HOMEBREW SWAP-O-RAMA #3 Lets try this again

[jtd_419]

Glad it made it safe, and i'm welcome to any questions or comments you may offer

 

[MikePote]

cmoewes,

Just a heads up the dead guy clone tastes nothing like dead guy but I really like it. On the hefe I used a half a jar of marmalade because I cheaped out on buying $6 worth of adjuncts. It turned out pretty orangey but it is ok.

I hope you enjoy. I will take all the feedback you can give, good or bad. If you dont like my beer feel free to let me know, you wont hurt my feelings.

Enjoy!

 

[cmoewes]

cmoewes,

Just a heads up the dead guy clone tastes nothing like dead guy but I really like it. On the hefe I used a half a jar of marmalade because I cheaped out on buying $6 worth of adjuncts. It turned out pretty orangey but it is ok.

I hope you enjoy. I will take all the feedback you can give, good or bad. If you dont like my beer feel free to let me know, you wont hurt my feelings.

Enjoy!

I've had several of them so far.

The hefe was a big of a gusher. Might have been shook up from travel or something. I liked the flavor of it.

The Wimpy Pale Ale was very good. Nice and drinkable,ver good.

I was going to get a dead guy from the local beer store because it didn't taste like I remembered so I'm glad ou mentioned it.

So far all of them have been very good, I wouldn't be concerned with your brewing skills.

 

[Terek]

jtd_419, your package should arrive today. I am going on my "memorial weekend" camping trip today trew sun. as we never do anything on actual memorial day, too crazy around here. so I will explain what I remember putting in there.
the oat stout was kind of a failed brew that I didn't like the final product, so I threw it in my oak barrel for a few months. it isn't any prize winner, but I enjoy what it turned out to be.

the black rye ipa is a brew that I make all the time, its a house fav. this particular one I gathered all the water from a spring by my turkey hunting spot, at about 8500 feet up and mabe 50 feet where it comes out of the mountain. I think it really turned out good.

the pumkin ale is a clone I found for dog fish heads punkin ale, but I never follow someone elses recipe, so I changed the hops to cascade and used a 5th generation us-05 that is my "house strain" I liked it a lot fresh, but it seemed to have lost what it had over the last month. mabe a few more months? I did cellar a few of these to try at xmas.

the orange wheat I made for swambo and she doesn't drink much, hence why its so old. I really don't like wheat beers all that much, but I cracked one of these on the boat yesterday and really enjoyed it. you have the last one.

and the cider is really nothing special. my house blend of tree top, black tea, and brown sugar. I try and keep it in constant rotation, as I love cider. most gets drank green, and a few put in the cellar every batch. I would have given you an older bottle, but my mother in law would freak if I didn't bring some on this camping trip, so I be tapped out. I actually had a 3 gal batch of that particular one and its gone now. you have the last one.

all these recipes are all grain and ones I created, except for the punkin ale clone, butmi tweeked it. hope you enjoy!

 

[Zoidberg]

Black tea in a cider sounds interesting. You "dry hop" it? Or brew tea and blend it?

 

[trefilov22]

I've been waiting all day for you to get it. Those are my Saint Paul vanilla porters. It was all I had on tap right now. They are 4% abv. 60 ibu. My efficiency was a little low on that one so it didn't have the body I was hoping. But it is very refreshing and easy drinking.

Finally was able to try one of these bad boys out last night! Let me tell you, the flavor was definitely good! Light carbonation, great color and smell. You can definitely get a hint of vanilla in both flavor and smell. Very little head.

You mentioned that it was all you had on tap right now, did you fill from a keg into the bottles? That may explain the light carbonation. I'm guessing thats normal for this style of beer? Either way it was really good. I am having a lake party this weekend and plan on sharing two of the other three bottles, the last one is all mine!

 

[Terek]

Black tea in a cider sounds interesting. You "dry hop" it? Or brew tea and blend it?

