Brewing in WA
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First batch using the Brewzilla Gen 4. Didn't get the boil off Brewfather expected so I ended up with almost a 6 gallon batch. OG was low but the Alaskan Amber clone should come in around 4.5% ABV is all works out.
That's a textbook definition of patience!Bottled a batch yesterday.
Old ale secondaried on about 1.5g/L dry hops, some boiled french medium toast oak cubes and Brett C.
Spent almost a year in secondary and stabilised a few months ago.
1.080-1.007.
About 10% abv with priming sugar included, ~70 IBU originally.
So you are getting some clove/phenolics for this yeast?I used WLP 515 Antwerp Ale yeast, it's got that Belgiany thing going but subdued and tons of malt.
No, I have used this yeast many times for my Belgian Pale Ales. It's got some light funk and you can tell it's Belgian but it is not phenolic. No clove, but I do get some pepper with this yeast and it is very clean. It is also more like a lager yeast and many brewers choose to use a lager yeast instead of an ale yeast to make Biere de Garde, so I thought it would be a great choice. I didn't want to use a German lager yeast and I wanted to keep it more French/Belgian for this one (I tried to use all French grain and hops). I also get a slight creaminess to the beer's mouthfeel when I make my Belgian Pale Ales which is really good, so when it is ready to tap I wonder if I will get that in this beer. I really like this yeast and I look for it every year when it comes available. I get it directly from White Labs. I do get a sulfur smell when it's fermenting but not in the beer. Hope this helps!So you are getting some clove/phenolics for this yeast?
When I first used that yeast I got some phenolics but the last times I used it was clean. It used to mention it was phenolic on the whitelabs page but that has been removed. The yeast tree DNA study places it as a lager yeast which explains the sulfur mention on the WL page but then it should not be phenolic.
I used to use Wyeast 3655 Belgian Schelde ale yeast too so I thought maybe I mixed the two up earlier giving it a phenolic flavor/aroma. If you are getting phenolic flavor/aroma maybe I did not mix the two up.
[Announcer: "It was not to be"]hopefully an earlier start than I usually pull off.
Nice fermenting chamber.. inspires me to clean up my equipment and maybe add some dedicated gas fixtures. After 4 years of use my converted fridge is due for service.Full speed ahead!
Feel Better!I miss reading all these post and replying. Been down and out for 2 months, terrible case of sciatica since Nov and then pneumonia went and invited itself into my lungs. Been a rough 2 months, no alcohol while on this nerve pain med, no Old Fezziweg for Xmas, wife axed the Christmas Porter, she knew I'd break down and sneak one...I'm in no beer Hell ! Any who...Merry Christmas all you wonderful magnificent sons of you know what brewers !!!![]()
I've been wondering where you were. Hope you get everything straightened out soon! Skål, sláinte, prost!I'm in no beer Hell!
Vielen Dank brau Kamerad. Gute Wienachten ! AllesI've been wondering where you were. Hope you get everything straightened out soon! Skål, sláinte, prost!
It’s only a crime if you drink it too soon, I’ll tell you!I feel a bit guilty. I'm not supposed to have any alcohol till I finish with these bloody nerve pills. Wife doesn't want me making or buying. But today while picking up a few things for the wife at the store, this beauty caught my eye.... On sale after Christmas for $17 ! 4 great beers and a glass ?!? Common ! What's a brew lover to do ?!? The temptation was too great ! The brew God's were on my shoulder whispering in my ear ! Now just gotta be slick and hide it by blending it in with all the other beers in the collection. If I get busted I'll just be like the bad kid in the Polar Express and keep repeating I didn't do it.. I didn't do it
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