Mosaic
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wheat is intersing. My mosiac is an oddy. Its 23l, 20% wheat malt, 80% MO plus 200g carapils and using T58 but rather than come out as a straightforward blonde it is reminicient of a wheat beer in some respects and the mosaic, which was virtually all late additions fits in beautifully. On the other hand my actual wheat beer which was 80% wheat and used citra and a wheat beer yeast is a bit thin and whilst refeshing next time I'm tempted to up the wheat in the mosiac and add just a tad of citra to give a hint of grapefruit and it could be a great summer beer
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That's sounds like a cracking recipe. I have just tasted my single hop wheat beer it is a little thin but the taste is Fab. I was surprised the honey I added has survived the fermentation because it has lovely honey notes and with the Lemon from the Liberty it all fits rather well. My only concern is there a little to much pheanols coming through wich will cost me points in the competition, I kept the fermentation between 17oc to 19oc which I thought would make more of a nutral finish. I used WB 06 yeast.
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I have to declare several pints over a bottle and a half of wine each so it's amazing I can hit the joeys Actually I vacant but apples spellcheck kicks in. I'm a t58 wheaty brew mosaic works well excellent summer brew
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i tried my mosaic single hop last night after two weeks in the brew fridge warm conditioning.
I put it in the fridge for an hour prior.
it poured beautifully, lovely colour, head and carbonation.
the smell and taste was a lot more subdued than when i bottled it.
the taste was nice, i could see where the comparison to fruit salad sweets comes from but it was only a hint.
It was a nice drink but i am hoping it comes together more when i leave it in the cold for a few weeks.
I put it in the fridge for an hour prior.
it poured beautifully, lovely colour, head and carbonation.
the smell and taste was a lot more subdued than when i bottled it.
the taste was nice, i could see where the comparison to fruit salad sweets comes from but it was only a hint.
It was a nice drink but i am hoping it comes together more when i leave it in the cold for a few weeks.
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I used T58 and thats combined nicely to produce whats starting to come together as a pleasant summer beer. Moasaic is quite pleasant and I do thinjkk with the stella hops being in short supply that it might be a good base hop for a late cita addition and a citra dry hop, in order to stretch the citra out a bit between several brews. I've just kegged a similar brew which used a blend, including mosaic, but I chucked 30g of citra into the cornie and I think that might add a nice citrussy overtone.barry44 wrote:
the taste was nice, i could see where the comparison to fruit salad sweets comes from but it was only a hint.
It was a nice drink but i am hoping it comes together more when i leave it in the cold for a few weeks.
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I went to the home brew shop mash course yesterday and they were brewing a S. Ace and Mosaic mixture pale. The mosaic (pellets) had a good old smell on the nose- quite fruity / citrusy but with a bit of spice on them too. Relatively restrained for a US hop, generally I stay well away from them I know some people had high expectations of Mosaic and felt it was rather subdued compared to hops like Citra- for me that's a good thing! I once heard someone describe a Citra-based beers as sucking a lemon through an old tea-bag. Summed it up for me nicely. Each to their own. I'd be tempted to go for some Mosaic in something like an old ale, maybe an ESB, nothing too much. Just a bit of fruitiness. They did say it's only pellets currently and a few of the shops seem to be restricting Mosaic orders- definately the "new kid on the block"....
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To me Mosaic goes extremely well with some citrusy hop like Centennial. It's super fruity but lacks in citrus department.
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+1zgoda wrote:To me Mosaic goes extremely well with some citrusy hop like Centennial. It's super fruity but lacks in citrus department.
Don't know if you've tasted the Kernel breweries Centennial/Mosaic Pale Ale ? What a beer....
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No, it all comes from my own experience.
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i'm having some of that this weekend i think.zgoda wrote:To me Mosaic goes extremely well with some citrusy hop like Centennial. It's super fruity but lacks in citrus department.
Do you have a recipe?
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Just had Adnams Mosaic in the Kington arm. Drove to Manchester and back and thought I deserved a pint! Not a bad drop and in Adnams hands it comes out like a cross between cascade and citra but dialect back.
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Dam you auto spell check. Dialled backraiderman wrote:Just had Adnams Mosaic in the Kington arm. Drove to Manchester and back and thought I deserved a pint! Not a bad drop and in Adnams hands it comes out like a cross between cascade and citra but dialect back.