South Dublin Brewers - Next Meet - Thursday, 1st December

[Shanna]

Twas a fine collaboration! I could see the gears I'm your head working away making notes as we sat and stared at the kit working away.

Will be interesting to see what an early sample is like. It needs cold conditioning for sure to round off all those edges still.

Next time, we're doing one of your recipes Oh or one of Conors! Try to brew another Brewers recipe and see how it works out!

Guess I'll bring along the dipa for CH as well, so he can find the right bar of soap this Christmas

Sure maybe do an amber the next time around. Will be interesting to see what if any difference the stainless fermenter and or hop dry hopper makes to the process also. Have recently fixed the water volumes and added detachable temperature probes so some of the insanity observed previouly in my setup is gone. Going to try all of the new changes including the first use of the stainless fermenter with a stout recipe.

Shanna

[molc]

Anything but an amber! I've brewed about 6 this year already and have 40L of it at home

[Shanna]

Anything but an amber! I've brewed about 6 this year already and have 40L of it at home

Ok maybe a stout or maybe Conor can share the secrets of brewing a good British ale with us

Shanna

[molc]

Anything but an amber! I've brewed about 6 this year already and have 40L of it at home

Ok maybe a stout or maybe Conor can share the secrets of brewing a good British ale with us

Shanna

Oh a British ale. Now there's a worthy challenge and a great way to dial in your changes. Low gravity. Full of malt and English yeast character. Not something I've ever really tried to brew...

[Bubbles]

I wouldn't be the man to talk to! They're not an easy style to do really well. My last few attempts have been really disappointing.

[Bubbles]

1. Molc - Helles
2. cc- Belgian blonde,thirstyNHCmember
3. CH-(provisionally) 2x NEIPA and several porters
4. Shanna - early sample of collaboration Belgian Pale ale (I collaborated by eating sandwiches, pringles & rice crispy buns, not to mention the gallons of tae)
5. RedWino - Scottish Ale
6. Bubbles - something funky, and either a pale ale or a dry stout

[guest1906]

Hi guys I'm going to sit this one out again as my cider won't be ready until 25th December onwards, you'll have to wait till the January meeting to try my ciders.

[Shanna]

Hi guys I'm going to sit this one out again as my cider won't be ready until 25th December onward you'll have to wait till the January meeting to try my ciders.

Hi Jam Man,

If that is 2016 AJ then I would wait another few months to cold condition and age them if I was you. The cider will improve as a result.

Shanna

[Leann ull]

Sorry lads the curse of the brewing classes, "work", may not allow me attend on Thursday  and Bubbles I was gonna tell you which yeast does best for an IPA for next years comp as well

[Bubbles]

Sorry lads the curse of the brewing classes, "work", may not allow me attend on Thursday  and Bubbles I was gonna tell you which yeast does best for an IPA for next years comp as well

Damn.. and I'd planned on stepping up my wind-up trash-talk for the comp...

No matter.. I'll dust off my 2014 gold-medal winning recipe and give that a go instead... 

[Leann ull]

the one that won in 15, 13,....

[Bubbles]

 

Didn't enter it in 2015 or 2016!! 

[guest1906]

If that is 2016 AJ then I would wait another few months to cold condition and age them if I was you. The cider will improve as a result.

After pressing over 350ltrs of apple juice to make cider I'll have plenty of cider samples for 2017 and might last me till next years apple harvest.

[CC]

lads i've recently come across a truly seminal piece of work....
Better Winemaking And Brewing For Beginners by BCA Turner.

Mr Turner is my kind of guy....

' Home brewed beer, properly made and matured is a superb beverage, beneficial as a tonic, perfect as an accompaniment to certain foods and a wonderful aid to relaxation and enjoyment of fellowship'


'Within the last few years many women have returned to their erstwhile task and some of the best beer being brewed at home is being made by women. Perhaps they hope to keep their husbands with them at home instead of being left alone whilst the men go to their local pub.'

[Bubbles]

 

Nice one. Can we give him honorary membership or something?