National Homebrew Club Ireland

The "South Dublin Brewers" will be conducting their October tasting on Thursday 24th in the Dark Horse, Blackrock. Details below...

Location
The Dark Horse, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Date
Thursday 26th September

Time
8pm

Protocol

• You don't have to have any beer to bring in order to participate! Inexperienced brewers are more than welcome. Even if you're only thinking about brewing your own, come along  - our friendly crowd will answer any questions you might have.
• If you have some brews for tasting, please bring along 500ml of each.
• To show some thanks to our hosts for allowing us to drink homebrewed beers in their pub, it is customary to buy some drinks from the house. The Dark Horse boasts an extensive range of craft beers and also has an excellent off-license.
• Please sign-up below if you'd like to attend - that way you will be notified of any cancellations or other changes.
  

Cost
Free

Organiser/Contact
Bubbles
Shanna

1. Bubbles - pale ale

Quote from: Bubbles on October 16, 2013, 09:55:11 AM
1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout

Our first two kit homebrews, hoping to get proper yeast and dry hop our next endeavour.

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David -


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1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David -
7. Brewtus - Foreign Extra Stout - 7.6%

Happy days, this is turning into a "Battle of the Stouts"! Especially considering we will be tasting our first barrel sample too.

I might see if I have a stout to bring next week.

Quote from: Bubbles on October 18, 2013, 05:12:44 PM
Happy days, this is turning into a "Battle of the Stouts"! Especially considering we will be tasting our first barrel sample too.

I might see if I have a stout to bring next week.

Might I be so bold as to suggest we and update the list with South Dublin Barrel Russian Imperial stout as a collective entry. Just as an aside trying to convince a couple of colleagues to attend.

Shanna

Sure!

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David -
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%

I should make it in.

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David -
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%
7. JohnC - Red Ale

Hope to make this too

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David -
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%
8. JohnC - Red Ale
9. Andrew - 6.7% Coffee & oatmeal stout and 5.8% pale ale

Lads, just thinking... with the slightly larger than usual turnout it might be a good idea to bring 1l of your brews, instead of the usual 500ml? If you don't have that much to spare (or just want to keep it to yourself  ;) ), then no bother, just bring the one bottle.

Hope to make this too

I have nothing new ready but I would like to compare my Tsunami Baltic Porter clone with Shanna's hope I should have 2 bottles left of my first attempt and I agree with Shanna is the better of the 2 I brewed.


1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 6.7%
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%
8. JohnC - Red Ale
9. Andrew - 6.7% Coffee & oatmeal stout and 5.8% pale ale

Hi David

I suspect your will win hands down, can still remember that spectrum of flavours. Tasted like a rainbow after s hard brew session. Would be interested to compare mine against yours in three months time I as mine is too mild and needs to be staler (been reading Graham Wheelers book).

Shanna

1. Bubbles - pale ale
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 6.7%
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%
8. JohnC - Red Ale
9. Andrew - 6.7% Coffee & oatmeal stout and 5.8% pale ale
10. McGrath(Provisionally) Pils I hope to spin out to taste the barrel proj beer. I'll be driving if so, so wont be sampling too much..

My pale ale isn't fully conditioned, so I'm going to toe the line and bring along yet another stout instead. It's not for the faint-hearted though - it's got a bit of a kick..  8)

Anyway. Beerfly said he might be along also.

1. Bubbles - Smoked Chili Stout
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 6.7%
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%
8. JohnC - Red Ale
9. Andrew - 6.7% Coffee & oatmeal stout and 5.8% pale ale
10. McGrath(Provisionally) Pils I hope to spin out to taste the barrel proj beer. I'll be driving if so, so wont be sampling too much..
11. Beerfly

Slight possability (60% :) ) ill show up mooching.
I've training tonight so wouldn't be along til 9.30 or 10.

Nice one Jimmy. We'll still be completely coherent by 10pm..................  8)

Slight change for me; I left my keg at a party in a friend's house so I'll bring along a porter I entered in the Twisted Pepper competition this week.

