National Homebrew Club Ireland

Hi all,

Next meet is on the 27th Oct, see you there. Sadly, it's Lurchalicious's last meet with us. :(

Please sign up below if attending.

Cheers,
Bubbles.

1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad

1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale

1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout

1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout
4. Craiclad

For the first time I have absolutely nothing to bring.

Quote from: craiclad on October 18, 2016, 06:37:08 PM
1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout
4. Craiclad

For the first time I have absolutely nothing to bring.

Craiclad you want this fridge I have here?

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1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout
4. Craiclad
5. Shanna - Elder Flower flavoured Belgian IPA (interested in getting Molc & Bubbles take on it)

This month I have the sense of taste and smell again!

Quote from: molc on October 20, 2016, 06:00:00 PM
This month I have the sense of taste and smell again!

Exactly why I want to bring it again, also because I don't have anything else new :)

Shanna

1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout
4. Craiclad
5. Shanna - Elder Flower flavoured Belgian IPA (interested in getting Molc & Bubbles take on it)
6. bachus - mead & sweet wine cherry / black currant wine

1. Bubbles - Saison, Quad
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout
4. Craiclad
5. Shanna - Elder Flower flavoured Belgian IPA (interested in getting Molc & Bubbles take on it)
6. bachus - mead & sweet wine cherry / black currant wine
7. Cc- pale ale (please god all issues sorted... otherwise u might see a grown man cry)

sorry gonna have to miss this one and probably away for the November one also!
I have two brews in the pipeline for the christmas meet up - a 8.5% Belgian and 6% Red ryeizen IPA so see ye then
Steve

1. Bubbles - Saison, Blackcurrant Mead
2. Lurchalicious - Belgian ale
3. Molc - DIPA, Stout
4. Craiclad
5. Shanna - Elder Flower flavoured Belgian IPA (interested in getting Molc & Bubbles take on it)
6. bachus - mead & sweet wine cherry / black currant wine
7. Cc- pale ale (please god all issues sorted... otherwise u might see a grown man cry)

Hi guys

My cider's ain't going to be ready until the new year so I'll have nothing to bring to the table, enjoy yourselves

Ye are mad feckers. I can feel the hangover kicking in already. Standout beers for me were the DIPA from molc and cc's pale ale - an unusual but delicious take on the style.

Pale was lovely, as was the berry mead. Great night as always:)

glad to finally offer up something worthwhile lads!!
with the water issues and sanitation issues sorted hopefully there'll be more good stuff to come...

i thought the light saison from Bubbles was absolutely deelish- a real thirst quencher, extremely drinkable and perfect balance of flavours/alcohol for the style....

Molc's DIPA is a superstar. all i'd say is 35 my arse. i actually found it hard to put down because the aroma is so good. i was essentially alternating sniffing and sipping. alcohol is warming but in no way overpowering or harsh and bang on for what a 9% DIPA should be.

the blackcurrant mead is the sort of drink that any sensible brewer should aspire to make!! extremely skillfully executed, beautifully balanced, but young- if  bubble's has any sense at all he'll ban himself from drinking it until christmas 2017 when those taninns will have softened and all the other wonderful flavours will shine through.

good stuff all round lads

note (lads shanna needs to have a sponsor on hand to take a call and have a calming influence whenever he's brewing a flavoured beer... coconut, fenugreek and now elderflower...i'd be willing to take on the role just to ensure moderation in the shanna brew shed!)

Quote from: CC on October 28, 2016, 06:02:05 PM
glad to finally offer up something worthwhile lads!!
with the water issues and sanitation issues sorted hopefully there'll be more good stuff to come...

i thought the light saison from Bubbles was absolutely deelish- a real thirst quencher, extremely drinkable and perfect balance of flavours/alcohol for the style....

Molc's DIPA is a superstar. all i'd say is 35 my arse. i actually found it hard to put down because the aroma is so good. i was essentially alternating sniffing and sipping. alcohol is warming but in no way overpowering or harsh and bang on for what a 9% DIPA should be.

the blackcurrant mead is the sort of drink that any sensible brewer should aspire to make!! extremely skillfully executed, beautifully balanced, but young- if  bubble's has any sense at all he'll ban himself from drinking it until christmas 2017 when those taninns will have softened and all the other wonderful flavours will shine through.

good stuff all round lads

note (lads shanna needs to have a sponsor on hand to take a call and have a calming influence whenever he's brewing a flavoured beer... coconut, fenugreek and now elderflower...i'd be willing to take on the role just to ensure moderation in the shanna brew shed!)

Your lucky that the ginger beer was before your time, 1Kg in 23 litres :). In my own defense the coconut dropped right out after about 5 weeks & ended up being one of my better beers. The fenugreek was a recipe from radical brewing & was not something I adlibbed. Granted the elder flower was completely over the top but I reckon that if I leave it for a few months it will come good. Still have plans for wyn flower stout & also coco infused stout so watch this space.

Shanna

Messing aside  I thought the aroma from the elderflower beer was lovely... the taste was a bit vegetive but I think you might be right... it could calm down to something great

Quote from: CC on October 29, 2016, 12:14:13 AM
Messing aside  I thought the aroma from the elderflower beer was lovely... the taste was a bit vegetive but I think you might be right... it could calm down to something great

No harm no foul, Conor I think nailed it that the elder flower probably needs to pruned a bit more selectively & instead of dry hopping it with 200 grs instead use it as a flameout addition in the kettle & dial it back a bit. I suspect some of the grass flavour came from the Zubrowka vodka I used to soak the elder flower in.  Unfortunately I ran out of the clear grain vodka I had been using to sterilise stuff previously. Hope I did not put anybody off :)

Shanna