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11-23-2012, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by k47k
Brewed this on 9/24. Drinking it today, pretty tasty, i drastically reduced the amount of spices, they are barely noticeable in the final beer, which is fine with me. i lightly rim the glass with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and sugar for those who want it to taste like pumpkin pie.
when i went to keg, i opened the primary and it smelled like someone farted in it. i was worried the beer was ruined, however the finished beer has zero fart taste or aroma.
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Read this to my SWMBO  she said the glass rim idea sounds really tasty, she likes it. She said she's really glad the beer didn't come out tasting like a fart.
She asked me what a fart tastes like .... I didn't know so I thought I'd ask...  |
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11-24-2012, 03:51 PM
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Spoony Brewer
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Hahaha. When I bottled mine it tasted and smelled bad and I also thought I fudged something up. After 4 weeks in bottle, I couldn't believe how good it was.
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11-24-2012, 03:59 PM
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#1103
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Originally Posted by Krovitz
Hahaha. When I bottled mine it tasted and smelled bad and I also thought I fudged something up. After 4 weeks in bottle, I couldn't believe how good it was.
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HA, yup. Patience really pays off with this one.
Actually, mine is kind of hot right now and it's really covering up the spices. But I'm sure in a week or two I'll be posting about how much it's changed.
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Primary: Sahti, Strawberry Banana Blonde, Caramel Quad
Kegged: Cascadian Dark Ale -- Punkin' Ale -- "Bitter and Rye" American-style Bitter
Bottled: English Barleywine (brewed 9/26/09 -- bottled 5/5/10)
LET'S GO LA!
LA CAMPIONE!
PLAY FOR GLORY, THE GLORY LA!
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11-25-2012, 12:54 AM
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#1104
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Mine has been in the bottle for 2 weeks now. I'm thinking of sampling one next week.
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Primary: Cream Ale
Secondary: None
Kegged: Watermelon Wheat, Schwarzbier
Bottled: Punkin' Ale, Seduction (Double Chocolate Strawberry Cream Stout), Oktoberfest
"Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world." -Jack Nicholson
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12-07-2012, 02:53 AM
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Well just made my second batch of this great brew. I bought the grain from an online shop because of a great deal. They shipped what was labeled at two bags of 5# of 2-row but there was an extra bag that just said 2-row. I assumed they just gave me extra grain. Well I learned an important lesson...always weight your ingredients unless you weight and bag yourself! I realized the grain bill was low during the fly sparge but obviously I was already a bit late, so I just finished it up.
OG as 1.053 (my last batch came in at 1.081) but I neglected 3-4 lbs of base malt. The final wort smelled awesome so I'm just going to call this one Drunkin Punkin Lite!
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12-07-2012, 03:21 AM
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If you have some lme on hand, you could boost it. But, it'll probably be good all the same.
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12-07-2012, 04:17 PM
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#1107
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I'd just let it ride if I were you. I'm sure it'll end up tasting just as good, just without the winter warmer effect.
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Primary: Sahti, Strawberry Banana Blonde, Caramel Quad
Kegged: Cascadian Dark Ale -- Punkin' Ale -- "Bitter and Rye" American-style Bitter
Bottled: English Barleywine (brewed 9/26/09 -- bottled 5/5/10)
LET'S GO LA!
LA CAMPIONE!
PLAY FOR GLORY, THE GLORY LA!
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12-07-2012, 04:29 PM
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#1108
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Mine ended up really harsh! I don't understand why. Could this have to do with my water? I used half a campden tablet for 10 gallons to dechlorinate.
It is really weak on the spices too. I'm not sure if I should just let it go longer (brewed 10/25, bottled 11/12) or if it's a lost cause.
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12-08-2012, 12:17 AM
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Turned out great! Been in the bottles now for 3 weeks. You can tell the Pumpkin is there, but its not overpowering. Love it!
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Kegged: Watermelon Wheat, Schwarzbier
Bottled: Punkin' Ale, Seduction (Double Chocolate Strawberry Cream Stout), Oktoberfest
"Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world." -Jack Nicholson
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12-08-2012, 05:58 AM
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SlapShot Brewing
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Originally Posted by JordanThomas
Mine ended up really harsh! I don't understand why. Could this have to do with my water? I used half a campden tablet for 10 gallons to dechlorinate.
It is really weak on the spices too. I'm not sure if I should just let it go longer (brewed 10/25, bottled 11/12) or if it's a lost cause.
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Leave it alone. Don't crack a bottle till Christmas Eve. The spices come through very nicely with time.
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