Brewing - Page 13

gnoff · April 2nd, 2012, 01:00 AM

My first was the Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen, ooooooh damn was I blown away from the start!!

Spanish_Lass · April 9th, 2012, 03:59 AM

Back to flavoured beers- Tried a clootie dumpling ale yesterday. Smelled like mulled wine, quite nice.

gnoff · April 20th, 2012, 04:01 PM

Beer list (so far) for a July tasting:

Cigar City/Mikkeller Bohr
Cigar City/Mikkeller Dirac
Cigar City/Mikkeller Nielsbohrium
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Stranahan’s Whiskey Barrel Aged
Cigar City Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout
Cigar City Humidor Series Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout
Cigar City Improv Oatmeal Rye India Style Brown Ale
Cigar City Jai Alai India Pale Ale
Cigar City Humidor Series Jai Alai Cedar Aged India Pale Ale
Cigar City Either Black Ale
Cigar City Or Black Ale
Cigar City Guava Grove
Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Grapefruit Wood
Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Cedar
Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Lemon Wood
Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Orange Wood
Cigar City José Martí American Porter - French Oak
Cigar City Sugar Plum Brown
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend
Fantôme Brise-BonBons!
Fantôme Printemps

Belgar · April 21st, 2012, 05:18 PM

July tasting? when did this happen?

gnoff · May 14th, 2012, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgar

July tasting? when did this happen?

July 7 it will be according to plan

gnoff · May 14th, 2012, 06:48 AM

Yesterday bottled my rye stout and transferred the smoked collaboration tea black ale to secondary fermentation

Belgar · May 14th, 2012, 06:21 PM

Been drinking the hell out of the black tea. I keep thinking of the Aecht without the alcohol.

Keep me posted on our collab progress.

gnoff · May 15th, 2012, 12:56 AM

will do!

gnoff · May 16th, 2012, 07:54 AM

hahaha, my beer mentor just asked me in an email:

If you got a free bucket of honey, what would you do with it?
Make beer stronger, make tasty sweet honey mead, or sour yucky mead?

Belgar · May 16th, 2012, 09:58 AM

I'd call for a honey smoked porter, but I reckon mead would be sound good as well.

Btw, the honey I got at the local market in Göt is phenomenal.

gnoff · May 16th, 2012, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgar

I'd call for a honey smoked porter, but I reckon mead would be sound good as well.

Btw, the honey I got at the local market in Göt is phenomenal.

He hates my super dry mead, haha

He probably wants me to brew a super sweet mead, like the ones he makes

I might just do that, since it might get me a big old bucket of free honey

gnoff · September 13th, 2012, 02:16 AM

Sitting at home waiting for me brewing supplies to arrive by delivery company.

Looking to brew a mead next weekend and a beer weekend after that.

Plan if I can fit it all in to my schedule with trips and shows are 3 meads and 6 beers before x-mas

gnoff · September 13th, 2012, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnoff

hahaha, my beer mentor just asked me in an email:

If you got a free bucket of honey, what would you do with it?
Make beer stronger, make tasty sweet honey mead, or sour yucky mead?

Oh he did give me 13 kg of honey, ane my other mates 10 kg + 9 kg respectively.

He'll be getting super dry meads for it, hahaha

gnoff · September 13th, 2012, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgar

Been drinking the hell out of the black tea. I keep thinking of the Aecht without the alcohol.

Keep me posted on our collab progress.

Shared a collab beer with my brother last night, very nice indeed

How are the bottles you got tasting?

Belgar · September 13th, 2012, 07:52 AM

I have not opened them yet. I am waiting on my brother to come at the end of the month.

gnoff · September 13th, 2012, 08:19 AM

OK!
Let me know

gnoff · September 15th, 2012, 01:06 PM

I might have a plan that works!

23/9: Mead 6, sloe berries
30/9: Beer 96, Best Bitter
20/10: Beer 97, English Pale Ale
21/10: Mead 7, red currants
3/11: Beer 98, Brown Porter
11/11: Beer 99, Chili Porter
17/11: Beer 100, Smoked Porter
24/11: Beer 101, Spiced X-mas 2012

Mead 8, rhubarbs, will happen depending on when mead 7 is done with primary fermentation

ErichW · September 17th, 2012, 11:59 AM

Just recently got into Mead making. I have 6 gallons of Orange Melomel mead (Joes Ancient Orange Mead) with 3 gallons almost ready to bottle.

gnoff · September 17th, 2012, 12:40 PM

Nice, let us know how it turns out!

