Fellowship of the Home Brew I: The Hops are Strong with this one!

[jerbrew]

Yes, I'm last! These offers look great and now I don't even have to make a decision. Also in my offer will be a couple of other homemade goodies.

 

[jerbrew]

Def easier picking at bottom- I'll prob throw some hb helles in as well and if my hops ripen soon I'll toss in some hb wet hop ale.

Just finished up my first helles attempt, my first lager too. It's in the fridge getting down to pitching temps as I type. Should be ready for the next round.

 

[GaBrewZoo]

I start work at 7:30 cst, so if I can get on while I'm here I will make my pick. If I'm too busy, I'll let it go, because EVERY offer sounds good to me.

 

[fourfarthing]

3rd. Uh oh. Now I better hope what I send out lives up to what I bring in.

 

[GnenieGone]

I start work at 7:30 cst, so if I can get on while I'm here I will make my pick. If I'm too busy, I'll let it go, because EVERY offer sounds good to me.

Just PM me your list. No worries. You only need to send your top 5.

 

[GaBrewZoo]

Just PM me your list. No worries. You only need to send your top 5.

That's my point, I don't think I could pick just 5, and in what order.

 

[GnenieGone]

That's what a random number generator is for!

 

[GaBrewZoo]

No. I really don't have a favorite offer from anyone. They all look equally great to me.

BTW, I am having a little HB peach berliner, 2.5% before work. Really good.

 

[GnenieGone]

ppls list are coming in....

 

[TwistedGray]

I really need to go bottle this last batch, tomorrow ... definitely tomorrow! Doh!

 

[TwistedGray]

Bitter or bitter sweet?

Your vote ... before I bottle.

Without any zy-sugars it's quite bitter...palpable but bitter. I've played with ratios to combat the bitterness with some sweetness and it works for me. BUT before I go overboard, I thought I would ask first.

Do you guys/gals prefer more bitter, less sweet, or some mixed ratio?

ps: Overly heady because I "force carb'd" in my Sodastream.

 

[GaBrewZoo]

Bitter or bitter sweet?

Your vote ... before I bottle.

Without any zy-sugars it's quite bitter...palpable but bitter. I've played with ratios to combat the bitterness with some sweetness and it works for me. BUT before I go overboard, I thought I would ask first.

Do you guys/gals prefer more bitter, less sweet, or some mixed ratio?

ps: Overly heady because I "force carb'd" in my Sodastream.

My vote would be mostly bitter with a little sweetness, maybe 80/20. Just my 2 cents. Looks good.

 

[GnenieGone]

I'm about a little sweetness..80/20 sounds good. 75/25 is junk....toss it....so don't mess up! 😊

 

[TwistedGray]

Maybe you guys will just get bitter beer, it's not undrinkable n any way ... didn't add zylitol yet...might not except for what I keep for myself.

 

[GnenieGone]

The Pick list has arrived!
Times are for 8/16 CST draw.

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Random Sequence Generator

Here is your sequence:

5 imasickboy - 7:30pm
4 Scturo - 7:35pm
6 fourfarthing - 7:40pm
8 Thorrak - 7:45pm
12 GaBrewZoo - 7:50pm
7 TwistedGray - 7:55pm
9 TBC - 8:00pm
1 PianoMan - 8:05pm
11 RevKev - 8:10pm
3 JDXX1971 - 8:15pm
10 Brizzo - 8:20pm
2 jerbrew - 8:25pm
Timestamp: 2017-08-13 11:09:21 UTC

Getting close! Hate work, need HB! See yeah soon..

 

[TBC]

Just had a HB Belgian Tripel. Forgot how boozy it was. Will add one to the box!

 

[Scturo]

I still have no idea who I'm picking. The only offer I've eliminated is mine.

 

[GnenieGone]

Sweet!

 

[Brizzo]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1502928693.705829.jpgsampling my neipa offering.

