my ipa

[Walker]

I just drew a sample of the latest batch of my IPA.

Clear and light in color (xtra light DME). I'm pleased with the appearance, for sure. It's clear enough already that I can read through it (see my ring behind the glass?) I'll be bottling it on Friday night.

However, this one tastes a HELL of a lot different than the three previous batches (same basic recipe). The only real difference is that this time I used 100% whole hops, no pellets at all (my previous batches used pellets for everything except the dry hops).

This batch certainly has a much more organic taste. It's not bad, but I hope it mellows out. Of course, my sample was drawn from within the center of the dry hops floating on the top of the fermenter, but I don't think that's the only reason. I thought this batch smelled haylike when I made it and had some posts on here about it.

Boy... getting a buzz on and rambling. At least I am in the right forum.

-walker

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

Boy... getting a buzz on and rambling. At least I am in the right forum.

-walker

Yeah, where else would that be accepted?

 

[Sasquatch]

Jeez Walker, you've sure got big hands! I can barely get mine around a pint.

 

[Ivan Lendl]

Jeez Walker, you've sure got big hands! I can barely get mine around a pint.

Yeah those are some MAN HANDS if ive ever saw them...you know what they say about big hands...


















Big Gloves!!!

 

[Walker]

Funny...

we give these glasses to my son at dinner with root beer in them, so he can be like dad with his pint of ale.

After I posted the picture, I considered posting a reply telling you all to notice how f*cking huge I was.

sadly... I'm about 5'11" on a good day, and my hands are actually small for my size (which ONLY means that I have small gloves.)

-walker

 

[Kevin K]

Looks like a great beer Walker.

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

Big hands I know you're the one!

Yeah, I know what they say about a man with big hands... he needs big gloves!

 

[Dude]

Big hands I know you're the one!

FEMMES. :rockin:



Walker, save some for me!

I should know this week if I can get off work for the beer fest.

 

[Walker]

Walker, save some for me!

I should know this week if I can get off work for the beer fest.

Well, I'm saving some of the current drinking batch as well as the current fermenting batch (which will have been bottled 3 weeks when the restival happens.)

This latest batch has a very different flavor than the others. I'm wondering if this is going to start happening to all of my batches now that I have buttloads of whole hops and won't be using any pellets for a looooooooooong time. I'm a little worried about it, but I am relaxing, trying not to worry, and having homebrews while I wait it out.

-walker

 

[david_42]

Looks like a shot glass. Who ever saw a pint with a false bottom?

Good looking beer, though.

 

[Walker]

Looks like a shot glass. Who ever saw a pint with a false bottom?

Yes, they're shotglasses of sorts. They belonged to my late father-in-law (both he and the glasses came from Italy). I've never measured how much they hold, but I'm guessing 3 oz or so.

Good looking beer, though.

Thanks. It looks a hell of a lot better than the previous batch. The previous batch was brewed a few days before I had my new chiller, and to make matters worse I forgot to add irish moss. It's rather hazy.

-walker

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

FEMMES. :rockin:

Thanks for catching the ref!

 

[Darth Konvel]

Awesome color there. Looks great!

Hopefully the grassy / hay flavors age out a little bit for you.