Dustin Frothman Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 This one is a cracker. Worth a try. 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltham Brauhaus Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 15 hours ago, Dustin Frothman said: This one is a cracker. Worth a try. 😍 I agree, its a cracker of a brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 On the list for next winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Ordered in my collection of brews. I remember years ago when Dans first opened and they had some wines to sample and one of these...and the guy was going to pour a sample into one of those plastic shot glasses and I grabbed the stubby out of his hand and necked it ( I was buying a decent selection of reds). Bloody delicious and this was apparently young and ripe (acording to the timeline) Does this need hops as it doesn't come with any and I remember it having quite a fruity note to the taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 49 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Does this need hops as it doesn't come with any and I remember it having quite a fruity note to the taste Per Coopers recipe, 21 litre batch 1 × 400g Dark Crystal Malt 1 × 25g Cashmere Hops 1 × 25g Ekuanot Hops 1 × 25g Eclipse Hops 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 So, I've done a bit of research (and boy, doesn't that sound like the start of an anti vaxxer rant) and i am going with the 2014 recipe that has Bravo, Ella and Galaxy hops. In saying that though, all recipes seem to be the balls when it comes to hops 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 So the only way I can get my hands on Ella is in a 100gm pack which seems excessive, given it is supposed to be so close to Galaxy, should I just do 2/3 Galaxy, 1/3 Dwayne Bravo hops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: should I just do 2/3 Galaxy, 1/3 Dwayne Bravo hops? I’d go 2/3 Galaxy and 1/3 Citra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: 1/3 Dwayne Bravo hops? 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Captain 3 Droids said: I’d go 2/3 Galaxy and 1/3 Citra. No, I have Bravo hops, there is no Citra here Chopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 It is apparently the Brewshop guys fav beer, he drank a 98 last week ( he says he never rated that one though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 So with the new tap on the droid ( I will upload a photo of the old tap to show why I needed a new one sometime) the Vintage has been put down. Will this be my first brew to overflow? A few have come close but we will see. Given in the past week I did go see the Brewshop guy and he had some citra, it will be done with 15gms of Galaxy, D Bracvo and Citra, trying to stay truish to the 2014 recipe. Really looking forward to this one even if it'll be quite a few months til I try one 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 10 days in and still going, I guess there is a lot of sugar for the yeast to eat, it may be a couple of more days 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Excellent, it has reached EOF, dropped 15gms of galaxy, Bravo and Citra. Might bottle it on Friday to give it a few days mixing together. Be interesting to see where it is at at eight weeks with a stubbie, maybe still a bit "spirit" like at that point but yeah, only one way to find that out 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 18 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Excellent, it has reached EOF, dropped 15gms of galaxy, Bravo and Citra. Might bottle it on Friday to give it a few days mixing together. Be interesting to see where it is at at eight weeks with a stubbie, maybe still a bit "spirit" like at that point but yeah, only one way to find that out I reckon it’ll still be fairly boozy at 8 weeks. But horses for courses of course of course. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Dustin Frothman said: I reckon it’ll still be fairly boozy at 8 weeks. But horses for courses of course of course. I think it will too. I can only guage it against the Belgian Strong Ale and that needed about the 14 week mark to lose its "Tequila" from it and just be a beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 11 weeks in, it was as long as I could wait to try the first one Still with too much of a hint of alcohol at the moment which is disappointing but not unexpected. Anyways, 11 weeks too early but there is a huge, huge amount of flavour here, not just the hops but the elements which I believe/hope will settle down into a beer that could become a dessert beer. I am already thinking this is a beer that you brew in October, knowing that when daylight savings end, could be time for a first stubbie, maybe not. Flavours of sherry and toffee are strong at the moment and the coffee and burnt sugar ain't far behind and then there is the hops which aren't impacting the flavour as much as I thought they would but still, very effing nice if unbalanced. I would not be surprised if this starts coming into its own after a whole year in secondary. This could be the best beer in the brewprint range...may give an update in another 3 months 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) I'd like to say those easter eggs were mine but apparently as a Dad, you do not get Easter eggs...that you don't pilfer first Edited April 17, 2022 by Rob Courtney 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 wow, one glass of this on the backend of three longnecks....hits pretty hard. Not sure you'd drive after 2 stubbies of these 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted April 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 12 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: 11 weeks in, it was as long as I could wait to try the first one Still with too much of a hint of alcohol at the moment which is disappointing but not unexpected. Anyways, 11 weeks too early but there is a huge, huge amount of flavour here, not just the hops but the elements which I believe/hope will settle down into a beer that could become a dessert beer. I am already thinking this is a beer that you brew in October, knowing that when daylight savings end, could be time for a first stubbie, maybe not. Flavours of sherry and toffee are strong at the moment and the coffee and burnt sugar ain't far behind and then there is the hops which aren't impacting the flavour as much as I thought they would but still, very effing nice if unbalanced. I would not be surprised if this starts coming into its own after a whole year in secondary. This could be the best beer in the brewprint range...may give an update in another 3 months I’ve certainly underestimated this beer a few times when out and enjoyed a few too many … The colour and head look great though and I agree that if you give it some more time it’ll probably hit that sweet spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 6 months in, second stubbie of the batch opened 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 So I thought I'd wait until near the end to judge it. The alcohol taste has mellowed, the alcohol content has not. I am drinking on an empty stomach but yeah, nearly finished the pint and would not drive( I mean I could and I'd be bloody amazing at it but ). A lot of lacing on the glass, nice amount of fermentation the flavours have mellowed down and it is nice to drink...maybe would have chosen more citrus type hops or used more hops but that is at this stage, will finish the last two stubbies by new year and then drink a bottle or two a year to see how it goes. Have read a few people say it hits its peak at year 3 so will get there in the end. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted July 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 29 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: So I thought I'd wait until near the end to judge it. The alcohol taste has mellowed, the alcohol content has not. I am drinking on an empty stomach but yeah, nearly finished the pint and would not drive( I mean I could and I'd be bloody amazing at it but ). A lot of lacing on the glass, nice amount of fermentation the flavours have mellowed down and it is nice to drink...maybe would have chosen more citrus type hops or used more hops but that is at this stage, will finish the last two stubbies by new year and then drink a bottle or two a year to see how it goes. Have read a few people say it hits its peak at year 3 so will get there in the end. Nice timing considering the 2022 was released this week. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 9 months in, one of two stubbies left and then I have the longnecks to go. A remarkable improvement in those three months. The last one, it was hard to guage what the hops profile was in it, the alcohol flavour was starting to settle but was still dominant at 6 months but after a few sips of this I am actually really excited to see this at 1 year. No more complaints about the hops profile, it is starting to give a fruity punch to it with a toffee hit as you swish it in your mouth. If this improves by this amount again in 3 months I believe it will be a balanced ale full of tropical fruit flavours but we will see, maybe at that point I will say "maybe at 18 months". The alcohol flavour isn't as prominent as before though it is still noticable but it is becoming balanced as a drink, just needs a bit more time. Still knocks you about a bit for a pint though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Probably should have taken a second photo of this when it had settled, the head on the beer was like a cm of cream on top that you strained the beer through. On reflection, it was a nice drink but it must be near 10%, I had a stubbie of this and a longneck of Birra and I was done for the night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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