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Oggy' Bar
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by Oggy' Bar » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:18 am
pdtnc wrote:
Maybe you just don't like 'em!! Its the interesting bitterness that I like about them, leaves you with a dry roof of the mouth in the after-taste
I quite like "dry" brews like well hopped "Cascade" brews....but my NS brews did'nt taste particularly dry.... they just tasted like some tw4t had topped my pint up with Ribena.
Please post a recipe...I am prepared to admit I may have just done 2 bad brews.....or maybe you are right and I never will like it...personal taste thing.
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by mysterio » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:41 am
Yeah Oggy, I hated it the first time I tried it and I thought the same, tasted like Ribena. That's just what they taste like. I grew to like it though once I tried a few commercial beers that were brewed with it.
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by WishboneBrewery » Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:06 am
AG#13 – Bloody Nelson
Swap the CaraRed for standard Crystal, I never got the redness I was hoping for. I've never had the Ribena taste from NS.
I'd say my recipe below is pretty light on hops as I didn't want to over-do it on a first go with them.
12L batch:
Fermentables:
Golden Promise 2090g
Wheat Malt 260g
German Cara Red 260g
Hops:
Nelson Sauvin 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10g (FWH)
Nelson Sauvin 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10g
Nelson Sauvin 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 20g (I’ve doubled this from 10g as the hops were smelling good)
Final Volume: 12 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 4.7% ABV
Total Liquor: 18.8 Litres
Mash Liquor: 6.5 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 34 EBU
Colour: 15 EBC
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by leedsbrew » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:18 pm
Have you tried dark crystal pdtnc? The last brew I did ended up with a very red tone to it!
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by WishboneBrewery » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:12 pm
NOt for colour but have used it for other stuff
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by DarloDave » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:40 pm
I think NS have a real woody blackcurrant flavour, does anybody else get that?
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by Oggy' Bar » Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:10 pm
AG#13 – Bloody Nelson
Thanks pdtnc....I'll have to swap the GP for MO ..but I'll give this a try...lightly hopped.
I SHOULD like NS...
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by Reaper » Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:36 am
Hi All
Just to let you know ive ordered a bale of the Nelson Sauvin hops, not sure of the price until I get my bill, it should be here on Monday, ill get it packed up and on the website about Wednesday, cheers.
Paul
any more suggestions keep them coming, ill see what I can do.
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by mysterio » Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:42 pm
Very cool, nice one!
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DarloDave
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by DarloDave » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:35 am
Thats excellent Paul! expect and order from me very soon!
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adm
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by adm » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:54 am
Good stuff! I'll be buying some of those as well (as soon as I've finished up the packs in my freezer).
How about trying to get hold of some Galaxy, Riwaka or Motueka hops to add to the lineup? A lot of the NZ and AUS hops are superb and really different.
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by DarloDave » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:20 am
I strongly second that, adm.
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by Reaper » Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:37 pm
Hi
Thought Id post a couple of pics to let you see how the new units is coming along.
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by leedsbrew » Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:41 pm
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by mysterio » Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:43 pm
So that's were it all happens