I boil a bit of water to dissolve the brown sugar, then "brew" the tea bags in that. pour it in the carboy and pitch yeast. the tea adds some tannins that help the cider balance. you don't get much tea flavor. now that you mention it, I may try to "dry hop" some at the end of fermentation to get a bit of tea flavor

 

[Zoidberg]

My tea beer, I never dry hopped and get plenty of tea although its a very light grain and hop bill

 

[sompls]

Hey thanks to wilda22 for what was waiting for me when I got home today(what should have been an easy 4 day week was a beast!). Can't wait to try the homebrew(feedback to follow) and awesome commercial treats which I've not had before.
Thanks dude and happy Friday to all!


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[jtd_419]

Awesome package from terek waiting when I got home today

Spiced cider
Barrel aged oat stout
Rye ipa
Orange wheat
Punkin ale x2

 

[Twobrokebrewing]

Yes I did fill from a keg so that's why it's a little low on carb. It's the first time I've made that recipe and also like it very much.

 

[sompls]

Orange wheat from wilda22...great beer! Especially today when it was 85 and humid as heck! (I think we had snow a week ago!) Light and easy drinking....perfect! Thanks so much!


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[jtd_419]

Terek's black rye ipa is amazing. I don't care much for hop bomb ipas and this definitely isn't, a balance between hops and malt profile that let's the rye shine through

 

[coyote68]

sfgoat's Kolsch

The use of liberty hops added a very nice touch to this great style of beer, well balanced and tasty, this bottle was not very carbonated so my only suggestion is to up the carb. level a bit other than that i do believe i'll be using some liberty in my next kolsch. thanks for the inspiration.

 

[coyote68]

sfgoat's yoopers cream ale

this is a very good cream ale. all the style points were hit dead on. and the use of s-04 added something extra that was most enjoyable. great job!!

 

[coyote68]

sfgoat's cali common

wow this is tasty. again the use of liberty hops is a pleasant addition. i think your version has lots more character than any other C.C. that i've tried. i must confess that i had an anchor steam beer right after sampling yours and i honestly would rather had another of yours.

 

[sfgoat]

Glad you liked them coyote68. You tried the kolsch before I did but I just opened on e and I too have low carbonation. So I'll adjust for next time. Thanks.

 

[Twobrokebrewing]

This is what I got from JTd_419. Got a lemonade, pumpkin, chocolate milk stout, cider, strawberry tart, saison, wheat, and a Berliner.

 

[Twobrokebrewing]

So far I've had the chocolate milk stout. Very full bodied. Real good chocolate flavor, something I've not been able to get in my beers. Low bitterness. Good carbonation. And a good head. I liked it very much. It was still cloudy but being a dark beer you can't tell. I can't wait to try the next one. Thank you very much.

 

[cmoewes]

Once again, the day after I get the package sent out I see my print outs still sitting on the table.

So when they arrive you'll only know each by the writing on the cap.

1. K = Kolsch (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-brewing-rooney-lake-lawnmower-kolsch/689263)
2. Rye = Rye Scottish Ale (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-sam-on-rye/599790)
3. Bit = English Bitter (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-don-t-be-bitter-steve/567643)
4. IPA = Surly Furious IPA Tribute (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-kind-of-pissed-off-ipa/534218)
5. Por = 1744 BYO Porter (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-1744-byo-porter/528705)
6. B = Surly Bender Inspired Brown Ale (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-this-nut-brown-ale/534216)

 

[sfgoat]

Once again, the day after I get the package sent out I see my print outs still sitting on the table.

So when they arrive you'll only know each by the writing on the cap.

1. K = Kolsch (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-brewing-rooney-lake-lawnmower-kolsch/689263)
2. Rye = Rye Scottish Ale (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-sam-on-rye/599790)
3. Bit = English Bitter (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-don-t-be-bitter-steve/567643)
4. IPA = Surly Furious IPA Tribute (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-kind-of-pissed-off-ipa/534218)
5. Por = 1744 BYO Porter (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-1744-byo-porter/528705)
6. B = Surly Bender Inspired Brown Ale (https://untappd.com/b/mobyberg-pico-brewing-this-nut-brown-ale/534216)

Just got my haul from cmoewes. Can't wait to try them.

