Big Kenny - Brew Evening 09/04/08

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stevezx7r

Post by stevezx7r » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:16 pm

Hey my recipes are all copyrighted material !!! :wink:

The auroroa I used were higher AA (8.60) but it is still a bit strong (after three weeks ish), even for an ipa copy so maybe yours will be ready before mine even though they were done later. I'm drinking (whats left) of mine this Saturday regardless as it does taste very good :wink:

Strange really as my Complicated Dark Bitter (brown ale stylee) has been given the thumbs up more than the Deuchars :roll: No accounting for taste.
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:18 pm

How does it compare to the original then Steve ?
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delboy

Post by delboy » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:32 pm

Enjoy your brew night wez :D
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Wez

Post by Wez » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:38 pm

Bittering hops in at 20:30 - nice rolling boil
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:51 pm

Good stuff Wez, should be done & dusted by 11-ish 8)
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Wez

Post by Wez » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:55 pm

Yeah nice and easy :D Aroma hops added 10 mins ago tucking into some Red Sky Ale now 8)
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:56 pm

Shepherd's delight :=P
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Wez

Post by Wez » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:58 pm

roger the dog wrote:Shepherd's delight :=P
I wasn't keen at first but I like it now :roll:
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iowalad
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Post by iowalad » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:59 pm

I trust this one will be as popular as the last! Enjoy
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stevezx7r

Post by stevezx7r » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:09 pm

roger the dog wrote:How does it compare to the original then Steve ?
Not sure, it's been a few days since I tried it but from memory it definatley needs more time maturing / calming down of the hops.

Dont' get me wrong, it's far nicer than the bottled version, just needs more time for the flavours to balance themselves. Definately one you can drink green due to the massive hop flavour but I think it would be at it's best around 4 weeks in the keg/cornie. :)

Anyway, I (and others) will be drinking it this weekend so if I can remember I'll let you know. :wink:
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Post by ECR » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:44 pm

Hope it's gone OK Wez :D
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fivetide

Post by fivetide » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:20 pm

I reckon he's got his Marigolds on by now...
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Wez

Post by Wez » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:37 pm

Marigolds off for typing :)

All done and dusted - a nice easy brew night spot on with 25L at 1.047 - smells great, yeast pitched.

So far only done 2x 1hr mashes but not noticed an eff drop.

Time for another ale.
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:06 am

Glad to see all went well Wez :wink:
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Post by Garth » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:22 pm

Stevezx7r, if you bottle beer I'll gladly do a swap and compare to see how the AA makes any difference? IIRC you're only 20 mins away in Bishop?
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