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

[jtd_419]

Now for cmoewes' porter.

Aroma: definitely malty on the nose. I 'm getting a lot of caramel and chocolate aroma that smells amazing.

Appearance: clear with a tan head that lingered and laced the glass. A very attractive beer.

Flavor: very malty with lots of caramel. The chocolate is suttle as it should be imho. Very smooth drinking porter. Very little hop flavor or aroma . But the slight bitterness is there.
Mouthfeel: creamy and smooth is the only way I can describe this.

Overall. Very good, well balanced porter. I could easily drink this over and over again and I tend to stray from porters because most over do it on the chocolate malts but yours was delicious and the flavors lingered on the tongue. I tip my imaginary hat to you for a porter that I can enjoy.

I would love to have the recipe for this one

 

[cmoewes]

SFGoat has classed up the reviews so I thought I should try to step up and be a little more thoruough.

MikePote Dry Irish Stout

Appearance: Very foamy upon opening but settled into the a thin amber head that laced the glass. Very light colored almost wasn't sure it was a stout until I tasted it.

Aroma: Smells of roast and some chocolate. No strong hop aroma, but a hint of the bitterness

Flavor: Malty with hints of chocolate.

Overall: Despite the strong foam up at first the carbonation seems pretty good. Mouth feel is a little thinner than I expect from a stout but still pretty good.

And now the picture

 

[cmoewes]

I would love to have the recipe for this one

5.5 Gallon

11# Pale Malt
2.25# Amber Malt
2.25# Brown Malt
.5# Black Malt

Mash @152 for 60 minutes

Boil 60 minutes

1 oz Columbus(14%a) @60min

Wyeast 1098 British Ale

3.9oz corn sugar to bottled @ 2.3vols

 

[sfgoat]

5.5 Gallon

11# Pale Malt
2.25# Amber Malt
2.25# Brown Malt
.5# Black Malt

Mash @152 for 60 minutes

Boil 60 minutes

1 oz Columbus(14%a) @60min

Wyeast 1098 British Ale

3.9oz corn sugar to bottled @ 2.3vols

No wonder the chocolate was suttle. It wasn't there lol.

 

[DarthCitra]

This looks awesome, How do i join in for the next homebrew swap?! I want some feedback from people who also brew so i can improve since i have no one around me that can give me valid opinions.

 

[sompls]

This looks awesome, How do i join in for the next homebrew swap?! I want some feedback from people who also brew so i can improve since i have no one around me that can give me valid opinions.

It's easy! From time to time you'll see announcements for this or other types of swaps and you just sign right up! They will usually have a minimum post requirement that you already meet so you should be good to go!


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[Terek]

This looks awesome, How do i join in for the next homebrew swap?! I want some feedback from people who also brew so i can improve since i have no one around me that can give me valid opinions.

Here in a few weeks i will be getting the next one set up. ill announce the next swaps thread on this thread. I try and pm people that show interest in the next one as well

 

[DarthCitra]

Here in a few weeks i will be getting the next one set up. ill announce the next swaps thread on this thread. I try and pm people that show interest in the next one as well

Pick me pick me! lol

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I will have another batch ready by mid July , you can count me in I am actually getting a variety of brews ready .

I will defiantly participate again


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[coyote68]

Here in a few weeks i will be getting the next one set up. ill announce the next swaps thread on this thread. I try and pm people that show interest in the next one as well

you can count me is as well!!

 

[nedvalton]

I have my reviews to give just gotta sit down and type them out. And will join in again next round

 

[jtd_419]

I wouldn't mind doing another round

 

[sfgoat]

Tonight I tried cmoewes' Kolsch:

Aroma: Pilsner malt and slight spicy in the nose from hops reminiscent of a pilsner Urquel.

Appearance: Brilliantly clear and golden color with a thin head that dissipated quickly.

Flavor: Highlighted malt presence with light hop flavor and spicy. Esters are there but for the most part this is a very clean beer. Honestly everything about this beer screams pilsner urquel to me.

Mouthfeel: Medium light body. Very smooth. no hop bite and carbonation is perfect for the style.

Overall: A fantastic kolsch that could easily be passed in the pilsner categories. This was a welcome beer after a long 16 hour day at work. please share the recipe as I may brew this soon.

 

[MikePote]

Im in for round 4!

 

[sfgoat]

Finally, I am sad that this is the last of cmoewes' beers. Tonight I am drinking his rye Scottish ale.

Aroma: some earth yet slightly spicy hop aroma going on here but it definitely smells of a a Scottish ale. Malt forward with some alcohol esters.

Appearance: poured with a nice creamy head that lingered for a moment and then dissipated leaving behind some lacing. Slightly cloudy and brown in color with some red hue when held up to light.

Flavor: I'm not typically into Scottish ales because I'm not a huge fan of the alcohol esters normally associated with them but the rye really helped to balance that and bring it together in a way that I enjoy. This is a very flavorful and complex beer that balances well to make the complexities enjoyable.

Mouthfeel: creamy feel to it . I want to can this a medium body.

Overall: you are a very good brewery who has successfully shaken my beliefs about what I enjoy. I liked all of your beers including the styles that I typically stray away from. Thank you for this pleasant experience and I hope to swap with you again.

 

[sfgoat]

And the pic of course.

 

[cmoewes]

Finally, I am sad that this is the last of cmoewes' beers. Tonight I am drinking his rye Scottish ale.

