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[jdot6]

Just finished a blonde with elderberry and elderflower yesterday. Let us kno how urs turns out! Good luck!

 

[Breadontap]

Same here. Have you used elderberry before? I've never had one before.


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[jdot6]

I have but not in beer. Similar to a blueberry but it has more tannins. I bought dried ones from the store so they're a little sweeter. Put the flower in at 10 and the berries at 5. Smelled wicked good. Magic hat has a elderberry weisse out right now. Kind of eh.

 

[Breadontap]

I'll have to check it out. I usually don't go for many fruit beers but when I find one that's done well that's all i want.

I had and amazing raspberry habenero chocolate porter from a brewery in Charlotte called NODA brewing. It is defiantly on my list of beers to clone.


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[masskrug]

I went to a tasting last night and enjoyed an I-4 pale ale and an Uncle Matt's grapefruit ale from Orlando Brewing

 

[jdot6]

I've heard great things about NODA. That sounds amazing too. I was planning on using habanero soon in a mango IPA. If u clone that I would love to try! I've never been impressed by orlando brewing really. Everything seems average at best to me. IMHO

 

[Breadontap]

I agree. Most of the brewery in central Florida have been disappointing to me. Cigar city is Florida's saving grace


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[jdot6]

Cigar city is great. A lot of other good ones I'm hearing about towards that way tho. Seventh sun and rapp are on my list to try next time I'm out there.

 

[Breadontap]

Jax has like 5 breweries I've been wanting to make a trip up there and check them out too.


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[jdot6]

I might make a few stops in jax on my way back from Georgia in july. I'm a mariners fan and they're coming to the Rays in 2 weeks. Def going to go to rapp

 

[Breadontap]

Nice. I'm a Nats fan. I was hoping they were playing the rays but no go. Might try to make my way to Miami for a Nats game some time.


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[Demus]

I've heard great things about NODA. That sounds amazing too. I was planning on using habanero soon in a mango IPA. If u clone that I would love to try! I've never been impressed by orlando brewing really. Everything seems average at best to me. IMHO

Have you done a mango IPA before? How much mango? When did you put it in and in what form?
Thanks!


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[Breadontap]

Has anyone tried hourglass brewering over on Ronald Reagan in Longwood? I thinking about checking out soon. Hit me up if you want to have a beer.


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[jdot6]

@demus for a 5 gallon batch I'll be adding about 4-5 pounds mango soaked in vodka to sterilize. I usually do a mix of fresh and frozen, mostly fresh though. I'll freeze all of the mango, take it out, soak in vodka and let it thaw in the vodka to help infuse the vodka. Let it sit overnight in the fridge. Rack the beer on top of the mango and vodka in secondary.

 

[jdot6]

@breadontap I checked it out about 2 yrs ago. I loved it and can't really say y i haven't been back but I have been trying to set a day recently. I'm usually wicked busy and my days are hectic but I would be interested in checking it out again!

 

[Breadontap]

I've got a buddy that is interested in going too. Maybe Thursday?

Have you considered blend up the mango after freezing to break down the cell walls further?


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[jdot6]

I did a banana puree with my banana-cocoa hefeweizen. Worked pretty good but left some chunks behind. I usually just kind of smash it now. Thursday might work. I'm actually planning on brewing that morning and then going to the ABC in Lake Mary for a beer tasting from 6-8. It's $10 and over 60 samples of beers. I think they're open til 10 but could be a far drive after all those samples. Lol! Let me know what u think!

 

[Breadontap]

Sounds great. I can probably do that.


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[jdot6]

Cool! Just keep me updated. I plan on getting to ABC right at 6. If it's lame or whatever then I'll probably move on. Like I said I think hourglass is open til 10? Not sure.

 

[TheOrlandoGuy]

Nice! I work in Lake Mary and get out at 6, see you all there!

 

[jdot6]

Sounds good! See you then!

 

[Breadontap]

I'll be there. I've just got to find a place to eat around there. Sampling beers and visiting hour glass is probably going to require some food. Anyone know of any good non chain restraunts near there?


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[jdot6]

Ya I live about 5 min away so I kno the area. Good irish place called Liam Fitzpatricks. Mostly small chain stuff tho. Graffiti junction, friendly confines, amura, crispers, stuff like that

 

[Breadontap]

Cool. I went to hourglass last night. I was really surprised at how small it was. They only had three of there own beers on tap. 2 were lacking but their stout was quite nice.


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[jdot6]

Ya its wicked small. I kno they're moving soon so that could b why they only had 3. Not sure when they're moving.

 

[Breadontap]

I thought he said within the next year.


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[jdot6]

Just gettin to abc if anyone is still coming

 

[TheOrlandoGuy]

I may go, how are the prices at hourglass?

 

[jdot6]

Not sure. Might just hit world of beer in lake mary

 

[allenH]

I may go, how are the prices at hourglass?

Pretty reasonable. It's about $8 for a flight, and the rest depends on the abv. They generally have 5 of their own beers in tap, I went a couple of weeks ago and they only had 3. Their full glass prices are between $5-8 and they have an amazing selection of bottles varying in price from $5-30 (Cascade and Fantome were topping the list for 750ml bottles)