ErichW · September 17th, 2012, 07:09 PM

I shall indeed. Ive actually made this before but trying to perfect it now. Not so much the recipie by my ability to follow it and make something good tasting. The ones ive made before werent bad at all.

gnoff · September 18th, 2012, 04:57 PM

I'm far more experienced in beer brewing than brewing mead, and have tasted many many more beers than I have mead, but still levo the mead part of brewing and tasting.

Will visit a meadery in Boulder in a few weeks, shall be interesting to see a commercial one and how they have it set up.

Good luck with the brewing!

ErichW · September 19th, 2012, 03:11 PM

Yeah I havent found a commercial mead maker here in the US that I absolutely love yet. I like Red Stone Meadery, they have decent stuff. I will say that I do love Viking Blod (Dansk Mjod).

gnoff · September 19th, 2012, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ErichW

Yeah I havent found a commercial mead maker here in the US that I absolutely love yet. I like Red Stone Meadery, they have decent stuff. I will say that I do love Viking Blod (Dansk Mjod).

Redstone is the one I'm going to!

And Dansk Mjød Viking Blod
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/dansk-m...d/23988/32615/
is the one mead I've rated the highest on ratebeer

ErichW · September 23rd, 2012, 11:11 AM

Oh nice yeah redstone is pretty good. I like their carb blueberry mead and the vanilla season mead. And I had placed an order for 4 bottles of Dansk Mjod Viking Blod but had to cancel for financial reasons. But as soon as I can im going to order a bunch of it. Im almost certain they mix in some sorta wiskey or hard liqour I cant think the name of right now.

Also I racked one of my 3 gallons over to secondary which fermented out pretty dry so I had to backsweeten and stabalize with sobrate and a campden tablet. Its my fault for messing with the original recipie as I added nutrients. Also the honey I used was a local honey that had an odd tart flavor which I dont think transfered over well to mead. But we will see I will let it sit for another month then bottle. Then shelf it for about a year and see how it tastes.

One last thing I HIGHLY recomend trying http://www.shoppersvineyard.com/stor...248_f0922_2320 thats the second best commercial mead ive tasted.

gnoff · September 24th, 2012, 04:33 AM

I've tried two commercial ones from that meadery

B. Nektar Barrel Aged Dry Cyser
and
B. Nektar Yo Momma’s Strawberry Pizzazz

liked both of them.

As for brewing mead I enjoy letting them ferment completely, so sweetness left, and also spice them with something.
Dry meads with subtle hints of fruits or berries and spices, mmm

April 2nd, 2012, 01:00 AM	#301 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	My first was the Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen, ooooooh damn was I blown away from the start!!

April 9th, 2012, 03:59 AM	#302 (permalink)
Spanish_Lass Dahar Mistress Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Midlothian, Scotland Posts: 1,270	Back to flavoured beers- Tried a clootie dumpling ale yesterday. Smelled like mulled wine, quite nice.

April 20th, 2012, 04:01 PM	#303 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	Beer list (so far) for a July tasting: Cigar City/Mikkeller Bohr Cigar City/Mikkeller Dirac Cigar City/Mikkeller Nielsbohrium Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Stranahan’s Whiskey Barrel Aged Cigar City Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout Cigar City Humidor Series Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout Cigar City Improv Oatmeal Rye India Style Brown Ale Cigar City Jai Alai India Pale Ale Cigar City Humidor Series Jai Alai Cedar Aged India Pale Ale Cigar City Either Black Ale Cigar City Or Black Ale Cigar City Guava Grove Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Grapefruit Wood Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Cedar Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Lemon Wood Cigar City Dos Costas Oeste - Orange Wood Cigar City José Martí American Porter - French Oak Cigar City Sugar Plum Brown 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend Fantôme Brise-BonBons! Fantôme Printemps

April 21st, 2012, 05:18 PM	#304 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,945	July tasting? when did this happen?