Aroma: some earth yet slightly spicy hop aroma going on here but it definitely smells of a a Scottish ale. Malt forward with some alcohol esters.

Appearance: poured with a nice creamy head that lingered for a moment and then dissipated leaving behind some lacing. Slightly cloudy and brown in color with some red hue when held up to light.

Flavor: I'm not typically into Scottish ales because I'm not a huge fan of the alcohol esters normally associated with them but the rye really helped to balance that and bring it together in a way that I enjoy. This is a very flavorful and complex beer that balances well to make the complexities enjoyable.

Mouthfeel: creamy feel to it . I want to can this a medium body.

Overall: you are a very good brewery who has successfully shaken my beliefs about what I enjoy. I liked all of your beers including the styles that I typically stray away from. Thank you for this pleasant experience and I hope to swap with you again.

This brew was specifically made for my mom. Last year Dunedin Brewing in Florida and Terrapin in Georgia did a collaboration call RyeHeart. My mom is a huge rye beer fan and when she found out this wasn't a production beer was very sad. I did some research and talked to the owners at Dunedin and was able to glean that it was a scottish ale with 12% rye. So that's ultimately led to this beer.

It's 7% abv it's right on the edge between an 80 schilling and a Strong Scottish ale. Either way it's a big hit.

Glad you liked it and thanks for all the great notes.

 

[cmoewes]

Tonight I tried cmoewes' Kolsch:

Aroma: Pilsner malt and slight spicy in the nose from hops reminiscent of a pilsner Urquel.

Appearance: Brilliantly clear and golden color with a thin head that dissipated quickly.

Flavor: Highlighted malt presence with light hop flavor and spicy. Esters are there but for the most part this is a very clean beer. Honestly everything about this beer screams pilsner urquel to me.

Mouthfeel: Medium light body. Very smooth. no hop bite and carbonation is perfect for the style.

Overall: A fantastic kolsch that could easily be passed in the pilsner categories. This was a welcome beer after a long 16 hour day at work. please share the recipe as I may brew this soon.

here it is

View attachment lawnmower kolsch.xml

 

[MikePote]

cmoewos,

How about the rye scottish ale recipe? Scotch ale is my favorite type of beer and I really like rye pale ales and would love to combine the two. Thanks.

 

[cmoewes]

cmoewos,

How about the rye scottish ale recipe? Scotch ale is my favorite type of beer and I really like rye pale ales and would love to combine the two. Thanks.

Here it is. I research several different scotch ale recipes from various sources and combined them to get the main recipe. Then the only change I did was substitute rye for the base malt to get it to 15% of the grain bill.

I should add to this that due to unknown issues (I had just moved up to my new 10gallon mash tun and kettle) I missed my efficiency on this recipe by about 10 points. Calculated at 73% it should have had an OG of 1.076 (15.75# of grain) and I only got 1.066. So I finished out at 1.010 vs the calcualted 1.022 per the recipe calculation. This is on my re-brew list and now that I have my new gear dialed in a little better I will probably adjust to recipe a little to make the target OG 1.070 or so.

The more I think about it, the recipe as designed comes in at a (weak) Strong Scottish Ale but using the measured numbers it probably comes in closer to a 80 schilling. Seems like there's a gap in the BJCP styles between an Strong Export/80- and the Strong Scottish Ale. This beer is that gap

View attachment Cather in the Rye Scotch Ale.xml

 

[MikePote]

Not sure if Im missing something but the link just brings HTML mumbo jumbo.

 

[trefilov22]

Damn, only one of mine got reviewed lol

 

[sfgoat]

Damn, only one of mine got reviewed lol

Ship some to me. I'll gladly review them for ya. :cross:

 

[cmoewes]

Not sure if Im missing something but the link just brings HTML mumbo jumbo.

Recipe: Scotch Rye Ale
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.50 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.076 SG
Estimated Color: 15.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 73.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 83.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 76.2 %
2.50 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2 15.9 %
1.00 lb Caraamber (30.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.3 %
0.15 lb Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (470.0 SR Grain 4 1.0 %
0.10 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.6 %
1.00 oz Brewer's Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 31.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 2.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 Hop 8 3.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Scottish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1728) [124.21 Yeast 9 -


Mash @152

 

[sfgoat]

Recipe: Scotch Rye Ale
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.50 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.076 SG
Estimated Color: 15.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 73.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 83.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 76.2 %
2.50 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2 15.9 %
1.00 lb Caraamber (30.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.3 %
0.15 lb Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (470.0 SR Grain 4 1.0 %
0.10 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.6 %
1.00 oz Brewer's Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 31.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 2.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 Hop 8 3.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Scottish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1728) [124.21 Yeast 9 -


Mash @152

Cmoewes, I think you should post all of these recipes in the recipe sections.

 

[MikePote]

Thanks

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

Since I was sent a plethora of beer, I am trying them all and taking notes. I will post all my reviews in one post. I have informed my sender or my intentions.

 

[coyote68]

Not sure if Im missing something but the link just brings HTML mumbo jumbo.

if you have beersmith you can open the files with that program, if not it works with many other popular programs too.

hope this helps.

 

[sfgoat]

Is this still going? Any word on running another?

 

[Wilda22]

Just had the brown ale(gold cap) from Pointcity-homebrew and loved it! Good carbonation, aroma of sweetness and taste was silky smooth IMO with no after lingering bitterness. I'm normally not a fan of browns but this was very good!


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