Homebrewers - Whats Fermenting?
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I actually think that's pretty smart for a session IPA. The problem with most of them is that they taste thin and one dimensional imo. The wheat and the rye should help the body as well as add some malt complexity to help balance the hops. Gonna have to try something like that myself here soon.
This is definitely where brewing comes to taste. I feel like I get plenty of malt character using MO and a bit of biscuit. I mean I can understand each ingredients place it just seems like overkill for a style with so little focus on the malts.
I'd rather SMaSH for a session pale or ipa, but I'm also lazy so....
or 2 row and a touch of Munich
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This is true. I love Marris otter, but I don't care for biscuit used in detectable amounts most of the time.
Agreed for the most part, I think 2 row is bland. I've used Munich in place of crystal malt for APAs. It works really well. Sort of a west coast approach leaving the crystal out of the grist but with the added kick in malt character.I'd rather SMaSH for a session pale or ipa, but I'm also lazy so....
or 2 row and a touch of Munich
I like it as a background note but it's definitely a fine line with that stuff. Some guy in my LHBC put like 2# in a pumpkin ale last year. It was intense lol.
To be honest, my ideal base blend is 50:50 MO and 2 row, however the lady would flip if i had 100 pounds of grain at one time, so I'm cool with using primarily 2 row. Especially briess's
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So my first batch using the new mash tun went well last my expectations. OG of 1.065, FG of 1.002. Abv of 8.52% according to the calculator that I use.
Saison got kegged last night. Used my carbonator cap with a 2l bottle to carb up what didn't fit in the kegs. Perfect balance of fruitiness from the mosaic hops, spice/phenolics from the yeast, subtle tartness from the lactic acid added to the mash, and sweetness. The keg isn't going to last long at all.
Their idea of a tasting flight is a single recipe split into different yeast strains. The IPA flight had 4 beers split between Cali ale, east coast ale, English ale and a Belgian yeast.
Glad to hear you liked it!
I've got my latest batch of Berliners ready to come on line. Kegged batch 1 with 3.5lb of blackberries today. For batch 2 I plan on juicing a watermelon then freeze concentrating the juice and adding it to the keg. Still haven't opened a second pack of lacto yet lol.
Monday I brewed up 11gal of American blonde ale hopped with centennial and cascade.
First pour. This is outstanding. Glad I made 10 gallons.
On a side note I'm having a hell of a time with my CO2 regulator. One side seems to barely work (very minimal pressure) and the other side is finicky. I contacted the company that sold it to me, but they weren't open today (homebrew stuff). Anyone had a similar experience?
On a side note I'm having a hell of a time with my CO2 regulator. One side seems to barely work (very minimal pressure) and the other side is finicky. I contacted the company that sold it to me, but they weren't open today (homebrew stuff). Anyone had a similar experience?
I normally run a single line from the regulator to a splitter. Never had issues like that myself. Sorry I can't be more helpFirst pour. This is outstanding. Glad I made 10 gallons.
On a side note I'm having a hell of a time with my CO2 regulator. One side seems to barely work (very minimal pressure) and the other side is finicky. I contacted the company that sold it to me, but they weren't open today (homebrew stuff). Anyone had a similar experience?