Captain 3 Droids Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: OK, so have used the hop ball, liberally sanatised and yes, using the vent is a perfect way to suspend it. Added both pouches and about 7-10 gms of Saaz pellets, shall see how this goes Good move. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Great success. Hop ball worked a treat, vent is made for suspending hop ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Great, the way to go. Out of interest how far into the brew does it hang, the “hop ball” that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Was thinking of doing this myself, using some plain dental floss with mesh hop bag tied to a bolt outside the vent. Was not sure if the hop bag would float? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 08/12/2019 at 12:34 PM, Barrelboy said: Great, the way to go. Out of interest how far into the brew does it hang, the “hop ball” that is. Obviously, super quick reply here but I left half the chain out of the vent so the actual ball was maybe 30 mms in ( for Americans just over an inch under the brew) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Percy said: Was thinking of doing this myself, using some plain dental floss with mesh hop bag tied to a bolt outside the vent. Was not sure if the hop bag would float? Initially the hop bag with pellets sinks but tends to rise near the surface after the pellets have swelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Thinking of getting one of these to try also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, Percy said: Thinking of getting one of these to try also. Apparently they are quite effective but the amount of hops needs to be considered as they could be in there for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 So, I tried one of these tonight and that is a bitter beer. Bottled on the 8th last month and very enjoyable to drink, may be me but I enjoy that sort of flavour. That has definitely given it the oomph it needed that I used to complain about, nice flavoured beer that will mellow the bitterness a little with a few weeks secondary to establish a very nice beer...or I drink it all this weekend Interesting to see what another few weeks does to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 You won’t make it.🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 21 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: You won’t make it.🍺 Well my good man, I have a Belgian Lager, Cooper Artisan, Weisbeer and Pale in front of it, so I'm an even money bet, well maybe 40-60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Trying a bottle of this tonight and it is still very bitter, the dry hops and liquid hops is probably a bit too much for this beer. I mean it is still a nice beer and I can happily drink this but I don't think it is at its premium. It is hard to judge though because I added the hops to liquid hops on the Belgium and it had a fair bit of Stella about but this needs to calm down a touch. In saying that though, one of these on a 37+ degree day would sort a lot of issues out. Interesting to see how the keg of this turns out and how my brews turn out without liquid hops from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Had a flash bulb moment today when I was driving. Czech seems a bit bitter, more than I would expect with the two hops, not that I measured anything but then I thought "missing E5 pack". That would account for why it seems a little different and extra bitter, E5 creates more bitterness, this is where it must have ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 So I opened up a bottle and you could hear the bubbles if you listened quietly enough " he never gives me an alimony, she's young enough to be his daughter" and I thought, yep, bitter as a divorced woman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 So saw this on the brewprints . Thoughts,feelings, opinions ??? I like the original Budvar so would be keen to try . Only briefly read through but DH additions ? Hallertau ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, Paul84 said: So saw this on the brewprints . Thoughts,feelings, opinions ??? I like the original Budvar so would be keen to try . Only briefly read through but DH additions ? Hallertau ? It’s a darn good drop, reviews ( Rob & self) on page 1. Hop additions - I’d stick with the Czech Saaz if you have them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thats ok, havent got the brewprint yet lol, plenty of time to get the czech saaz lol . I would be very intrigued to try this . I find the brewprint clones a good stab at the original 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 27/02/2020 at 8:04 PM, Paul84 said: Thats ok, havent got the brewprint yet lol, plenty of time to get the czech saaz lol . I would be very intrigued to try this . I find the brewprint clones a good stab at the original 😄 Did you get to do this? Put it in the droid today, another top drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 11 hours ago, Barrelboy said: Did you get to do this? Put it in the droid today, another top drop. Ha, I'm doing this one tonight too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Barrelboy said: Did you get to do this? Put it in the droid today, another top drop. No and I just did an order and didnt buy a brewprint for it . Will have to wait a couple of months now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 On holidays for a week, can't go anywhere "Thank you China with your bloody wet markets". Still, 5 lts of Czech goodness, 16 weeks secondary, extra e5 cause even though I have spent so much of my life studying, I still can't read instructions...but at least this will keep me going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 11 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: On holidays for a week, can't go anywhere "Thank you China with your bloody wet markets". Still, 5 lts of Czech goodness, 16 weeks secondary, extra e5 cause even though I have spent so much of my life studying, I still can't read instructions...but at least this will keep me going. 16 weeks, will be interested in your comparison to earlier consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Barrelboy said: 16 weeks, will be interested in your comparison to earlier consumption. The extra E5 in it is still noticable and skews the taste a bit. It means there was 4 E 5s in the brew, and it distracts from the flavour a bit in comparison to the usual brew. To be fair, it didn't stop me knocking off 7 pints but. What I did notice though was the head was far more creamier than a brew at 8-10 weeks, so that was good but there is a bit of an issue with the lagers I have noticed that leaving them longer, they lose their hops flavour a bit and morph into the same brew a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Thanks, you point about lager times is valid, have noted myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Pilsner in the keg today, replaced with the Belgian Lager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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