The Beer Thread • Page 141

So glad that Bourbon Barrel Aged Expedition Stout hit distro in bottles. Always a winner when I've had various versions of it on tap, it'll be nice to have some in bottles.

 

Drove down to Virginia this past weekend and stopped at Tired Hands on the way. Had lunch at the fermentaria and that place is awesome. The tacos were delicious and the place is a lot bigger than I expected.

Also picked up a couple 4-packs from Aslin while I was down there, Vapid and A Small Town in Ontario. They're both pretty good but undercarbed and the aroma isn't quite what I expected. The flavor is still decent and the mouthfeel is on point, nice and smooth.

 

Tired Hands is the best. Hopefully you grabbed some bottles.

 

Brew day #3 yesterday. 3.5 gallon batch of northeastish IPA. Warrior for bittering, a little bit of Columbus at 5, and then a good amount of Amarillo and Citra at flameout. Setting up the fridge for temp control couldn't have been easier and it's in there now with London III. Need to go back to the store sometime in the next day or so and get dry hops, then aiming to get it kegged a week from Sunday which is hopefully not too aggressive timing-wise but we'll see. As long as I didn't infect it somewhere along the way this one should be decent!

 

What was your grain bill?

 

Amarillo hops, meh. #hopsnob

 

If you get the dry-hop in this weekend, that sounds fine to me for timing.

You're entitled to your opinion. You're wrong, of course, but you're entitled to your opinion.

 

Woww, yeah, amarillo is one of my favorites. In general, the most popular ones currently are pretty much right on imo, though I think mosaic is kind of overrated. Nothing tops citra for me.

Grain bill was mostly 2 row and oats but some carapils snuck in there because I was using up stuff that was already mixed. So I'm expecting a little sweet/malty for the style but I'm not too worried about it. I'm still in the "make beer without notable flaws" phase of getting the process down. If this one comes out decent I'm gonna work more seriously on an actual recipe going forward.

 

Bruh. C'mon, Jaime. You pop in here just to disappoint me?! (They're overrated as far as the big named hops go, though. But I often am let down by Galaxy, so there's that.)

 

Bought all my ingredients for another batch of NE IPA today. Going with citra/mosaic/galaxy this time around. Same grain bill and water as my last one minus the honey. Hopefully will be able to brew this weekend, otherwise will next weekend.

 

Thread makes me wish I could homebrew more.

 

I really want to do some berliners/goses again for the summer, but I'm waiting for ECY06 to show back up in stock again.

 

How'd you use the honey and did it do anything other than dry it out? Also, how much are you dry hopping? I threw 3 oz in last night (3 and change gallons in the fermentor right now). I'm aiming for very hoppy, but not hop syrup, so I don't want to overdo it.

 

I added the honey in during the whirlpool at around 170-180 degrees to help sanitize it. I emailed trillium and the owner responded back to me and said that's what they do for their cutting tiles beer. I didnt really notice much from it, maybe slightly floral. But my sense of smell is also really bad so I struggle at that type of stuff of a lot.

I'm doing two 3 oz. dryhop additions for a 5 gallon batch. One at 3 days after pitching yeast while it's still fermenting and then another one after about 10 days, a few days before I transfer to the keg. Seems a little excessive but it's pretty standard for the style from all my research and I love the insane aromas that this gives you.

 

What i've had from Beer Camp so far...

East Meets West w/ Treehouse - tasted like an every day IPA, didn't really stand out. Far from bad, but far from unique
Hoppy Golden Belgian w/ Duvel - pretty impressively interesting for a simple style, surprised me
White IPA w/ Kiuchi - It was ok, I guess. The addition of new flavors was nice, but overall it was kinda hard to get through the whole glass enjoying myself

 

Oo, that's sick that info came from JC...that's the exact beer I'd be looking to emulate if I go the honey IPA route. That's also exactly when I added the honey in my small batch saison that's fermenting right now. I did some more digging online and the mad fermentationist site suggests holding off until primary fermentation is just about over, so I might try that next time.

 

Stoneface's IPAs are seriously underrated.

 

I went to 3 Sisters Brewery in St. Pete this weekend. Really good stuff there.

 

I freaking love st Pete. Did you check out green bench?

 

What is that?

 

It's one of the bigger breweries there. Really cool place! Right down the road from 3 daughters

 

Damn, missed that one! I was pretty lit anyway. Wouldn't of been able to appreciate the beers, haha.

 

That area has so many good breweries now. Cage and Pinellas Ale Works are right there too, and both good.

 

I've enjoyed everything I've had from them so far. Definitely my favorite NH brewery.

 

I've been known to have terrible opinions! LOL

I mean I don't HATE it, just don't get why people are so hyped over it. Give me Mosaic or Citra any day.