AG#08 - Honey Orange Hefeweisen II

[Gricey]

So it's 1.007, so I'll bottle tomorrow. Only concern, tastes normal ish (not as strong a taste as the last one), but aroma is faintly of mushy peas (!)... eh?

Maybe carbonation and cold will help it, it better not be spoiled or I'll be kicking ass and taking names.

[Gricey]

Had one yesterday, different taste to the previous one, thats half the reason I'm doing my new brewery.

Different malts though, I went for floor malted pilsener which may have changed the flavour somewhat, and the orange peel was soaked for longer. Also a longer fermentation as it was bottling for ages, I used servomyces this time as well.

Still, it was an ok drink, not as good as the original though, next time rodders...

[Kegman]

Had one yesterday, different taste to the previous one, thats half the reason I'm doing my new brewery.

Different malts though, I went for floor malted pilsener which may have changed the flavour somewhat, and the orange peel was soaked for longer. Also a longer fermentation as it was bottling for ages, I used servomyces this time as well.

Still, it was an ok drink, not as good as the original though, next time rodders...

Shame.. at least you can drink it though What are your plans for the new brewery?

[Gricey]

My reasoning is there are so many variables when you do HB, so I'm hoping by automating some of them (temp controls being the main thing on the new kit) I will be able to reproduce brews that I like rather than the guesswork that is going on at the moment. The new kit will be HERMS so the mash temp should be stable and accurate, as well as strike water, etc...

Its progressing albeit slowly. All the holes were drilled for the kettle today, need to deburr them etc. still. Some angle grindery required to finish the MT and the whole lot again for the HLT. Heat exchanger pretty much done. Getting there, but its hard work. I know its been said before, but drilling stainless is a *****!


AG08 by The Grice is Right, on Flickr