Stevie123s brewday

[stevej]

Anyway this brings another question into the recipe,
It states add a few Golding hop cones for dry hopping!
How many is a few :-D
I have been dry hopping with boat loads lately dont want to over do it

 

[MyQul]

Love London Pride. Still can't make a decent clone though. I'm culturing up some Fullers yeast at the mo from a bottle of 1845,so when that's done might have another go at the clone

 

[stevej]

Love London Pride. Still can't make a decent clone though. I'm culturing up some Fullers yeast at the mo from a bottle of 1845,so when that's done might have another go at the clone

Im loving the fullers beers, thats my question about dry hopping dont want to spoil it

 

[clibit]

Fullers add some hops to each cask but I doubt that they dry hop the bottled version.

 

[stevej]

Fullers add some hops to each cask but I doubt that they dry hop the bottled version.

So leave the Dry Hop Addition out then Clibit?

 

[clibit]

I think it's personal choice. A small dry hop will give the aroma a bit more. Breweries add some hops to casks so that you get that hop whiff when you start your pint in the pub. It doesn't alter the beer much.

 

[stevej]

Think i will chuck in 30 grams maybe a bit more anyway

 

[Tony1951]

A couple of months ago when I was kit brewing, I thought dry hopping was the bees knees. It was when I was drinking the beer a fortnight after bottling (or earlier) but after a six week layover, I'm buggered if I can get the same hit from it. It vanishes as the beer matures, or seems to, unless I just can't detect the odour of citra anymore.

 

[stevej]

A couple of months ago when I was kit brewing, I thought dry hopping was the bees knees. It was when I was drinking the beer a fortnight after bottling (or earlier) but after a six week layover, I'm buggered if I can get the same hit from it. It vanishes as the beer matures, or seems to, unless I just can't detect the odour of citra anymore.

Drink it faster Tony:-D and yes i think most would agree it does vanish after time, i have found if i want that hop hit drink it young, how ever some beers develop over time for different reasons

 

[stevej]

Made this today

The Mash
Mash schedule 60 mins

Pale Malt 2590 g
Flaked Barley 740g
Roasted Barley 370g

The Boil
Boil time 90 mins

Target Hops 29 g (had to swap to Admiral)
Irish Moss 3g

 

[stevej]

So i decided to do a no chill brew, as its so dark anyway,came in from work today lifted the lid to pitch the yeast :shock: a 2 inch Krausen

 

[MyQul]

So i decided to do a no chill brew, as its so dark anyway,came in from work today lifted the lid to pitch the yeast :shock: a 2 inch Krausen

Eh!?! How'd that happen?

 

[stevej]

Eh!?! How'd that happen?

No idea getting a bad feeling :pray:

 

[clibit]

That's well weird! Did you leave some sediment behind in the FV?!

 

[stevej]

That's well weird! Did you leave some sediment behind in the FV?!

Brand new FV Clibit and cleaned, poured the brew into the fv last night and sealed it straight away

 

[MyQul]

I was kind of thinking the same as Clibit that there was some sediment. Wild yeast got in somehow?

 

[clibit]

Did you pitch the yeast in your sleep?

 

[stevej]

Did you pitch the yeast in your sleep?

Nope, like i said went to do it tonight:clap:

 

[clibit]

It's a miracle.

 

[stevej]

It's a miracle.

Would save a lot of money,