Home brew
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First home brew done today. Mangrove Jack Traditional Brown Ale kit with DME and a Willamette hops addition.
@johan thank you again. You will recognise the handy fermenting vessel. Hopefully there will be some half decent beer soon.
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Looks good, I will hopefully do a taste end of Feb - I love a hoppy brown ale
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I will definitely keep a few for you - if they are any good at least.Looks good, I will hopefully do a taste end of Feb - I love a hoppy brown ale
ooo just us beer here
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First brew done and bottled.
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First brew done and bottled.
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Congratulations! Now is the ultimate TEST OF PATIENCE, but only for 2-weeks +
Ran out of patience and had to test a pint. Definitely have beer here. Just needs to age some more.
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Looks great. Let it steep!Ran out of patience and had to test a pint. Definitely have beer here. Just needs to age some more.
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Ran out of patience and had to test a pint. Definitely have beer here. Just needs to age some more.
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Looks excellent, next brew ad +/-250gm maltodextrin (available at all brew stores) to up the head (and mouth feel).
It wasn't too bad for a first go. A bit light but still better than the commercial stuff. I have a 6 or so left that I am going to keep for a while to see if it improves.
I have upgraded to making all grain beer since then and started with an Irish Red Ale.
Now you getting serious - I like!
Raging Red Irish Ale all grain home brew. Been in the bottle for 2 weeks and tasting very good. Nice body and much better mouthfeel.
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The Irish ale looks good @thekeeperza 
congrads. I had a bash about two years ago to brew some but had a small mishap with a bottle popping in the fridge. So no more bear brewing. I do however ferment Mead. Atm I have about 20l racked almost ready for bottling. Are there any other Mead makers in the Vaping community?
congrads. I had a bash about two years ago to brew some but had a small mishap with a bottle popping in the fridge. So no more bear brewing. I do however ferment Mead. Atm I have about 20l racked almost ready for bottling. Are there any other Mead makers in the Vaping community?
I,m going to try to post a few pics. The bees, the spinner, racked mead(note the dates), half used product. Just crappy snaps with a Kodak.
The weekends brews.
A Blonde ale
And a Rye IPA.
A Blonde ale
And a Rye IPA.
I love the look of the "head" on your brew, it looks so healthy. What is a IPA? In an earlier post you spoke of "TEST OF PATIENCE".
How is this for the ultimate TEST OF PATIENCE. Mead ferments for three weeks, then becomes "best after one year" So I get to wait for a year. I,m like thisfor a year befor I get to be like his
How is this for the ultimate TEST OF PATIENCE. Mead ferments for three weeks, then becomes "best after one year" So I get to wait for a year. I,m like this
for a year befor I get to be like hisI love the look of the "head" on your brew, it looks so healthy. What is a IPA? In an earlier post you spoke of "TEST OF PATIENCE".
How is this for the ultimate TEST OF PATIENCE. Mead ferments for three weeks, then becomes "best after one year" So I get to wait for a year. I,m like this
IPA stands for India Pale Ale, normally a low gravity hoppy beer - history etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_pale_ale
The blonde Ale from a few weeks back. Tastes awesome but is lacking carbonation after 5 weeks in the bottle.
Could have something to do with the cold crash before bottling.
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Could have something to do with the cold crash before bottling.
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My Mead’s progress:
One month to ferment, seven months racked in the demijohns, now bottled.
Four months of steeping left to go...then finally get to drink some.
One month to ferment, seven months racked in the demijohns, now bottled.
Four months of steeping left to go...then finally get to drink some.
Wow that's some real patience you have bud.
Im sure it feels like watching a live feed on how fast a willow tree grows.
The blonde Ale from a few weeks back. Tastes awesome but is lacking carbonation after 5 weeks in the bottle.
Could have something to do with the cold crash before bottling.
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Cold crashing should only affect your carbonation if you used too much "fining agents" i.e gelatin prior to cold crashing - if you are sanitary sane, you can open up the bottles and drop in some dextrose if at all necessary plus bottle conditioning yeast (brewmart in Pta used to stock this type of yeast). Cap again and leave it at room temp for +/- 2 weeks. Had to do a couple of times eons back when fooling around with lagers.
If your beer doesn't have jelly like strings in it (aceto bacteria), and it's palatable, you are safe to drink it, irrespective of sour notes. Cleanliness and sanitation rules in any form of alcohol brewing/distilling. Get yourself some Star San before you do your next brew to prevent any wild yeast ruining your brew.
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