Rob Courtney Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Will give a better review when I get into a few bottles...so later tonight Nah, The second brew when I got the droid that I made and I was devo, probably 3 weeks secondary ( this was the brew that made me buy a few slabs so I could get some secondary fermentation. I loved this beer when it was at Dans so to have it after a disappointing Czech Pils was kinda upsetting. I thought at this stage " why did I spend money on thsi?") Anyways, this is at second ferm 6 weeks, so it has 3-4 weeks to hit the lager sweet spot...but this is pretty good. Hard to gauge, do you rate it above Monsch, does it beat Aussie Premium? Such a tough question and can only be truly answered if some effwit had labelled the bottles instead of casually throwing a label on the box. Drinks very easy tonight though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Second glass..do like, do like a lot. This is a humid or hot weather beer for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 49 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: This is a humid or hot weather beer for sure No good in Mt Gambier then haha⛈☔️⛄️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 51 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: No good in Mt Gambier then haha⛈☔️⛄️ All relative, 30 is hot here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Just having another one of these...on a day that got to 32... Bit of the Belgian Lager about it, though I went and looked and they could not be further apart in ingredients. Pretty good for 6 or 7 weeks. I would think next time I would dry hop it just to get a touch more bitterness 32 wow. Is Mt Gambier coping? Do you air conditioners? 🥵🌞☀️ Your convinced me to give this a go, I mean why not. Have schedule this for Droid A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 No air conditioner, 16 ft ceilings though which keeps it cool. Hold back a couple of weeks, I will have one of these first to get a true indication of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: No air conditioner, 16 ft ceilings though which keeps it cool. Hold back a couple of weeks, I will have one of these first to get a true indication of it Ok, should work out ok, just put in a California Steam, will be near 14days on last brewing of that but you never can tell, depends upon the yeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Yes that is important as it does take a pint or two to adjust the taste buds. (sometimes I’ve had a water rinse between which really helps if your going straight for a taste profile - water? keep this to yourself please Rob 💧) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: I have this rated behind Birra and LML. It will be some weeks til I get to the keg but the Birra we had today had this in the shade. Probably have this on par with Aussie premium Put this one down today so will compare in about 6weeks+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 Initially with these “new” brews we are producing there needs to be some trialling as I believe some are better consumed early/fresh, others around the 6-8wks and others longer (usually the stouts and high alcohol %). For that purpose I’m making manual notes. My results may differ from someone using a sugar primer to carbonate as I use co2 and I believe this does give a fresher/crisper result more quickly. That being said if the Brewflo had been available when I changed from bottling to kegging I’d be using the Brewflo unit and bottling. (Bottling 6-7 longnecks a lot more tolerable than 30 with a 23l brew) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Kegged 27/01/20 after 9 day fermentation. Now the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Bit posh 😊ha ha, but sounds ok. Fritz or cold sausages (sliced) sandwiches with tom sauce the go for me. Do extra sausages on the bbq these days for those sandwiches the next day. Often simple is the best.🥪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: Bit posh 😊ha ha, but sounds ok. Fritz or cold sausages (sliced) sandwiches with tom sauce the go for me. Do extra sausages on the bbq these days for those sandwiches the next day. Often simple is the best.🥪 Oh yeah, I can tell you, no more wonderful eating is the day after Xmas, roast chicken, roast potatoes and gravy sandwiches with beer on a Boxing Day test match session. You know its going to end up messy when you have the first sarny before drinks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 36, 42 in Mt Gambier. Impossible your looking at Adelaides weather😊🌞. Same with me, never tried it before, but it’s now in the line for future consumption. I might buy a bottle from Dan’s to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Barrelboy said: 36, 42 in Mt Gambier. Impossible your looking at Adelaides weather😊🌞. Same with me, never tried it before, but it’s now in the line for future consumption. I might buy a bottle from Dan’s to compare. Yeah, it is a real old fashioned, before craft beer, craft beer. I used to drink this with Boags premium and always hope this was on special, the Dans down here got rid of it because I was the only one drinking it...bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Think this one may benefit from dry hopping I dry hopped 2 days before fermentation completed with 10g of Czech Saaz and 10g of Hallertau. The reason for the two, the Brewprint called for the Czech (H4) whilst the Coopers kit recipe for this brew has Hallertau in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 26 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: I dry hopped 2 days before fermentation completed with 10g of Czech Saaz and 10g of Hallertau. The reason for the two, the Brewprint called for the Czech (H4) whilst the Coopers kit recipe for this brew has Hallertau in it. Yeah, I can see a bit of experimentation going on with my dry hopping in the next year, the pity is it is a good 8 weeks til you get a real good idea on how it has worked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Yeah, I can see a bit of experimentation going on with my dry hopping in the next year, the pity is it is a good 8 weeks til you get a real good idea on how it has worked out That’s the frustration of experimentation, particularly if it doesn’t work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 4 weeks in, a very enjoyable drop. The combination of the Czech Saaz and Hallertau hops has worked well and not overpowered the basic flavour. Could do with a few more weeks but heck, I’m not fussed. Sorry photo a bit dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 This is a better photo and reflection on the brew. Turn the bloody lights on Mark! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roe Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 About to keg my first batch of Thomas Coopers Artisan Reserve. I have added the hops (2 pouches) and have noticed two pouches of sucrose. Do I add these two pouches to the batch along with the hops or did I mess up? Should I have added them at the start? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 57 minutes ago, Jerry Roe said: About to keg my first batch of Thomas Coopers Artisan Reserve. I have added the hops (2 pouches) and have noticed two pouches of sucrose. Do I add these two pouches to the batch along with the hops or did I mess up? Should I have added them at the start? Thanks in advance. Hi Jerry, Mark here and a welcome to a great forum. After adding the hops wait 24 hours for the hop solution to infuse with the brew. ( in the ready to keg mode). Now if kegging add a sucrose pouch to each keg then fill. If bottling the easiest are the drops or you can add other forms of sugar to each bottle. Are you going to keg or bottle (if bottling do you have the sucrose drops?) Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roe Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Mark, thanks for the welcome. I think I blew it. I added the hops and the sucrose but I intended to bottle instead of keg. Now what do I do? I do have the bottles and tablets and was ready to bottle tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, Jerry Roe said: Mark, thanks for the welcome. I think I blew it. I added the hops and the sucrose but I intended to bottle instead of keg. Now what do I do? I do have the bottles and tablets and was ready to bottle tomorrow Are you using the plastic (PET) bottles or glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roe Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 PET bottles, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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