kiwirevo said:I just opened another bottle but it's barely carbed, I'm thinking there's not enough yeast still in suspension so carbonation may take a while. However, this is the best undercarbed beer I've ever had!
Right,
So I cracked this open on a sunday afternoon aqfter being in the fridge for a week, and I'm feeling a bit happy. Lol.
I'll attempt to offer some notes on this and a picture will follow later.
appearance: Dark red/Brown colour Very much a colour I'd expect from an Imperial amber, although slightly hazy, I'm assuming this is the hops causing this. (there were quite a few)
aroma: huge aroma of american hops. I could smell this all day.
Flavour: low carbed. Not sure if this was supposed to be the case. big amber flavour, caramels are very in there with the flavour, lingering bitterness, and really smooth considering the high late hopping. I see what you mean with the late hopping giving that smoother bitterness.
Overall: If this was on handpump I could drink more than 1 although the alcohol content might be a bit high. very nice beer, advice for next time, would be more carbonation, to make those hops smack you in the face. and the other thing I'd do, although some peiople may in fact beg to differ would be that the alcohol content may be slightly too high, but very warming none the less.
Handpump this with a sparkler it'll be awesome. Pour it into a Drink bottle with a hose on the end with a sparkler attached for a makeshift hand pump.
Make this again and send me more lol
cheers Kiwi maybe we'll do a swap again sometime soon??
if you've tried and like Liberty Brewing's Yakima Scarlet I have a very good clone if you're interested
Thanks for the review. Do you have a link as to how to make the handpump?
I'm definitely keen for a swap again, if you've tried and like Liberty Brewing's Yakima Scarlet I have a very good clone if you're interested
Here's the Scarlet clone recipe, next time I'd increase the warrior by a gram or two as it doesn't have the punchy bitterness of real Scarlet, but I will brew it again so I'll send some when I do that as this current batch it's getting drunk fast.
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/36246/scarlet-yakima-clone-v-1-0
I'll give the hand pump a try. Thanks.
Here's the Scarlet clone recipe, next time I'd increase the warrior by a gram or two as it doesn't have the punchy bitterness of real Scarlet, but I will brew it again so I'll send some when I do that as this current batch it's getting drunk fast.
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/36246/scarlet-yakima-clone-v-1-0
Awesome, cheers dude!
If you brew it let me know how it goes
So here's my adjusted recipe
HOPS:
25 g - Centennial for 20 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 10, IBU: 12.9)
25 g - NZ Cascade for 20 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.2, IBU: 11.86)
25 g - NZ Chinook for 20 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.6, IBU: 12.38)
25 g - Centennial for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 10, IBU: 10.13)
25 g - NZ Cascade for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.2, IBU: 9.32)
25 g - NZ Chinook for 15 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.6, IBU: 9.72)
25 g - Centennial for 10 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 10, IBU: 8.25)
25 g - NZ Cascade for 10 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.2, IBU: 7.59)
25 g - NZ Chinook for 10 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.6, IBU: 7.92)
25 g - Centennial for 5 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 10, IBU: 6.16)
25 g - NZ Cascade for 5 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.2, IBU: 5.66)
25 g - NZ Chinook for 5 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.6, IBU: 5.91)
25 g - Centennial for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 10)
25 g - NZ Cascade for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.2)
25 g - NZ Chinook for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Boil (AA 9.6)
25 g - Centennial for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma (AA 10)
25 g - NZ Cascade for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma (AA 9.2)
25 g - NZ Chinook for 0 min, Type: Pellet, Use: Aroma (AA 9.6)
Rock and Roll, my friend! That is a serious hop schedule...
I also once made a beer with a pound of hops and some Carared, turned out lovely.
Been a while but I just got the Spiegelau IPA Glasses and they turned this beer from great to absolutely amazing, no idea it's as alcoholic as it is, and the aroma is better, the flavour is just smooth bitterness.
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Well, this got a Bronze medal in the American Barleywine category at the national homebrew comp yesterday. Pretty pleased with that score was 36/50
thanks, also got a gold and silver for my 2 meadsNZLunchie said:Congratulations!
Nice work. Having tried this beer. I'm not surprised. Well done.kiwirevo said:thanks, also got a gold and silver for my 2 meads
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