 

[Wilda22]

Got my brew from Pointcity-homebrew. Thanks and can't wait to try them this week.


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[MikePote]

I've had several of them so far.

The hefe was a big of a gusher. Might have been shook up from travel or something. I liked the flavor of it.

The Wimpy Pale Ale was very good. Nice and drinkable,ver good.

I was going to get a dead guy from the local beer store because it didn't taste like I remembered so I'm glad ou mentioned it.

So far all of them have been very good, I wouldn't be concerned with your brewing skills.

Glad to hear that you have liked them so far! The hefe was probably just a gusher. Not sure if I rushed it to bottles or what but about half of them are over carbed. I probably did a bad job stirring the sugar. Looking forward to feedback on the rest.

 

[Terek]

Terek's black rye ipa is amazing. I don't care much for hop bomb ipas and this definitely isn't, a balance between hops and malt profile that let's the rye shine through

thank you, that is exactly the profile I was looking for. this beer is a friend/family favorit that I keep in rotation. everyone loves it, but its nice to here it from someone that knows what there talking about. out of all my beers, this is the one I really was hoping you would like,

 

[Twobrokebrewing]

Just opened the saison. Nice creamy head, well carbonated. Has a bit of a chill haze. Good malty flavor and a hint of grape fruit. Also has a little alcohol burn to it. Good flavor really like it.

 

[jtd_419]

Drank the orange wheat last night and while I am not a fan of orange in beers, very drinkable and swmbo loved it

 

[nedvalton]

Point city - brewing just had 2 boxes delivered to his porch. Hope you enjoy

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

Indeed, sitting there glaring at me as I pulled into the garage. Thank you so much. Here are the contents

Dragon Milk IMP Stout
Stars and Stripes American will Ale w/ blueberries , strawberries , an raspberries

Southern Pride barrel aged English barley wine

Midnight pirate rum barrel aged IMP Stout

Hulk Smash smash barley wine with golden promise and EKG

4 year old mead with citra

Muscadine concord wine

Honeysuckle wine

4 year old mead with cascade

Locals:

Straight to ale monkeynaut IPA which is great

Good people IPA I haven't tried it but the brewery is pretty sweet

A Hop City growler to go filled with Good People Snake Handler DIPA which is also amazing .

Adam, seriously I appreciate it and will contact you the next time I am headed that way which may be soon.




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[sfgoat]

First up was cmoewes' bitter.

At first I thought this one might have missed the mark as a bitter but turns out it was just too cold to taste all the flavors. Cold it had all the markings of a mild but as it warmed a few degrees the bitter came through.

Overall:
Appearance: moussey (i think that's a word) head that lingered and left lacing on the glass. Bad some chill haze. Dark caramel color reminiscent of a n English mild.

Aroma: malty with some caramel and earthy/floral hop notes that I tend to associate with a goldings or fuggle variety.

Flavor:very malty with mild complexity on target for style. Definitely earthiness from hops. Low esters with slightly fruity finish.

Mouthfeel: bready with a medium-heavy body. Pleasantly bitter.

Overall: a very enjoyable beer that showed great brewing technique. In a competition I would have scored this around a 40 most likely.

 

[sfgoat]

First up was cmoewes' bitter.

At first I thought this one might have missed the mark as a bitter but turns out it was just too cold to taste all the flavors. Cold it had all the markings of a mild but as it warmed a few degrees the bitter came through.

Overall:
Appearance: moussey (i think that's a word) head that lingered and left lacing on the glass. Bad some chill haze. Dark caramel color reminiscent of a n English mild.

Aroma: malty with some caramel and earthy/floral hop notes that I tend to associate with a goldings or fuggle variety.

Flavor:very malty with mild complexity on target for style. Definitely earthiness from hops. Low esters with slightly fruity finish.

Mouthfeel: bready with a medium-heavy body. Pleasantly bitter.

Overall: a very enjoyable beer that showed great brewing technique. In a competition I would have scored this around a 40 most likely.

Here is the picture.