Feeling nostalgic and thinking about amber ale. Not a style I’ve brewed often, looking for recipe input.
This is what I’ve been thinking.
OG:1.053
FG: 1.012
ABV: 5.4%
IBU:30
SRM: 13.5
80% Superior Pale
8% Dark wheat
7% Crystal 40
3% Victory
2% Chocolate
15g Cascade (whole cone) mash hop...
TL;DR : I want to harvest very old yeast from a very old chouffe bottle.
Hello everyone,
I recently did some work in my grand-parents house.
That's when I came upon this old "chouffe" bottle (see attached pictures)
I there were alot of floating sediments so I decided to first cold crash it in...
At my first Queensland Amateur Brewing Competition (QABC), I volunteered as a steward. Upon arrival I was asked to judge, which scared the hell out of me (and still does). Fortunately I was paired with a very forgiving judge who mentored me for the day. I set out to shut up and learn something...
Humm... this is embarrassing.
I brewed 3 batches this summer and then week after week ... I suddenly realised that they have been sitting there for 6 months now untouched after finishing fermentation. No signs of nasty infection even though there quite few black stuff on the surface.
My...