 weeks??? Edited May 13, 2021 by Eltham Brewing House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, Eltham Brewing House said: Today I tried a sample of Belgian Lager that I botted just 2 weeks ago and I found it quite drinkable and enjoyable but lacked head. What would be the optimal secondary fermentation time for this lager? I am thinking a further 2 to 3 weeks??? Bit confused Eltham, the Belgian Lager or Belgian Strong Ale? If it’s the lager 4 to 6 weeks tends to suit me however the Strong Ale at 8.5% would need 10 weeks plus. High alcohol brews need time to carbonate and mature. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltham Brauhaus Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 43 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Bit confused Eltham, the Belgian Lager or Belgian Strong Ale? If it’s the lager 4 to 6 weeks tends to suit me however the Strong Ale at 8.5% would need 10 weeks plus. High alcohol brews need time to carbonate and mature. Sorry mate, its the Belgian Strong Ale. My head is in another place at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Eltham Brewing House said: Today I tried a sample of Belgian Lager that I botted just 2 weeks ago and I found it quite drinkable and enjoyable but lacked head. What would be the optimal secondary fermentation time for this lager? I am thinking a further 2 to 3 weeks??? Yeah strong alcohol beers need a bit of time. When I did this one I had a bottle every couple or weeks to see how it got, after 3 months it was a very nice beer without the alcohol taste I found early on...and the head got better the longer it went ( @Dustin Frothman ) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 18 hours ago, Eltham Brewing House said: Sorry mate, its the Belgian Strong Ale. My head is in another place at the moment. It’s perfectly fine to bury your head in the droid. 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Bottled this one today. I don't want it taking up a keg for a very very long time. I plan to condition this one for months before I have a stubbie here and there. Smelled amazing out of the Droid though. Looking forward to it in late Autumn. Cheers 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Hambone said: Bottled this one today. I don't want it taking up a keg for a very very long time. This is real problem and I'm the same. I have about 4 Brewart kegs with various stouts and porters that have been conditioning for 6+ months. Keen to get into them once Autumn hits down here. I'll need to get onto some more Coopers glass long necks as they are a great bottle for maturing beers over time. As much of a pain that bottling is, I'm willing to do so for the special beers. I think @Captain 3 Droids has a few that have been maturing for 5+ years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: think @Captain 3 Droids has a few that have been maturing for 5+ years! 10 years as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: 10 years as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 29 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: 10 years as well. Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 35 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: This is real problem and I'm the same. I have about 4 Brewart kegs with various stouts and porters that have been conditioning for 6+ months. Keen to get into them once Autumn hits down here. I'll need to get onto some more Coopers glass long necks as they are a great bottle for maturing beers over time. As much of a pain that bottling is, I'm willing to do so for the special beers. I think @Captain 3 Droids has a few that have been maturing for 5+ years! Anything I plan to condition over 3 months goes into bottles. Cheers 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted July 23, 2022 Report Share Posted July 23, 2022 Put this on 35 days ago and it's been in storage since it finished. Finally could be arsed to bottle it up. It really does taste like beer with a shot of vodka in it out of the droid. Fair bit of those esters in there though which is nice. Anyway I'll see it again in a few weeks and months and see where it's at 🤷♂️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Finished off my dunkelmonster last night so I have space for another brew and thought I would give this a go. Trying to go like for like with the light and heavy beers given I only have 6x10L kegs to rotate through. From the feedback it seems like this is like a Belgian Tripel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 13/10/2022 at 2:35 PM, Wolf said: Finished off my dunkelmonster last night so I have space for another brew and thought I would give this a go. Trying to go like for like with the light and heavy beers given I only have 6x10L kegs to rotate through. From the feedback it seems like this is like a Belgian Tripel? Not the worst call, once it lost its "spirits flavour" it was very easy to drink, too easy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Just kegged it today. The smell is amazing, even the leftover yeast smells amazing. The next time I use this yeast I'm going to draw some off for the girlfriend to make bread, has anyone tried this? I had to waste about half a litre that didn't fit into my 10L keg. Thinking of getting some small swingtop bottles to cater for these situations, would also let me have a sampler at a few months without having to crack open the whole keg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted October 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Wolf said: Just kegged it today. The smell is amazing, even the leftover yeast smells amazing. The next time I use this yeast I'm going to draw some off for the girlfriend to make bread, has anyone tried this? I had to waste about half a litre that didn't fit into my 10L keg. Thinking of getting some small swingtop bottles to cater for these situations, would also let me have a sampler at a few months without having to crack open the whole keg. There was a guy on here who swears by it, had a few screenshots of loaves he made 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 22/10/2022 at 3:59 PM, Wolf said: The next time I use this yeast I'm going to draw some off for the girlfriend to make bread, has anyone tried this? I made a beautiful focaccia with beer trub! Not from this beer but still it was very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Belgian Strong and fritata. In the bottle since May. So nice and smooth. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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