What are you drinking now?

[hopfenstopfen]

First beer of the weekend!
5 day kegged NEIPA.

6.8%, 1.017 FG, hopped with Cryo BRU-1, Cryo Motueka and Cryo Vic Secret.

Fermented with Lallemand Koln, my "secret weapon" in juicy IPAs.

Absolute banger. I'll actually share the recipe at some point.

Sounds great.
Cryo Vics? Malt Miller?

 

[HM-2]

Sounds great.
Cryo Vics? Malt Miller?

Correct...but on rechecking my order I think they're actually standard BarthHass Pures rather than LUPOMAX as I'd though.

Which is weird as I'm sure I ordered cryos...

 

[MaxStout]

First bottle of the SN Tumbler clone. Used @passedpawn's recipe, with a few minor tweaks, based on what I had on hand. Triple Perle for bittering, EKG/Triple Perle for flavor/aroma, US-05 instead of S-04. 1lb. of Briess cherrywood smoked malt.

It's been 8 or 10 years since I've had the original, and it's not distributed anymore. But I think it's close, based on my memory. It's been bottled about 2 weeks and could use a bit more time.

 

[NotSure]

It's a bit of a cool and windy night, so I thought I'd pop-open a HB Wee Heavy bottled in August this year. The recipe is pretty straightforward. Maris Otter and a bit of Roasted Barley. Barely any hops. 8.5% ABV and a FG of 1.025. One of the best I've brewed this year. Trying to age these bottles has proven to be difficult.

 

[MaxStout]

It's a bit of a cool and windy night, so I thought I'd pop-open a HB Wee Heavy bottled in August this year. The recipe is pretty straightforward. Maris Otter and a bit of Roasted Barley. Barley any hops. 8.5% ABV and a FG of 1.025. One of the best I've brewed this year. Trying to age these bottles has proven to be difficult.

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I brewed a 9.0% wee heavy last October, and bottled in November '22. It took about 9 months before it really started developing its flavors. In August I placed them in the fridge, then polished off what I thought was the last bottle last week. Then a few days ago I discovered 8 bottles in a box in my crawlspace, which is at about cellar temps. Just put them in the fridge--they are a year old. I tried one and it's even better.

Keep trying one every so often, but be sure to stash some away and "forget" about them until next year. You won't regret it.

 

[NotSure]

I brewed a 9.0% wee heavy last October, and bottled in November '22. It took about 9 months before it really started developing its flavors. In August I placed them in the fridge, then polished off what I thought was the last bottle last week. Then a few days ago I discovered 8 bottles in a box in my crawlspace, which is at about cellar temps. Just put them in the fridge--they are a year old. I tried one and it's even better.

Keep trying one every so often, but be sure to stash some away and "forget" about them until next year. You won't regret it.

Thanks for the advice and encouragement!

 

[Rish]

Found this amber/oat ale behind some stuff on one of my beer racks. Bottled 08/12/2019. Didn't know what to expect but it's actually not bad. Not great, either, but drinkable. I was pretty surprised.

 

[loganklaas]

HB NEIPA. Cheers to the weekend!

 

[lawdawg]

Le cumbre project dank ipa

 

[hopfenstopfen]

Beer transferred to keg, grains mostly weighed, dinner cooked.

 

[Rish]

Not even worth pouring

Target practice ala Kid Rock! Post the video.

 

[loganklaas]

HB Vermont Maple Porter

 

[camonick]

It's OK to pour it down the drain or use them for target shooting..

Target practice ala Kid Rock! Post the video.

 

[hopfenstopfen]

HB Vermont Maple Porter
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Sounds so good. Planning a maple syrup stout brew very soon!

 

[Immocles]

Been a couple months for me here, but gotta post the first snowstorm. As usual, great beer to go into winter with.

 

[loganklaas]

Sounds so good. Planning a maple syrup stout brew very soon!

In full transparency, what I have on tap is an extract kit from Craft A Brew. Here’s the extract recipe:

 

[Rish]

Duclaw barley wine packaged 10/23/2019, bought about a month later. 10% abv. Didn't read the label well which states "a demonic hop presence". Not a fan of really bitter beers and this was one! Decided to stick them back and see how they age trying one per year. Last year was still a little too bitter for me but this one is really a tasty drink. Quite malty, full mouth feel, a little sweetness. Should have just stuck them all back.

 

[orionol73]

 

[passedpawn]

First bottle of the SN Tumbler clone. Used @passedpawn's recipe, with a few minor tweaks, based on what I had on hand. Triple Perle for bittering, EKG/Triple Perle for flavor/aroma, US-05 instead of S-04. 1lb. of Briess cherrywood smoked malt.

It's been 8 or 10 years since I've had the original, and it's not distributed anymore. But I think it's close, based on my memory. It's been bottled about 2 weeks and could use a bit more time.

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hot dog, I know what I'm brewing this weekend.

 

[hopfenstopfen]

Not yet carbed leftovers from the West Coast IPA I just kegged. First time fermenting with 34/70 in this style. Curious to find any differences.

 

[beermanpete]

Old Fashioned

 

[hopfenstopfen]

In full transparency, what I have on tap is an extract kit from Craft A Brew. Here’s the extract recipe:
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Thanks for sharing. I’m planning something along the lines of Founder’s Breakfast stout.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/thread...ee-oatmeal-maple-imperial-stout.496504/page-5

 

[camonick]

HB Munich Dunkel

 

[hopfenstopfen]

I don’t remember this being so nice. Excellent blend of older & newer American hops. Gonna need a couple more before bedtime.

 

[beermanpete]

To celebrate 8000 pages in this thread I will have another Old Fashioned. National Potato Week works as well.

 

[MaxStout]

Did someone say "National Potato Week?" I know a place...

 

[loganklaas]

For National Potato Week, I can send out some good ole Idaho potatoes.

Currently trying New Belgium’s Holiday Ale. 7.5% not bad.

 

[camonick]

Pretty damn good

 

[orionol73]

 

[hopfenstopfen]

One more. Probably.

 

[Immocles]

One more. Probably.

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That’s out???

 

[buckinin]

 

[grampamark]

At the city house for the next week. HB Fizzy Yellow Beer.

 

[hopfenstopfen]

That’s out???

I’m in NC, so yeah been out here a few weeks now. 1 perk.

 

[pshankstar]

Porch bomb! Thanks to @TheDudeLebowski.
So I decided to crack this one open. I want more but we have to get up early for my daughter’s volleyball tournament followed by her basketball game I coach. Hopefully we can make the basketball game too.

 

[beermanpete]

Oaktown Brown Ale

 

[Cheshire Cat]

My Hoegaarden clone in the correct glass yesterday evening.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Hazy PA. So far, so good.

 

[skleice]

GF Maple Milk Stout

 

[MaxStout]

The snow had finally melted and I was able to get out and collect the latest layer of leaves in our yard. Trees still have about 1/3 of their leaves remaining. Usually the trees haved dropped by late Oct but our "extended summer" this year pushed things back a few weeks.

Now relaxing with an o-fest and reading the Zymurgy that just arrived today.