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General Discussions => Brewing Communities => Liffey Brewers => Topic started by: eanna on May 12, 2014, 06:31:04 PM

Title: Summer session competition?
Post by: eanna on May 12, 2014, 06:31:04 PM
Had a look over in the competitions area and noticed the Liffey brewers weren't in the list. Do we want to hold a competition and put forward some entries?
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: delzep on May 12, 2014, 06:40:05 PM
Us Liffey Brewers are hardened 7%+ drinkers  8)
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: eanna on May 12, 2014, 07:07:49 PM
Quote from: delzep on May 12, 2014, 06:40:05 PM
Us Liffey Brewers are hardened 7%+ drinkers  8)

I can understand that alright, what I have brewing is the lowest abv beer I've made by about 2% !
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: eanna on May 12, 2014, 09:17:51 PM
I think I'll bring it down to the lads in Galway if there aren't a few to compete against.
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: Eoin on May 19, 2014, 08:12:05 AM
It's more a case of I personally don't want 50l+ of sub 4% beer, and even if I did I'd come to that conclusion myself without a competition as the prompt to start....

I've just brewed a 4.5% ish beer....that's  the ballpark of what I like to do....
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: Rossa on May 19, 2014, 10:41:52 AM
Fair comment eoin and that's your prerogative. The idea of competition is to increase awareness and educate. Take people out of their comfort zone and learn to brew, in this case, what is quite a demanding task. Nothing more to it than that!
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: DEMPSEY on May 19, 2014, 11:20:38 AM
Quote from: Tube on May 19, 2014, 10:52:05 AM
You could water it down Eoin. Increase the volume by 15% with water and you'll be under 4%.

My next brew is my winter bock, but I'm going to brew 20L of last year's recipe up to 1.140, and then dilute it with 20L of RO before putting it into fermenters.
Where are you getting the RO from ::)
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: Eoin on May 19, 2014, 12:01:06 PM
Quote from: Tube on May 19, 2014, 10:52:05 AM
You could water it down Eoin. Increase the volume by 15% with water and you'll be under 4%.

My next brew is my winter bock, but I'm going to brew 20L of last year's recipe up to 1.140, and then dilute it with 20L of RO before putting it into fermenters.

I had considered that, but to be honest I'd want to have planned to do that by mashing a big higher, if this is watered down it'll have no body at all as it stands, Also, I've done it already. It would still allow bottling from my king keg, so I'll see.
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: DEMPSEY on May 19, 2014, 12:33:14 PM
Quote from: Tube on May 19, 2014, 11:25:46 AM
Got it from you already ;) Which means I'll soon been needing more ;)
You winked 2 times writing this response. Be careful you don't go blind :D
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: delzep on May 19, 2014, 12:35:19 PM
Quote from: Tube on May 19, 2014, 10:52:05 AM


My next brew is my winter bock

The weather's not that bad!
Title: Re: Summer session competition?
Post by: delzep on May 19, 2014, 12:49:03 PM
Maibock!

Maybe?