 

[GnenieGone]

Same here

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[GnenieGone]

Official Offers:

1) PianoMan :
- Raspberry Hard Lemonade, 6.5%. 1 Bomber (bottled 7/15/17, not very carb'ed and a bit sweet, at least to me)
- Chocolate English Porter, Designed to be a London Fuller Clone 6%. 2 bottles. (bottled 6/25/17)
- Cherry Dubbel, used tart cherries, 7.4%. 1 bottle. (bottled 7/1/17)
- English RIS w/Bourbon, vanilla, coffee, cinnamon, peppers, 1st attempt at Epic's Big Bad Baptista, 11%. 2 bottles (bottled 7/29/17)
- 1st NEIPA attempt. Used Columbus, ElDorado, Citra on the Porter yeast cake (British Ale 1098), 5.5% 1 bomber (Bottled 7/10/17, a bit odd flavor for sure, hops are going away unfortunatly)

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2) Jerbrew:
Beer 1: chinook, Columbus, centennial, cascade IPA
I really like this beer came out really good. Aroma dissipated as flavors melded. Chinook was intense. To drink quickly I'll go back to simcoe next batch. 2 bottles

Beer 2: mimosa saison.
I think this beer was a success considering the experimentation. I used orange and lemon in the mash so pH adjustments were s but off. However, the zest of orange and lemon together with a simple saison grain bill, sorachi ace, nandarina, and some white labs vault yeast made one of my favorite saisons to date. 1 bottle.

Beer 3: English Dark Mild.
Inspired by a local brewery innate a dark mild. My first real attempt at a cksssif English ale. Fuggles and all. The beer came out amazing. Well, after I added a lb of amber DME. The original was thin. But after a secondary ferment it is now amazing. Next batch will have extra MO and some darkish English crystal. 2 bottles.

Beer 4: this one is funny. Was supposed to be a Porter. But........, my sanitation for keg fermenting obviously needs some work. I fermented in the same keg as the saison in beer 2. Didn't clean well I guess. The beer is very...saisony. I would call it s dark farmhouse style but it's not the intent. I'm including it to get real feedback since I can't do anything but hate it since it came out weird. 2 bottles cuz I have 5 gallons and in case you like it.

Maybe 5: if this gets done you'll get an interesting cider with dregs from various things. Most of note is jester king beers. My intent is to put some prickly pears in it this weekend.

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3) JDXX1941
- #1 a variation of Yooper's Oatmeal Stout 5.0%
- #2 a variation of a Power Pack Porter 6.3%
- #3 my Red seal Ale clone (shh) 5.9%
- #4 a Gaelic Ale clone found on BS 6.2%
- #5 Martinelli's apple cider with wlp775 7.5%
- #6 a variation of Fruitcake Old Ale 9.5%

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4) Scturo
- 1) Maple-Bourbon Fidy (2 12oz Bottles) - A brew based on Ten Fidy with Oak Aged Bourbon and @Brizzo's Maple Syrup
added. Brewed on 7/28/2017 so it needs some time But is already tasty.
- 2) Say Hello to My Little NEIPA (Bomber) - A Hazy brew that is Hopped with Mosaic, Nelson, and Citra giving it a Tropical
apricot flavor. Brewed on 6/29/2017 so it's a little old but is still holding its still as giid as ever.
- 3) Afpelwein (Bomber) - A clean, crisp apple Cider made with QA23 that is 9 months old, so is taking on a smooth
Chardonnay flavor. You also have the option of carbonated or Non-carbonated.
- 4) Hoegaarden (12oz Bottle) - Classic Belgian Wit flavored with Coriander and Orange Peel. Brewed on 5/25/017.

- Extra: Also including a FOTD bottle opener made by Pointcity Homebrew and a Batman Coaster.

