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[elproducto]

Single Decocted Czech Pils. Beating the heat!

 

[T Murph]

HB Altbier, kegged 2 days ago.

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Damn it man that's a pretty beer

 

[T Murph]

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Single Decocted Czech Pils. Beating the heat!

Beautiful beer, Check Pils is my favorite style.

 

[grampamark]

Damn it man that's a pretty beer

Thanks. It’s one of my favorites.

 

[kkuczma]

Poured my first 16oz draft beer! A pale ale from a kit that came with the 5 gallon kit I purchased in June. It was my first 5 gallon brew and trying new things, from using malt extract to cold crashing and learning about carbonating with a CO2 tank. Happy with how it came out!

 

[MMP126]

German Helles, Attempt #2. 5.3% ABV

Entered it in a recent comp, scored a 32. Got hit for Diacetyl and Acetaldehyde. But, had another judge sample it (after hours of course), and he said he didn't get either of them. Maybe he was just being nice to my face. I didn't get either of them...but I don't know...

Thought it turned out decent. I was a little too light on the hops, and the balance was off a bit. Malt flavor and aroma were good. Beer was nearly crystal clear, so I was happy with that. Head retention was good. Decent all around for me...

I will go back and look into, and learn more, about lager fermentation, and build on that knowledge. I went a little further on this one, and did a forced diacetyl test, which, my wife and I thought came back good. This was lagered for 4 weeks before the competition, so maybe that wasn't long enough to clean it up? You would think but...not sure. But, I am determined to make award winning German lagers, so the process continues.

 

[Dgallo]

I’m drinking a low carb west coast style IPA, before it has dropped clear. Hopped with Citra, Lemon Drop, and Citiva.

Low carb as in low abv or is it a brut?

 

[Dgallo]

German Helles, Attempt #2. 5.3% ABV

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Entered it in a recent comp, scored a 32. Got hit for Diacetyl and Acetaldehyde. But, had another judge sample it (after hours of course), and he said he didn't get either of them. Maybe he was just being nice to my face. I didn't get either of them...but I don't know...

Thought it turned out decent. I was a little too light on the hops, and the balance was off a bit. Malt flavor and aroma were good. Beer was nearly crystal clear, so I was happy with that. Head retention was good. Decent all around for me...

I will go back and look into, and learn more, about lager fermentation, and build on that knowledge. I went a little further on this one, and did a forced diacetyl test, which, my wife and I thought came back good. This was lagered for 4 weeks before the competition, so maybe that wasn't long enough to clean it up? You would think but...not sure. But, I am determined to make award winning German lagers, so the process continues.

I’m going to say don’t listen to the initial judge. If you got dinged for both diacetyl and acetaldihyde and still scored a 32, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Those would be considered significant flaws. I’d say they are not present.

if you still have the beer, you can do a forced diacetyl test and find out for sure
An Easy DIY Diacetyl Test | Spike Brewing

 

[MMP126]

I’m going to say don’t listen to the initial judge. If you got dinged for both diacetyl and acetaldihyde and still scored a 32, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Those would be considered significant flaws. I’d say they are not present.

if you still have the beer, you can do a forced diacetyl test and find out for sure
An Easy DIY Diacetyl Test | Spike Brewing

Thanks man. Well, I re-looked. It scored a 30 and a 32. So, 31 overall.

I did do that exact process (actually from the same website) after my diacetyl rest, and my wife and I didn't get anything. And she has a pretty decent nose, better than mine at least. The 3rd guy I talked to (Master level judge), didn't get anything. Every nose is different I guess...

I think I may enter it again, in a month or so, and see what I get back. Just for S's and G's.

 

[Dgallo]

Thanks man. Well, I re-looked. It scored a 30 and a 32. So, 31 overall.

I did do that exact process (actually from the same website) after my diacetyl rest, and my wife and I didn't get anything. And she has a pretty decent nose, better than mine at least. The 3rd guy I talked to (Master level judge), didn't get anything. Every nose is different I guess...

I think I may enter it again, in a month or so, and see what I get back. Just for S's and G's.

That to me even more so proves that they weren’t present in the beer.

similar thing happened to me at competition in April. One judge said he picked up DMS scored a 32(non certified judge). Master judge scored the same beer a 42. Average was a 37.

 

[jwalk4]

1st beer in a few years... Haven't brewed since before the youngest was born, and now he's almost two. Time flies.

Anyway this was kegged 2 days ago.

Brown Ale ready for fall.

 

[TheMadKing]

Cheers, my first EQ beer. Pretty good, definitely not blown away or worth the crazy price tag IMO

Hopefully the one currently in primary comes out better than this

 

[jwalk4]

Cheers, my first EQ beer.

Looks really bright in the glass compared to some other canned examples I have seen.

 

[MMP126]

That to me even more so proves that they weren’t present in the beer.

similar thing happened to me at competition in April. One judge said he picked up DMS scored a 32(non certified judge). Master judge scored the same beer a 42. Average was a 37.

That is super crazy man. Usually, if judges are that far off, they work to bring thier scores closer together. 5 points apart at worst. Shiz weird man. Just keep brewing…

 

[Beermeister32]

This was lagered for 4 weeks before the competition,

I’d lager it for 90 days and re-evaluate it. 2 more months can turn a great lager into a FANTASTIC lager! I always go 90 days on lagers like this.

