HB Helles

The look of that stout…WOW….Earlier today several tastes of homebrew (as a steward, not a judge), and this stout. View attachment 871539
I am a fan of Mexican lagers and this one hit the mark. I’d give it a 4.5 of 5.I have never seen that in my 31yrs living in Austin. Am I missing out??
Edit, beer nerd buddy knows the owner. I guess they're available in our local grocery store but without a label with skulls and bones I must have glossed them over
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One of rock and roll's greatest albums that few people know about.
Chimay is really not great after 14 years. But the glass is still good.My son found a Chimay gift box I gave him in 2011. It's been in his closet until yesterday so basically it's been stored around 68F. I've finished the Blue and the Red, both still taste like Chimay should, but it was time to drink them.
Funny, I'd heard the name Wishbone Ash for forever, but never knew anything about the band or heard any of their music. In the past year I stumbled onto some of their songs almost by accident. Brilliant!! Now I'm kicking myself for all this time missed.One of rock and roll's greatest albums that few people know about.
Funny, I'd heard the name Wishbone Ash for forever, but never knew anything about the band or heard any of their music. In the past year I stumbled onto some of their songs almost by accident. Brilliant!! Now I'm kicking myself for all this time missed.
Your magical ingredient,wheat, sure let you down.My Pilsner quest is yet unsatisfied, therefore Beermeister32 has to do another beer run this week. Because of this, today I’m dipping into the home brew reserve here – with my own Bavarian Pilsner!
My Bavarian Pils starts out with Weyermann Barke Pilsner malt. I use Hallertau Mittlefruh and Tettnanger hops, 32 IBU, 5.1% ABV, 2.77 SRM, Munich water profile and WLP833 Bock yeast. This uses a stepped mash, pitch at 48F, ferment at 50F before ramping up to ambient for a D-rest and then lagering 90 days at 34F. I do sneak a bit of dextrose into the mash to keep the ABV where it should be while keeping the SRM in check - and 4 oz of wheat in the mash for lacing and head retention purposes - so no claim on 1516-Purity here!
Tastes great like a Pilsner should – make sure to use continental malt and hops and you’ll be in the ball park. Prost!
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Nah.Your magical ingredient,wheat, sure let you down.
Looks delicious and refreshing!!
Have you written this up in sufficient detail for the rest of us to try to repeat?Twelve days ago this was grain.
This is the batch of Panther Piss that I kegged on Friday. You're damned right I'm flexing! Humor me for a moment, though; the Panther Piss Project actually succeeded! I managed to make a better N. American fizzy yellow swill than Bud/Miller/Coors (no real challenge in that), but I learned how to do it in something resembling their turnaround time w/o a centerifuge or polishing filters. Believe you me, that last bit is the tricky part!
It was a huge relief when this poured clear this afternoon. I called quits on the project a couple of years ago and this is the first time that I returned to it since then. Phew, it still works! I can still do it! It's repeatable! This confirms that I really did win.
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Thats a nice looking Irish Stout. I have been wanting too make one. Care to share your recipe?Last short pint of HB Irish Stout.
Getting ready to keg an Irish Red and hopefully a pale ale this weekend
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