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5) imasickboy
4 12 oz. bottles of Death by Simcoe, (not pictured, still in the fermenter):
59% Pilsner
26.2% Vienna
13.1% Munich
1.6% Crystal 60
1 pound of Simcoe per 5 gallons
OG 1.066
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1 750mL of Cinnamon Vanilla Metheglin
50% Orange Blossom honey
50% Clover honey
1 cinnamon stick per gallon
1 vanilla bean per gallon
OG 1.138
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1 quart homemade sauerkraut
Cabbage
Salt
Caraway seed
This kraut is fridge kept, so the lacto in the juice is still alive. This could be useful if you want to add a "starter" to your own veggie ferments or if you wish to sour a beer.

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6) fourfarthing
- 1) Harry - a robust porter bottled in fall 2016. My favorite of all of my beers. I have 6 of these left. Loosely based on an
Everett clone recipe with the roasted malts cold steeped and added to the boil.

- 2) Paddington - a Farmhouse Saison. Mixed fermented wheat/pilsner farmhouse beer. 50/50 pitch of 3711 and Yeast Bay
Amalgamation. Cascade hops. If you like Brett, this is up your alley. The Brett came off bigger than I wanted, but I
enjoy this.

- 3) Winter - a winter warmer bottled last winter. This is another favorite where I have kept a few around, though less of
these. Isolation Ale clone, with few if any changes.

- 4) Sophie Demi - a New England Pale Ale. Bittered CTZ and all El Dorado thereafter. Two dry hop additions. This is my
version of an NEIPA that you can drink a couple of and not wake up in the lawn.

- 5) Blank - This space is reserved for either my dark mild or standard saison which are currently bottle conditioning.
Winner gets to pick (or take both in lieu of one of the above).

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7) TwistedGray
1. Shame on Me, Shame on You
This was an attempt at a new style of beer which turned out ... not so good. Heed all of the warnings on the bottle,
and drink at your own risk! Basically, I would like to know what went wrong, and curious to here what you think went
wrong. The beer itself, if that matters, is an Imperial Stout with various flavors introduced post production.

2. Mexican Imperial/Aztec Stout
You can read about it here; it's been aged for a little more than a year now.
(https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=584141)

3. Raspberry & Alpine Mint Wheat
Pretty much your standard wheat beer (similar to a Blue Moon), but when racked to secondary I added my
homegrown raspberries and my homegrown alpine mint (super strong variety).

4. Where's Waldo Wheat
Same stock as #3 except this one includes all of the varieties of wheat I was making so flavors include:
raspberry, mint, strawberry, banana, rhubarb, and pomegranate.

5. Strawberry - Banana Wheat
Same stock as #3. This was racked on to a bed of strawberries and overly ripe bananas. It has a pungent banana
smell (at least the I tried) and a hint of banana strawberry, quite unique. Image available here, albeit sideways.

6 - I have another batch going now, and the yeast was pitched Saturday evening. It is currently fermenting
and probably won't be done until the 13th. I'm not sure I'll have this one complete in time because of my
work travel schedule but if so I'll include that.

7 - Mystery Beer - Will discuss with receiver in private message.


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8) Thorrak
- 1) "Sandy IPA" - My attempt at an IPA recipe that was in Zymurgy awhile back. Caveat bibitor - this one is carbing
now and hasn't been tasted!

- 2) "Awesomest" Chipotle Porter - I didn't pick the name, but it's a pretty good beer. Little bit of heat for
those who like that kind of thing.

- 3) Base Porter - We decided to brew a batch of "Awesomest" without adding the chilis. It's an interesting
comparison to see what the peppers add! Also currently carbing, but I've done this recipe enough that I trust it
to be palatable.

- 4) Apple Cyser - They don't call NY the Empire State for nothing. Made with locally sourced apple juice,
this was my first attempt at a cyser and just happens to be pretty tasty.

- Extra: I'm also including a small project for the DIY home brewer that isn't afraid of a little electrical work. No
soldering!

