Bought this in Aldi Blackpool today the flavour is ok but it’s a lot under carbed for an ipa
What are you drinking tonight 2021?
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Follow on from the Pale, first pour of a session IPA brewed for a big party at ours next week. Keg went on last Friday, 24hrs at 35psi then turned down to 15 and carbonation is perfect. Different beast all together and it’s still short on hop character. Pulling back the Crystal has left a better balance to the background flavour so the grain bill is locked in. Going to add in a big dry hop next time.
I fancy something different now so lined up this little trio.
This Hazy Little Thing started very nice but the aroma and flavour faded before my very eyes. 
and barely Belgian yeast character.
Last of the trio is this saison from No Frills Joe. Very nice.
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Range MYO APA. These kit beers sometimes get a bad press, but you really have to leave them conditioning for at least 6 weeks. I just use 1kg of dextrose with them, and give them a dry hop boost of 50g Chinook, 50g of Citra, and the supplied 90g kit hops. The dextrose seems to really improve the hop aroma, and still loads of body. Tried many times with DME, and LME and not as good (but more expensive)
Last one tonight another from Aldi, this is very nice very roasty good carbonation and the vanilla is so subtle
Although it was my birthday on Tuesday, tonight was my first chance to enjoy this and it was rather nice
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Also looking forward to the weekend and have friends over. Got two fresh kegs of pilsner and a keg of my 4 way comp mystery beer. Should be a good time.
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Several expensive pints in Belfast city centre. And then last orders were called at HALF NINE!!! WTF?
My GH London Bitter - properly in condition now and very nice it is too if I say so myself.
OG is a bit enthusiastic at 1051 but what the heck it's Friday...
OG is a bit enthusiastic at 1051 but what the heck it's Friday...
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I thought that might taste a bit sweet
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And your urine would be around 5.2%I thought that might taste a bit sweet
Just got home from an afternoon out with friends. We had a nice meal and I had a few of these - Tonbridge Brewery Coppernob.
Back in my own garden and starting with a pint of Pilgrim. This is my first full-on attempt at something with even more hoppy aroma/flavour than Summer Breeze. It’s a little darker than Summer Breeze too with a more orange hue. It is certainly hoppy in aroma and flavour and it has quite a full mouthfeel so I think there has been some measure of success and I’d definitely put this in juicy NEIPA territory. ABV is 5.8%. The homebrew club liked it too so I’m encouraged to do some more work on it to lighten it and see if I can make it even more juicy without it oxidising - a bit of a challenge with my basic setup but we’ll see.
Back in my own garden and starting with a pint of Pilgrim. This is my first full-on attempt at something with even more hoppy aroma/flavour than Summer Breeze. It’s a little darker than Summer Breeze too with a more orange hue. It is certainly hoppy in aroma and flavour and it has quite a full mouthfeel so I think there has been some measure of success and I’d definitely put this in juicy NEIPA territory. ABV is 5.8%. The homebrew club liked it too so I’m encouraged to do some more work on it to lighten it and see if I can make it even more juicy without it oxidising - a bit of a challenge with my basic setup but we’ll see.
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