Rob Courtney Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Just sneaking a couple of longies watching the cricket This is a tough beer to rate. It was the first one I brewed that I went "I can make beer". I might even wait until I get to the keg...or...and dare I say it...yep, til I get the hops right...like I have with the one I kegged a fortnight back. At best, I will give this a 4 out of 5 as there is better brews out there and I bought this as it said this was the one that replicated Crownies. It isn't Crown as it is more fruity than malty but yeah, the more I wanted to bag this...and granted it has come after an Aztec, it is sitting pretty nicely. It isn't a Belgian Lager, or a Bohemian, or a Lawn Mower or a Birra but still, is a nice brew. I think a bit more bitterness in it will turn out quite well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Will point out this is 10 ish weeks into secondary so it has had some good time sitting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Will point out this is 10 ish weeks into secondary so it has had some good time sitting I think that could be the go with this one. Looking at the recipe with 750g of the X1 malt it should be more dominant by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted September 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Think I may get to the stage ( given I have a flo and 16 kegs and it works for me) of doing a lot of my brew into kegs and then having maybe 20-25% done into bottles. So I may do three brews into kegs and then do a US Chiller into bottles. I mean I like them out of bottles and it has it's place but there is the aesthetics of pouring your own pints ( which was one of the reasons I wanted this system) and I think the flavour is possibly just better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted September 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Absolutely delicious, creamy head ( pro tip, don't type that phrase into google with your parents in law in the house), really happy with this. Not quite Crownie, not quite Hahn Premium but kinda a mix of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Looks refreshing, good on a hot day as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Think I may get to the stage ( given I have a flo and 16 kegs and it works for me) of doing a lot of my brew into kegs and then having maybe 20-25% done into bottles. So I may do three brews into kegs and then do a US Chiller into bottles. I mean I like them out of bottles and it has it's place but there is the aesthetics of pouring your own pints ( which was one of the reasons I wanted this system) and I think the flavour is possibly just better. I’d say that would be the way to go. I believe the stouts are better bottled and agree in something like the US Chiller so you can just come in and grab an ice cold bottle after work or some activity. ( no not that activity). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 With the extra 4 that’ll give 100 litres, a good stock and allows time for maturity purposes. To be honest I’d definitely have gone the beerflo way if it all this was about when I changed from bottles to kegs ( an expensive way to go). However my kegs and system works well and I’m happy to stay with what I have. Stay with your system and just build up your keg stocks........more more more.🍻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 12 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: From the first pint til the last, this has been a very good keg of beer, bit more hops would have been sweet but yeah, 13 pints of deliciousness It would certainly appears that you enjoyed this brew but mentioned (as an aside) that “more hops would have been sweet.....”. I suspect you added at kegging time so next time try at fermentation end and leave for the two days in keg mode. Or would you add another sachet of the H4? Or just leave it and do what you did again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 I didn’t know you went to storage mode so Liam’s advice is correct. As you have chilled the beer thus cleaning up and settling yeast etc and ceasing any fermentation, if using liquid hop I wouldn’t bother waiting a couple of days at fermentation temperature. Just add to the kegs or if half and half add to the keg, fill, add to remaining 5 litres and then bottle. Reason, no difference in result whether the hops sit in the droid or in your keg due to the chilling process. Cheers Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 I’ll have to fit this into my brewing schedule..... but when.....