Whitbread London Porter

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SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:16 pm

Nice work. You'll enjoy that if you manage to hang on to it long enough.
Er...just having another sample. 11 weeks into the minimum suggested 16 of maturing. Quite bitter still, er it's supposed be now. Gonna be good. Haven't learned anything new on this taste - I new I was impatient already. :roll:

SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:09 pm

Brewed this on 19th December '07. Tasting it this evening the bitterness is well rounded and it tastes great. Nice beer, not for session though!

SteveD

Post by SteveD » Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:11 am

SiHoltye wrote:Brewed this on 19th December '07. Tasting it this evening the bitterness is well rounded and it tastes great. Nice beer, not for session though!
Those at Durden Park might disagree :lol:

SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:43 pm

Tasting this again tonight.......wow. Top brew, now the hops are lush and rounded they suit the roastiness, and it slips down. Only had it kegged about nearly 7 months. :lol:

I pledge to re-fill this corni with something else DP.

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:48 pm

These DP recipes are crying out to me, and have been doing so for some time.
Thanks for the insight SH :wink:

SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:50 pm

What you thinking of Vossy? Have you got the book?

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:05 pm

What you thinking of Vossy? Have you got the book?
I've got the recipes of the web site, or should I say, I've book marked em.
There's no shortage of hops or grain, my end, it's just a question of having the confidence to leave them maturing so long.

I've been thinking along the lines of:-

Get easier beers sorted first and see how they mature and then move onto longer maturation ales.

To me, making a beer and leaving it to mature over a long period is quite a challenge, both from the point of supping it :oops: and also from a tecnical point of view.

SteveD

Post by SteveD » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:12 pm

Get the book, Vossy. You'll get used to high gravity brewing and maturation pretty quickly, and a lot of the recipes don't have massively long maturation times anyway.

It's a bit of a no brainer - You like high gravity beer. You like the idea of the DP recipes. The book is cheap. It contains great recipes....what on earth are you prevaricating for! :lol: Email/ring Alex Kovacevic and he'll happily send you a copy.
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:14 pm

:wink:

At the moment it's all money and little return :lol: :oops:

SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:21 pm

PM me, and you can have the book for the price if a 1st class stamp for a month or so.

I'm off on a Best Bitter crusade at mo. I'll get to DP next month for a shorter maturer for Chrimbo.

SteveD

Post by SteveD » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:21 pm

Vossy1 wrote::wink:

At the moment it's all money and little return :lol: :oops:
Speculate on the DP book, and you'll accumulate ;)

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:24 pm

PM me, and you can have the book for the price if a 1st class stamp for a month or so.
Thanks SH, a very kind offer indeed :wink:

However, I don't trust myself with my own books, let alone someone elses, so I better order one :oops: :lol:

SteveD

Post by SteveD » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:27 pm

Vossy1 wrote:
PM me, and you can have the book for the price if a 1st class stamp for a month or so.
Thanks SH, a very kind offer indeed :wink:

However, I don't trust myself with my own books, let alone someone elses, so I better order one :oops: :lol:
Good man. You won't regret it. :)

SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:28 pm

Fair enough. Have fun with them when you do. 8)

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:30 pm

Good man. You won't regret it.
Are you sure :lol:
One of the other reasons I've been holding off buying the book was because it'll probably call for smaller brew lengths, and that will require new gear :roll: :lol:

Though maybe not, but with 30+ ltrs required to cover the elements in the brewery, you never know :twisted:
Fair enough. Have fun with them when you do.
Will do :wink: For some reason there's always a need to have a recipe book on stand by, and there's always something you've forgotten to write down on your cheap piece of paper necessitating the opening of said book with wort/yeast/crap covered fingers :lol: :oops: :roll:

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