 

[Dgallo]

That is super crazy man. Usually, if judges are that far off, they work to bring thier scores closer together. 5 points apart at worst. Shiz weird man. Just keep brewing…

Checked again and it wasn’t as bad but it was still 7 apart. 34 and 41

 

[Punx Clever]

Cosmic Monkey - a 12% Russian Imperial Stout with caramelized nanner's:

Sour Puss - an 8% barrel Aged American Strong Ale that... Uhhh... Picked up too much character but came out great regardless:

Dunkelnacht - an 8.5% dark Doppelbock that has too much dark fruit and not enough malt flavor, so it scores low but scores high on intangibles...

Easy Sippin' - a 4% session IPA with Citra and Wakatu hops. Just so my liver can take a break:

 

[Beermeister32]

12% is like drinking a pint of wine - how did you get your ABV that high? Wow.

 

[Ninoid]

Belgian Dubbel and Kveik Blonde Ale

 

[MaxStout]

English brown, 5% ABV.
Used leftover grains I had, a Leftoverture Beer. Maris, Munich I, brown malt, a bit of crystal 75 and victory, a little pale chocolate. Triple Perle and Fuggles, Nottingham yeast.

 

[irunxcjm]

American brown/amberish. Free State Ad Astra clone. A little roasty and very tasty!

 

[Beerstein]

My Irish red has cleared nicely.

 

[Beermeister32]

Here’s a shot of my Kulmbacher Vollbier, brewed 1/30/21. 5.7 ABV, 18.4 IBU. Lagering this long really improves things. Great lacing!

 

[Punx Clever]

Another pour of Dunkelnacht... A dark Doppelbock.

 

[Brewin’&Qin’]

Ok, not the best picture, but this is probably the best beer I have ever had. i Just got back in the brew game earlier in the year. I brewed a extract IPA which was good, and finished brewing and bottling a Saison partial kit from Bobby at Brewhardware. Shortly after bottling the beer, after a few months of test found out I needed to have my Aortic Valve replaced. Yep open heart surgery. I have to say OHS is no joke, and the recovery is no joke. I was out of brewing or consuming for a while. Seven weeks out of surgery had best family friends over (first thing I had done since two weeks before the surgery). Poured the Saison. Wrong glass used as well, sorry. Both me and my buddy it was really good. For me, because of everything else the past 3 months it was the best beer I have ever had. I am still a few weeks away from getting back to brewing. Spending so much time just reading and getting to know more of the hobby and more of you guys I see AG brewing in my future. Sorry for the long reply, but was hard to shorten and wanted to share since I also read threads on this site 2-3X daily and loving everything I am learning. Thanks for listening.

 

[Brewin’&Qin’]

With pic.

 

[monkeymath]

Another pour of Dunkelnacht... A dark Doppelbock.

May I ask how you came up with that name?
It doesn't make much sense per se (as a word), but it's a fun name.

 

[rmr9]

May I ask how you came up with that name?
It doesn't make much sense per se (as a word), but it's a fun name.

Translates from German to “dark night” so I assume the name refers to the beer being a dark doppelbock

 

[monkeymath]

Translates from German to “dark night” so I assume the name refers to the beer being a dark doppelbock

Well, yes and no. It doesn't really translate to anything because it is not actually a word. "dark night" would be "dunkle Nacht". The German language allows composition of nouns, but not attaching adjectives to nouns. There is a noun "Dunkel" (uppercase), which means "the dark", but still "Dunkelnacht" doesn't make much sense because it would be "the dark's night". You could say "Nachtdunkel", "the night's dark", though.

In a more poetic context you will sometimes find the attachment of an adjective to a noun to build a name - but not actually word-, such as "Finsterwald" ("finster" being another word for "dark", "Wald" meaning "forest"). And it just so happens that there is a book titled "Dunkelnacht" set in the last days of nazi Germany. Hence my question about the name's origin.

 

[Dgallo]

Honebrewed German Altbeir with Saaz and Hallertau Mitt. - Abv: 5.6%

 

[okiepc]

Did not notice the happy little guy until I reviewed my pictures, he looks like he approves or is thirsty. This glass is I know at least 65-70 years old or older, I use it with care.

 

[Ninoid]

APA with M12 kveik yeast.

 

[Punx Clever]

*Snip*

The correct answer is that I'm an American with a terribly limited "fluency" in German.

And I like how it sounds. And how its label looks. And how it relates to my work.

(Disclaimer, artistic liberty will be taken at my brewery)

 

[Punx Clever]

I'm working on a thing this weekend...

For the record, that beer is called "Cosmic Monkey", and it's a RIS with caramelized nanner's.

Yes, I know the Russians sent up a dog first, and American' we're more partial to monkeys, but damnit man, artistic licence!

 

[Bill B]

My chocolate stout

 

[GoodTruble]

Last days of summer Wheat......

 

[BrewMan13]

Irish red:

 

[Bill9000]

 

[BrewChem]

English Mild

 

[Young Brewing]

Hibiscus Saison with lemons & lingonberry