1. Bubbles - Smoked Chili Stout
2. Brian & Dooley - Coopers IPA & Coopers Stout
3. Shiny - Belgian Wit (NZ Hops)  - 3.7%
4. Nickonius - Dark choc stout - 6%
5. Shanna - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 8.5% and Oatmeal Stout 4.25%
6. David - Tsunami Baltic Porter Clone 6.7%
7. South Dublin Brewers Barrel project Russian imperial stout 9ish%
8. JohnC - Robust Porter ~6.5%
9. Andrew - 6.7% Coffee & oatmeal stout and 5.8% pale ale
10. McGrath(Provisionally) Pils I hope to spin out to taste the barrel proj beer. I'll be driving if so, so wont be sampling too much..
11. Beerfly

Sorry lads I'm gonna have to drop out, something has after popping up.
Hopefully catch the next one!

I'll be down but running a bit late. Probably 8.30 Chat soon...

I'm landed and already participating in shady group buy deals.

TT

Running late will be there by 9


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Absolutely great night tonight! I think that was the most varied and enjoyable tasting I have had in ages. Big thanks to all the new brewers that came along, I was really blown away with the quality.

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Best meet up I have been too so far.
Thanks everyone



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Great evening lads, mighty craic and great beers as always. Terrific to see so many new faces also.

Some tasty brews last night, looking forward to next time

Nick, thanks for coming. I have to say, that choco stout of yours was one the best homebrews I've ever tasted. I was amazed that you managed to achieve that kind of flavour without using actual chocolate. Well done!

Great night Lads. Thanks for all the advice. Very impressed with the quality of your brews. That Vanilla Porter was excellent...the sample from the barrel project and the chilli stout also stand out in my mind for obvious reasons, but again great brews all round!

Just getting started on my wit, prepped it last night with my yeast starter and all was looking well, told my girlfriend to give a little stir every now and again, just got home and she had swirled a little to much and the yeast had poured out the top and all over the beaker.

too late to turn back now, fingers crossed

and glad you liked the beer, recipe available if wanted, one of my better brews

it was a great night.  the chocolate stout was great and the chilli porter.... an experience ;)

Quote from: beerfly on October 29, 2013, 12:20:36 PM
it was a great night.  the chocolate stout was great and the chilli porter.... an experience ;)

Ronan, I'm going to take that as a compliment!!  :D

Quote from: nickonius on October 27, 2013, 07:49:42 PM
and glad you liked the beer, recipe available if wanted, one of my better brews

Would you mind posting the recipe please?

Shanna

Quote from: Shanna on October 29, 2013, 01:50:25 PMWould you mind posting the recipe please?

+1

Quote from: Bubbles on October 29, 2013, 01:49:37 PM

Quote from: beerfly on October 29, 2013, 12:20:36 PM
it was a great night.  the chocolate stout was great and the chilli porter.... an experience ;)

Ronan, I'm going to take that as a compliment!!  :D

"And it burns, burns, burns the ring if fire!!!" - melody going through my head before dtinking Conors chili stout :)

"There she blows" - thought going through every other persons head at the recent South Dublin meet before Declan opens one of his brews :-)

Shanna

Quote from: Shanna on October 29, 2013, 06:04:11 PM
"There she blows" - thought going through every other persons head at the recent South Dublin meet

It's a Selective quotation but it should sum up the feeling going home and thinking of the following day

marris otter 4 kg
munich .80 grams
.80 caramel 120 l
.35 brown
.30 chocolate
.20 black

california white labs yeast

northern brewer hops,   30 grams 60 min
                                     20 grams 15 min

20 litre brew

Quote from: nickonius on October 30, 2013, 07:27:35 PM
marris otter 4 kg
munich .80 grams
.80 caramel 120 l
.35 brown
.30 chocolate
.20 black

california white labs yeast

northern brewer hops,   30 grams 60 min
                                     20 grams 15 min

20 litre brew

If you have volumes & temperature of the water please add them to the thread.

Thanks,

Shanna

Sure

   It was 16 litres at 64 celsius for 1 hour
, then added 4 litres at 78 celsius for 15 mins,

Sparged that

Then added another 13 litres at 78 celsius for ten minutes then sparged that

Gave me 25 litres in kettle and after boil and dead loss had 20 litres in fermenter

enjoy

call uncle nicks dark choc chocky choc