Recent content by NotSure

Thanks for the advice and encouragement!

It's a bit of a cool and windy night, so I thought I'd pop-open a HB Wee Heavy bottled in August this year. The recipe is pretty straightforward. Maris Otter and a bit of Roasted Barley. Barely any hops. 8.5% ABV and a FG of 1.025. One of the best I've brewed this year. Trying to age these...

I used the dried LalBrew Voss. I fermented at 35C (95F) and it turned-out well. The only issue is a bit of chill haze, so not due to the yeast. My wife says it finishes like a lager, but I think it's just a nice tasting strongish IPA. No funky tastes. I'd use it again.

HB Kveik Galaxy IPA. 6.7% ABV. Drained the keg and down to a few bottles. First time brewing with Kveik and I'm still wrapping my head around it.

HB Märzen. 5.4% ABV. Grist is half Munich, half Vienna. Tettnang to 21 IBU, so quite malty. Had to put this one on a bit early as it only lagered for a couple weeks. Catching-up on brewing and noticed I need the space in the kegerator! Tastes nice and the keg should drain quickly.

Yeah, my eight year old tried that too. Nothing that 20 push-ups, removal of the iPad, and a lecture about proper use of the King's English couldn't fix.

HB Pale Ale. I wanted to get more familiar with Dextrin Malt, so I made a Pale Ale with a bit of body. In hindsight, it could have been a bit hoppier. 4.5kg Crisp Best Ale Malt 0.8kg Crisp Dextrin Malt 100g Bramling Cross hops (5% AA) - half at 60 min, half at 5 min US-05 OG: 1.051 FG: 1.018...

Last from the aged beers box for a while as I'm spent. HB 13.1% ABV Eisbock bottled March 22nd 2022. CBC-1 does a great job with carbonating high ABV beers.

Didn't feel like having this for Easter Sunday, so saved it for Monday. Aged HB Baltic Porter bottled March 10th 2021. May be getting a bit past it's peak, but still tastes great.

Moved house a couple months ago and still haven't have a good brewery set up yet. This is my second brew I've made here. It's an English IPA. OG 1.060 and FG 1.013. 6.2% ABV. Maris Otter base malt with a bit of Crystal malt. Norther Brewer for bittering (leftovers) and a lot of Bramling...

Brewed a Bitter yesterday. 22 litres at 1.044OG. Using Lalbrew London English-Style dry yeast. 4.0 kg Maris Otter 0.25 kg Crystal Malt 0.05 kg Chocolate Malt Hopped with Northern Brewer at start of boil and then Fuggles at 5 minutes from flameout. Target IBU of 39.

I'm not familiar with the term Black Cap, what is it? If it's Blackberries, I did the same with my daughter a few years back and made a wheat beer with them. Anyhow, your HB looks great!

HB Eisbock. A nice way to finish 2022.

Thought I'd pop open a Barleywine before amateur night tomorrow and check the carbonation level on my aged inventory. This is a HB Dark Barleywine bottled on 10 August 2021. Here are the specifics: 9.0kg Simpsons Maris Otter 0.25 kg Special B 0.3kg Weyermann Carafa Sp. 3 100g Apollo 17.7%AA...

Drinking my Chocolate Cherry Imperial Milk Stout. Despite having the longest name ever, and being a semi-successful first attempt, it's actually good. The brewday had its difficulties, which were lessons learned. Also, in hindsight, I should have used tart cherries instead of sweet as you can...