What a difference a glass makes!!!redhousebrewing said:Kinleycat said:Thats mine, the lack of head i aren't overly impressed with on this one, it does keep a little better in a carling glass than most others i've tried it in.redhousebrewing said:Having been patient giving the bottle 3-4 days to settle & chill after its journey it was time to sample a beer swap...
Ginger Bite (bottle 1A) - Lager/Ale flavoured with fresh ginger, 4% ABV.
A generous 750ml serving, served well chilled, plenty of carbonation, ideal for a lager/ale, nice and clear (its the start of condensation on the glass in the picture below rather than chill haze), lovely subtle aroma of ginger, poured with a head which subsided.
The ginger flavours come through nicely but with a little bitterness over and above a straight lager - very refreshing and could see this going down very well sat outside in the current weather!
Whoever brewed this should be very happy with the results. I'm a huge fan of ginger so this has me thinking on how to do something similar!
Very good effort :thumb:
Thanks for a great beer!
Stuart
Its a bog standard Youngs lager kit (that might explain the head) with 1kg DME and 40 teaspoons of pureed ginger that i brewed in March so its conditioned plenty. I would deffo do this again maybe not with Youngs as its quite a nice summer drink.
I will add a photo of one of mine that hasn't had to travel so far as the clarity looks much better.
Thanks for the nice review RHB!! :thumb:
Beerswap inspiration...
I found a jar of stem ginger in syrup in the cupboard I'm inspired for the next lager brew :thumb:
Congratulations on your patience - I struggle to give them that much conditioning time!
The one on the left in a well nucleated glass and the other in a standard glass.
I've supped the headless one and the with the head is still going strong.