May 14th, 2012, 06:48 AM	#306 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	Yesterday bottled my rye stout and transferred the smoked collaboration tea black ale to secondary fermentation

May 14th, 2012, 06:21 PM	#307 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,945	Been drinking the hell out of the black tea. I keep thinking of the Aecht without the alcohol. Keep me posted on our collab progress.

May 15th, 2012, 12:56 AM	#308 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	will do!

May 16th, 2012, 07:54 AM	#309 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	hahaha, my beer mentor just asked me in an email: If you got a free bucket of honey, what would you do with it? Make beer stronger, make tasty sweet honey mead, or sour yucky mead?

May 16th, 2012, 09:58 AM	#310 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,945	I'd call for a honey smoked porter, but I reckon mead would be sound good as well. Btw, the honey I got at the local market in Göt is phenomenal.

September 13th, 2012, 02:16 AM	#312 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	Sitting at home waiting for me brewing supplies to arrive by delivery company. Looking to brew a mead next weekend and a beer weekend after that. Plan if I can fit it all in to my schedule with trips and shows are 3 meads and 6 beers before x-mas

September 13th, 2012, 07:52 AM	#315 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,945	I have not opened them yet. I am waiting on my brother to come at the end of the month.

September 13th, 2012, 08:19 AM	#316 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	OK! Let me know

September 15th, 2012, 01:06 PM	#317 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	I might have a plan that works! 23/9: Mead 6, sloe berries 30/9: Beer 96, Best Bitter 20/10: Beer 97, English Pale Ale 21/10: Mead 7, red currants 3/11: Beer 98, Brown Porter 11/11: Beer 99, Chili Porter 17/11: Beer 100, Smoked Porter 24/11: Beer 101, Spiced X-mas 2012 Mead 8, rhubarbs, will happen depending on when mead 7 is done with primary fermentation

September 17th, 2012, 11:59 AM	#318 (permalink)
ErichW Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 15	Just recently got into Mead making. I have 6 gallons of Orange Melomel mead (Joes Ancient Orange Mead) with 3 gallons almost ready to bottle.

September 17th, 2012, 12:40 PM	#319 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	Nice, let us know how it turns out!

September 17th, 2012, 07:09 PM	#320 (permalink)
ErichW Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 15	I shall indeed. Ive actually made this before but trying to perfect it now. Not so much the recipie by my ability to follow it and make something good tasting. The ones ive made before werent bad at all.

September 18th, 2012, 04:57 PM	#321 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	I'm far more experienced in beer brewing than brewing mead, and have tasted many many more beers than I have mead, but still levo the mead part of brewing and tasting. Will visit a meadery in Boulder in a few weeks, shall be interesting to see a commercial one and how they have it set up. Good luck with the brewing!

September 19th, 2012, 03:11 PM	#322 (permalink)
ErichW Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 15	Yeah I havent found a commercial mead maker here in the US that I absolutely love yet. I like Red Stone Meadery, they have decent stuff. I will say that I do love Viking Blod (Dansk Mjod).

September 23rd, 2012, 11:11 AM	#324 (permalink)
ErichW Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 15	Oh nice yeah redstone is pretty good. I like their carb blueberry mead and the vanilla season mead. And I had placed an order for 4 bottles of Dansk Mjod Viking Blod but had to cancel for financial reasons. But as soon as I can im going to order a bunch of it. Im almost certain they mix in some sorta wiskey or hard liqour I cant think the name of right now. Also I racked one of my 3 gallons over to secondary which fermented out pretty dry so I had to backsweeten and stabalize with sobrate and a campden tablet. Its my fault for messing with the original recipie as I added nutrients. Also the honey I used was a local honey that had an odd tart flavor which I dont think transfered over well to mead. But we will see I will let it sit for another month then bottle. Then shelf it for about a year and see how it tastes. One last thing I HIGHLY recomend trying http://www.shoppersvineyard.com/stor...248_f0922_2320 thats the second best commercial mead ive tasted.

September 24th, 2012, 04:33 AM	#325 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mölndal, Sweden Posts: 2,461	I've tried two commercial ones from that meadery B. Nektar Barrel Aged Dry Cyser and B. Nektar Yo Momma’s Strawberry Pizzazz liked both of them. As for brewing mead I enjoy letting them ferment completely, so sweetness left, and also spice them with something. Dry meads with subtle hints of fruits or berries and spices, mmm