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9) TBC
- Gingerbread brown ale, scored a 37 out of 50 at NHC
- RIS
- NEIPA dryhopped with Citra and Mosaic
- Cider fermented with safbrew-33

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10) Brizzo
- Flanders Red on Sour Cherries
- A Sour Saison on Maine Peaches
- A Lambic Style on Mangoes and Pineapple
- NEIPA with Columbus, Simcoe, Mosiac, Citra and Galaxy

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11) RevKev
- Hibiscus saison and DIPA. I may need a while to find a picture of two but I can give you descriptions my untappd only
has hazy photos of my IPA it has true pictures of saison. 2 bottles.

- Infinitesimal Hibiscus Saison. 5.4% saison fermented with belle saison yeast conditioned with hibiscus tea. 2 bottles.

- Cataclysmic DIPA. 10.5% DIPA with Huell melon, hallertau blanc, bavaria mandarina and belma. 2 bottles.

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12) GaBrewZoo
- Wheat/Rye Ale- My recipe was for my daughters wedding, went over real well. This version has a higher ABV at 6.3%.

- Peach Berliner Weisse- I forgot to add my acid malt at the end of the mash, and only ended up at about 2.5% ABV.
Tastes really good though.

- Amber Ale- SWMBOs beer. A low hopped malty beer. 6.6% ABV

- Cucumber Saison- The cucumber wasn't very noticeable early. Cucumber flavor is now coming through much
better, but not overpowering. 7.5% ABV
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One more time...hopefully everyone has their picks ready

 

[TBC]

Same here

Sticking with the theme. Here's mine. Clearing a little in the keg. Before and after

 

[GnenieGone]

One minute and counting

 

[GaBrewZoo]

Man, this sucks. I'm getting ready to start work, wish I could be there with yall.

 

[GnenieGone]

imasickboy is on the clock!!!

 

[Scturo]

I got a free 30lbs of blueberries today from work. I'm thinking blueberry sour for the next round.

 

[GnenieGone]

I got a free 30lbs of blueberries today from work. I'm thinking blueberry sour for the next round.

Damn!

 

[imasickboy]

I'll take @Thorrak . I love me some peppers!

 

[GnenieGone]

Excellent!

Scturo is on the clock!

 

[TBC]

I'll take @Thorrak . I love me some peppers!

Nice pick he was 4 on my list

 

[Scturo]

Tough choices, great offers, I'll go with @Fourfarthing's offer, thanks bro!

 

[TBC]

tough choices, great offers, i'll go with @fourfarthing's offer, thanks bro!

#2

 

[GnenieGone]

Nice pick! fourfarthing and Thorrak sent me their picks. Here is the up-to-date list.

Next pick is GaBrewZoo at 7:50pm CST

Here is your sequence:

5 imasickboy - 7:30pm Picks Thorrak
4 Scturo - 7:35pm Picks fourfarthing
6 fourfarthing - 7:40pm Picks GaBrewZoo
8 Thorrak - 7:45pm Picks TwistedGray
12 GaBrewZoo - 7:50pm Picks imasickboy
7 TwistedGray - 7:55pm
9 TBC - 8:00pm
1 PianoMan - 8:05pm
11 RevKev - 8:10pm
3 JDXX1971 - 8:15pm
10 Brizzo - 8:20pm
2 jerbrew - 8:25pm
Timestamp: 2017-08-13 11:09:21 UTC

 

[GaBrewZoo]

Give me imasickboy. I want to try that kraut.

 

[GnenieGone]

Who's left....Next up TBC at 8:00!

Official Offers:

1) PianoMan


=================================================================================================

2) Jerbrew:
Beer 1: chinook, Columbus, centennial, cascade IPA
I really like this beer came out really good. Aroma dissipated as flavors melded. Chinook was intense. To drink quickly I'll go back to simcoe next batch. 2 bottles

Beer 2: mimosa saison.
I think this beer was a success considering the experimentation. I used orange and lemon in the mash so pH adjustments were s but off. However, the zest of orange and lemon together with a simple saison grain bill, sorachi ace, nandarina, and some white labs vault yeast made one of my favorite saisons to date. 1 bottle.