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 On the bright side at least you know how you f$%k it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 It has that sort of German beer taste mixed into it. I guess what I am most pleased about is recognising the difference just the change of hops makes to the beer. I had a chat with Liam a while back and he was telling me the real fun comes from the experimenting of different yeast and hops on the same beer and damn it, he is right. I'm not 100% sure I'd make this exactly the same again but if you gave a mate one of these with "it's my homebrew", they'd come back for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: It has that sort of German beer taste mixed into it. I guess what I am most pleased about is recognising the difference just the change of hops makes to the beer. I had a chat with Liam a while back and he was telling me the real fun comes from the experimenting of different yeast and hops on the same beer and damn it, he is right. I'm not 100% sure I'd make this exactly the same again but if you gave a mate one of these with "it's my homebrew", they'd come back for a second. No doubt some excellent beers have been achieved through mistakes and experimentations. I do like to play around with hops and surprising changes can be achieved. A good example is the Coopers Session Ale, Brewprint - Galaxy hops, can Coopers recipe is galaxy and Melba hops, then there is Amarillo so mixing up is interesting with any harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Rob Courtney said: OK, so drinking the keg that I didn't bollocks up whilst kegging, I mean I did everything ele wrong, just kegged it like a pro. Close enough to 11 weeks secondary...and I have something to say... I rate it better with Hallertau hops!!! It hasn't lost its hops flavour and moulded into the same beer, it tastes bloody lovely, still think it has the "German beer" than say a Crownie but this would be the first time I would give this beer 5 stars. I will also note that this was the last beer I put dextrose powder in ( have used carb drops since then as an expiriment) bu I used 33 ish grams instead of the suggested 25-30gms and I think that may be the right amount. I do use a wheat dextrose for some reason, maybe the Brewshop guy reommended it. The hallertau hops I suspect would suit your brew, it’s a nice hop suitable with a number of European beers as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Barrelboy said: The hallertau hops I suspect would suit your brew, it’s a nice hop suitable with a number of European beers as well. Yeah, it's a strange one, I am trying to place it but it is a bit close to Southwark Premium without being as crisp. I mean there is no way I am putting Hersbrucker in it next time...or will I? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Just bottling this one now with some Hallertau hops again...tastes pretty nice in the tester, will be giving this one an earlier go than usual ( 4 weeks) to see what it is like it that stage ad then gauge it for premium time drinking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 06/07/2020 at 7:56 PM, Rob Courtney said: Just bottling this one now with some Hallertau hops again...tastes pretty nice in the tester, will be giving this one an earlier go than usual ( 4 weeks) to see what it is like it that stage ad then gauge it for premium time drinking Woo hoo, get to try this one out tomorrow, looking forward to how i goes early on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Not bad at all, strong malt taste to it at the moment (3 X x1), think it needs an extra week or two...will need an extra bottle to confirm that though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Yeah second one confirms, needs a couple of more weeks. When I had this out of the keg, both 6 and 10 weeks were very good, so maye this is one that goes better with a little bit more time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Thought I'd sneak one of these with Sunday dinner (hamburger)...so good. Probably still has room to improve but with a double bacon burger ( which quite frankly I should have two of) it was great to neck a couple of pints 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Thought I'd sneak one of these with Sunday dinner (hamburger)...so good. Probably still has room to improve but with a double bacon burger ( which quite frankly I should have two of) it was great to neck a couple of pints Out of interest the Shem Sheet compares this (opinion only) with a Hahn Premium, do you still lean towards Southwark Premium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 45 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: Out of interest the Shem Sheet compares this (opinion only) with a Hahn Premium, do you still lean towards Southwark Premium? The Shem sheet does it with Hersbrucker hops and I wuld agree with the Hahn call, with Hallertau hops it is closer to a Southwark premium, probably needs a hops tea in there to promote a bit more bitterness to be spot on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 I have some beer stored in the lounge, some in the laundry, both with diferent temps, the Laundry being a solid bugger all degrees ( maybe 10 celcius when you'd want at least 16 for good secondary) and it is interesting from a difference in maturity view for me. I have to try one of the loungeroom ones a bit later but I can see how this one is about a week or less behind the loungeroom one from last week. In saying that though, this with 20-25gms of Hallertau dry hopped is just sensational, even from the laundry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) I know this might be an unpopular opinionj but I think think with Hallertau is better than Belgium Lager...and I never, ever thought I would say that Edited August 21, 2020 by Rob Courtney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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