Rob Courtney Posted March 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Robert Pretty said: Got this on order again. Enjoyed it the first time with the liquid hops. This time, I have ordered some Saaz pellets and are going to DH. Was thinking 25g? Thoughts? I have done it with 25gms and 50 gms, didn't notice a huge difference between the two. I mean there was a stronger hops taste but not as much as you'd expect from double the hops 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: I have done it with 25gms and 50 gms, didn't notice a huge difference between the two. I mean there was a stronger hops taste but not as much as you'd expect from double the hops Cheers @Rob Courtney & @Hambone. Have 50g of Saaz, so may as well use it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: last one for the night...I think 10 weeks in and it is definitely a good summer brew but I wonder if the Hersbrucker and Tettanger are too close in flavour. I have seen another brew that replaced the Hersbrucker with Hallertau, so with the next lager/pilsner I do, I will give that a go. In saying that though, still a very nice drink Hersbrucker and Tettanger are very close however Hallertau is quite a weak hop in terms of its flavour profile. Have a think about Saaz, would add something extra (imo)if that’s what your looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 Have one of these in the droid now to build up a stockpile before moving onto something heavier. Just using the liquid hops on the recipe but I wish I had read this before ordering as I have some saaz in the freezer and it's a lot cheaper than the liquid hops packs. Guess it's one for next time, once I use up the ingredients for the other 8 brews. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 Brew finished, looks and smells pretty legit. Kegging with the hops now. Running it in storage mode over the weekend before kegging definitely gives a clearer product that my Aztec cerveza which I kegged immediately. Next up something heavy which I can store for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Just DH this with 50g Saaz, only brewed this once before with the liquid hops. So hopefully should have a bit more zing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 In the Droid today, noted I have a few of the liquid sachets so will add 2 x H4 on kegging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Just tapped this today after a month in the keg and it's alright but something tastes a little off. It tastes a little like the liquid hops smells if that makes sense. I'm not a fan of hoppy beers so maybe I'm not the best judge. I'll give this a crack with some saaz in a hop sock next time. I can confirm that sitting this at storage temperature for 2 days before kegging has definitely helped the clarity compared to the Aztec Cerveza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Sampler stubby of Czech Pils at 3 weeks. This one DH with 50g of Saaz. I liked it first time with the liquid hops, being an ale man. This with the DH hops is even better. @Rob Courtneyyour the lager expert. What's the best drinking time on this 4 to 6 weeks. So I know when to gas the keg, and start pouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Robert Pretty said: Sampler stubby of Czech Pils at 3 weeks. This one DH with 50g of Saaz. I liked it first time with the liquid hops, being an ale man. This with the DH hops is even better. @Rob Courtneyyour the lager expert. What's the best drinking time on this 4 to 6 weeks. So I know when to gas the keg, and start pouring. To be honest, I like it from 3 weeks on in the bottle but there is a fair view that 6-8 weeks is a good spot for the lagers. There are some lagers I'd absolutely do at 4 weeks but this one, the longer you could leave it the better...of course, if that is 4 weeks, so be it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 In the droid 5 days ago for the BrewFlo, dry hopped today with 10g Willamette and 20g of Fuggle. Was going to use Hersbrucker with the Fuggle hops but have run out. Enjoy toying with alternatives as you just can’t have “every” hop and there is a need to use what you have got if appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 This particular brew is 8 weeks since keg in a 10l ss keg. Dry hop with 2 x H4 liquid sachets. Turned out smooth, crisp and very clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Dry hopped this with 20gms of Saaz and 15 each of Tettanger and Lemondrops, hoping this one turns out well, last one was OK and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 16/12/2022 at 6:34 PM, Rob Courtney said: Dry hopped this with 20gms of Saaz and 15 each of Tettanger and Lemondrops, hoping this one turns out well, last one was OK and nothing more. Drinking this now at 9 weeks, not bad, not bad at all....can't help but think there is more tinkering to be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted May 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2023 So I went to hop this one back in March and I only had 15 gms of Saaz so I stuck an extra 5gms of Citra in. Then I thought about it and kicked myself because I could have left it at 15gms of Saaz or put 10gms of Citra. ^ and a bit weeks in, it is drinking alright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted May 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 drinking a couple of these tonight, very nice indeed. Went very well with some Tacos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 8 weeks in now, pretty clear, very easy to drink. If I was going the citra route again, I'd go at least 10, maybe 15, Citra is a great hop but after a few weeks getting through a Summer Ale FWK, this is pretty nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted July 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Pretty sure I did this with 20gms Saaz as I wanted to bring it back to recipe, 12 weeks in and very nice, probably could have another 5 or 10gms in it, or 30 but is a solid drink. Have mucked a round a lot with the hops choices in this beer, may try a split of Saaz and Tettanger next 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 Nearly 100 days in, pretty nice, more Trumer Pils than say a Budvar with 20gms of Saaz but pretty bloody good, still have a bunch of these bottles left too. Happy days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Still OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 So of course, why would I just do this one the way I liked last or had liked before, so this time I hopped it with 12.5gms of Tettanger and the same of Lemon drops. Kinda maybe thought the Lemondrops would be more pronounced but still quite good at 4 weeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 I reckon this one is 4 weeks in, just did it with 20 gms of Saaz and it is really nice. It isn't a Budvar or Pilsner Urquell type of pilsner but crisp, a bit of bitter, just really nice. There is a certain joy of brewing in this part of the year, the house is probably 20-24 all month round and the beers start up a little early. Good beer to start off the weekend, had one of those days where it was just really nice outside, so told the guys I'm going for a walk and walked across to the park down the road, sat under a tree and looked at the phone every 15 mins to answer questions, a nice way to run a business. Didn't come back for 2 hours either, I need to do that more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 Drinking very nicely at ten weeks in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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