Beer 3: English Dark Mild.
Inspired by a local brewery innate a dark mild. My first real attempt at a cksssif English ale. Fuggles and all. The beer came out amazing. Well, after I added a lb of amber DME. The original was thin. But after a secondary ferment it is now amazing. Next batch will have extra MO and some darkish English crystal. 2 bottles.

Beer 4: this one is funny. Was supposed to be a Porter. But........, my sanitation for keg fermenting obviously needs some work. I fermented in the same keg as the saison in beer 2. Didn't clean well I guess. The beer is very...saisony. I would call it s dark farmhouse style but it's not the intent. I'm including it to get real feedback since I can't do anything but hate it since it came out weird. 2 bottles cuz I have 5 gallons and in case you like it.

Maybe 5: if this gets done you'll get an interesting cider with dregs from various things. Most of note is jester king beers. My intent is to put some prickly pears in it this weekend.

===================================================================================================

3) JDXX1971
- #1 a variation of Yooper's Oatmeal Stout 5.0%
- #2 a variation of a Power Pack Porter 6.3%
- #3 my Red seal Ale clone (shh) 5.9%
- #4 a Gaelic Ale clone found on BS 6.2%
- #5 Martinelli's apple cider with wlp775 7.5%
- #6 a variation of Fruitcake Old Ale 9.5%

=====================================================================================================

4) Scturo
- 1) Maple-Bourbon Fidy (2 12oz Bottles) - A brew based on Ten Fidy with Oak Aged Bourbon and @Brizzo's Maple Syrup
added. Brewed on 7/28/2017 so it needs some time But is already tasty.
- 2) Say Hello to My Little NEIPA (Bomber) - A Hazy brew that is Hopped with Mosaic, Nelson, and Citra giving it a Tropical
apricot flavor. Brewed on 6/29/2017 so it's a little old but is still holding its still as giid as ever.
- 3) Afpelwein (Bomber) - A clean, crisp apple Cider made with QA23 that is 9 months old, so is taking on a smooth
Chardonnay flavor. You also have the option of carbonated or Non-carbonated.
- 4) Hoegaarden (12oz Bottle) - Classic Belgian Wit flavored with Coriander and Orange Peel. Brewed on 5/25/017.

- Extra: Also including a FOTD bottle opener made by Pointcity Homebrew and a Batman Coaster.

=====================================================================================================

5) imasickboy

=====================================================================================================


6) fourfarthing

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7) TwistedGray

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8) Thorrak

=======================================================================================================

9) TBC
- Gingerbread brown ale, scored a 37 out of 50 at NHC
- RIS
- NEIPA dryhopped with Citra and Mosaic
- Cider fermented with safbrew-33

========================================================================================================



10) Brizzo

========================================================================================================

11) RevKev
- Hibiscus saison and DIPA. I may need a while to find a picture of two but I can give you descriptions my untappd only
has hazy photos of my IPA it has true pictures of saison. 2 bottles.

- Infinitesimal Hibiscus Saison. 5.4% saison fermented with belle saison yeast conditioned with hibiscus tea. 2 bottles.

- Cataclysmic DIPA. 10.5% DIPA with Huell melon, hallertau blanc, bavaria mandarina and belma. 2 bottles.

========================================================================================================

12) GaBrewZoo

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===========================================================================

 

[TwistedGray]

Oh ****, I am sooooooo thinking it's tomorrow...uh oh, lol!

 

[TBC]

Give me imasickboy. I want to try that kraut.

That was my third choice, had me at the kraut also!

 

[TwistedGray]

Pikachu I choose you!! Errr @PianoMan

Talk about some impeccable timing! Wow, I've had too much to drink already

 

[jerbrew]

Update: the Porter is actually pretty pleasant with just a hint of funk. I call it traditional.

 

[GnenieGone]

Grand choice! TBC is up at 8:00

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