Rob Courtney Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 25/12/2020 at 11:13 PM, Rob Courtney said: Have this one in the droid at the moment and will go 50gms of hops, 20 Saaz and 10 each of perle, spalt and tettanger. If it improves on the brew that I am drinking now...well...because 9 weeks in this is pretty damn good That is a very interesting hops profile at a smidge under 3 weeks. I am surprised that 50gms of hops seems to have worked so nicely in a lager, will be better to try this before a session ale to get a better grip on it but i think this will be a winner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 I’ll be kegging tomorrow at 11day fermentation. Dry hopped 30g of the Czech Saaz 4 days ago. Always turns out well for my taste although 40g could be on the agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: I’ll be kegging tomorrow at 11day fermentation. Dry hopped 30g of the Czech Saaz 4 days ago. Always turns out well for my taste although 40g could be on the agenda. Yeah, this is the thing I was just thinking about, how does 50gms of Saaz compare to the 50 gm mix I put in? I guess, there is only one way to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 This is still standing up, like a honeymooners boner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 I am going to see how this goes in another few week ( keep in mind I trew a bucket load of hops in the Aussie pilsner, so I can wax on that) but that is a sweet beer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 So basically six weeks in now and pretty happy with the hops mix ( though not so pleased that I won't just go 50gms of Saaz to see the difference). I was really in to showing a complete pint...but sometimes the camera has to sit until you're ready 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Best I could do second pint... Looks great, it is a nice drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Looks great, it is a nice drop. Yeah, a little bit better than West End Draught hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Yeah, a little bit better than West End Draught hey? I live right near West End ... don’t mind the smell when they’re brewing. Not so much actually drinking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: I live right near West End ... don’t mind the smell when they’re brewing. Not so much actually drinking it. Yeah, not the best, though back in the 70s and 80s they made a brew "West End Bitter" which wasn't too shabby, I'd drink that. Not entirely sure why that got the boot yet the draught stayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Yeah, not the best, though back in the 70s and 80s they made a brew "West End Bitter" which wasn't too shabby, I'd drink that. Not entirely sure why that got the boot yet the draught stayed Isn’t it just Southwark Bitter now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: Isn’t it just Southwark Bitter now? Yes but the West End bitter was on tap and as an export beer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: Isn’t it just Southwark Bitter now? Uggggh, don't get me started on "green death" Southwark used to make a table beer called "Southwark premium": and I first noticed it when mt dad would get it when we went out to dinner and I was a kid ( A long time ago). He would just drink Bitter or Draught as a standard beer or red wine ( and that is another story because I really got into reds when the old man was alive). Anyways, brother had a BBQ for the family and I bought a carton of Premium and came over with it and kinda said "lets smash the slab old man" and he almost teared up at the extravegance of two people drinking a slab of good beer by themselves because it was maybe $15 more. It baffled me because the man had worked hard, was not poor anymore but could not bring himself out of the working class ideals when it came to beer drinking...or alcohol in general. Strange but I remember buying him a bottle of Johnnie Blue for Fathers Day one year just for the sheer fact that he would never have spent that much cash for a bottle of whisky ( I mean, it was like $160 and to be honest, I had bought him better bottles than Johnnie Blue but that was the bottle he had always seen on the top shelf and always thought " a glass would be great") which was weird as he could have afforded it in the last 25 years of his life for sure but working class for life, hey? Pity the old bugger is not alive anymore, I'd have bought him a droid for sure but I can almost hear his voice "son, I'm not sure one droid gets the job done" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Yes but the West End bitter was on tap and as an export beer. I think there’s one of those steel cans in the display cabinet behind the bar at the Grace Emily. 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Uggggh, don't get me started on "green death" Southwark used to make a table beer called "Southwark premium": and I first noticed it when mt dad would get it when we went out to dinner and I was a kid ( A long time ago). He would just drink Bitter or Draught as a standard beer or red wine ( and that is another story because I really got into reds when the old man was alive). Anyways, brother had a BBQ for the family and I bought a carton of Premium and came over with it and kinda said "lets smash the slab old man" and he almost teared up at the extravegance of two people drinking a slab of good beer by themselves because it was maybe $15 more. It baffled me because the man had worked hard, was not poor anymore but could not bring himself out of the working class ideals when it came to beer drinking...or alcohol in general. Strange but I remember buying him a bottle of Johnnie Blue for Fathers Day one year just for the sheer fact that he would never have spent that much cash for a bottle of whisky ( I mean, it was like $160 and to be honest, I had bought him better bottles than Johnnie Blue but that was the bottle he had always seen on the top shelf and always thought " a glass would be great") which was weird as he could have afforded it in the last 25 years of his life for sure but working class for life, hey? Pity the old bugger is not alive anymore, I'd have bought him a droid for sure but I can almost hear his voice "son, I'm not sure one droid gets the job done" I just thought, when I got him the JW Blue, should have got him a 2lt bottle of coke to go with it, he may have smashed the bottle of blue on my head in anger at the thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 Hot summer nights cold Czech beer, 7 weeks in and this has a heck of a lot going for it. The hops mix is sensational now, such a treat to drink. It has bitterness, crisp and a slight hint of fruit as you taste the hops. I will still try the next with 50 gms of just SAAZ but this is bloody nice as I sip away 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Another one or two tonight, seriously, one of the better craft lagers I have drunk, 50 gms of hops may be the way to go with this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 Still have one left for next week but this has been an absolute pleasure to drink. Best feedback was my brother last week, a guy who doesn't drink a lot of beer, having this and his first words as we were walking out to the verandah was " wow, that's really nice" I mean it was and it is, keepin that hops profile in the back pocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Trying one of these, nearly 3 weeks with 50gms Hops of Saaz. Maybe a bit early, might be 17 days but there is a lot to be said by going 50gms of hops in a lager. Really interested to see this one in a fortnight, nice strong flavours though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Those dry hops are In addition to the hops essence in the brewprint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 8 hours ago, J P said: Those dry hops are In addition to the hops essence in the brewprint? No, I just dry hop. Nothing wrong with the sachets but I like to mix and match hops which is easier to do by dry hopping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 So last night, I went to the Lenzerheide for dinner ( long story short, was a restaurant Mrs C and I went to all the time when we were young and kidless and if I remember rightly, has a deal with Ambassador that if you came in on a Tuesday before 6pm it was 2 for 1, which given the restaurant was just sensational...and we took advantage of it...keep in mind this was 20 years ago) anyways, had a Goodisen Pilsner last night and this tastes spot on to my brew. Their pilsner was darker but the hops is spot on. In saying that though, at this stage, prefer my other hops profile and will go with that and the Czech from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 I think one of the most interesting things about brewing is how the beer develops through the weeks of secondary. Another week on and it is completely different beer to last week 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just poured on of these last night post shift. It was crisp, screamed Pilsner, and had a nice bitter finish. gotta say it’s as good as any real Czech I’ve drank (including IN CZECH REPUBLIC). Strangely it reminded me of the american michelob, and the like. after lawnmower and the hoppier beers of late gotta say I’d prefer those. BUT we’re it hotter outside this wouldn’t been the perfect drink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) Nothing says destress from a Monday quite like a little head 😜 Edited May 10, 2021 by J P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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