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In 2016 I took my first stab at brewing with two meads. A mullspice and orange mead, and a key lime, lemongrass and cranberry mead with vanilla.
They were alright but it definitely got me interested in the hobby.
They were alright but it definitely got me interested in the hobby.
And I wouldn't take another swing at the hobby until 2019 which I deeply regret.
I went with beer, which I always found super intimidating.
I used a copper's lager kit and put dehydrated strawberries in it then brewed it waaaaay too hot.
It was a kit beer alright.
I went with beer, which I always found super intimidating.
I used a copper's lager kit and put dehydrated strawberries in it then brewed it waaaaay too hot.
It was a kit beer alright.
This was a gingerbeer I made trying to use wild yeast to start fermentation then finish the fermentation with champagne yeast.
Absolutely vile, ended up in the toilet.
Absolutely vile, ended up in the toilet.
Next up we have my honey IPA, I wasted 4oz of citra and a kilo of nice honey on a coopers kit.
It tasted like molasses and ethonal. Absolutely fucking vile.
It tasted like molasses and ethonal. Absolutely fucking vile.
Next up was a blueberry chai cider. I still get people asking me to remake this one.
A mango wheat ale. I used mango juice from concentrate and dry hopped with citra. It was a kit beer but it was a pasteurized wort that actually had amazing results. I would 100% remake this.
A raspberry saison.
It was some grains, malt extract and a coopers kit. I started learning about yeast and ditched the coopers yeast.
A forgettable beer but it left a giant mess in the closet.
It was some grains, malt extract and a coopers kit. I started learning about yeast and ditched the coopers yeast.
A forgettable beer but it left a giant mess in the closet.
A raspberry mint cider. Closer to a lacroix, was only 3.5% but I really liked it.
Making apple cider out of British ale yeast. It was alright.
Strawberry vanilla cider dry hopped with Amarillo. It was okay, needed more apple juice.
A saison. This was my first beer without relying on a copper's kit to carry it. It was brewed with a partial mash, using liquid malt extract. It tasted pretty homebrewy young, but later tasted pretty decent.
I called this a white wheat ale and it was mostly grain with only 1 pound of DME.
I put white flour in it because I had read that was a thing in the UK and some microbrews but it was a bit too bready for my palate.
I put white flour in it because I had read that was a thing in the UK and some microbrews but it was a bit too bready for my palate.
Grapefruit pear cider with vanilla and amarillo hops.
I forgot yeast nutrient and it smelled like rancid farts for weeks but it wound up being very solid and getting me very drunk.
I forgot yeast nutrient and it smelled like rancid farts for weeks but it wound up being very solid and getting me very drunk.
My NEIPA. This was a big deal for me because: my first 100% all grain beer and my first experience with kveik yeast.
A blueberry wine. It was alright, I wasnt expecting much but was pleasantly surprised.
A brut IPA.
It was different I may come back to it I am unsure. Very dry, smelled like tangerine oranges and it was light and easy drinking but also it was 7.5%
It was different I may come back to it I am unsure. Very dry, smelled like tangerine oranges and it was light and easy drinking but also it was 7.5%
My first standard IPA. I made a lot of mistakes and in a competition would have had been disqualified if I submitted this as an IPA. My IBU was too low and there wasnt enough hop aroma. It was like a light pale ale.
IPA part 2:
I used the malt profile from Seirra Nevada pale ale, and added way more hops.
For my palate it could have been slightly hoppier but that didnt stop me from drinking 6 infront of my computer.
I used the malt profile from Seirra Nevada pale ale, and added way more hops.
For my palate it could have been slightly hoppier but that didnt stop me from drinking 6 infront of my computer.
Amber IPA.
The color could be a shade darker and it could lean more into hop than malt. I found the malt profile kind of bland.
I used an additive to clarify the beer and reduce the gluten content but it turns out I'm allergic to it and it gave me a migrane/eczema outbreak.
The color could be a shade darker and it could lean more into hop than malt. I found the malt profile kind of bland.
I used an additive to clarify the beer and reduce the gluten content but it turns out I'm allergic to it and it gave me a migrane/eczema outbreak.
Peaches and cream milkshake IPA.
A small amount of peach juice, lactose (milk sugar) and a shitload of simcoe hops. I think this is my favorite I've brewed.
A small amount of peach juice, lactose (milk sugar) and a shitload of simcoe hops. I think this is my favorite I've brewed.
And I took my amber IPA malt profile, made it a bit more complicated, increased the grain bill and hops to make a double amber IPA. I'll let you know how it turns out but it should clock in around 8/8.5%. I've taken steps to thin out the body and make it easy to drink.
And that's it.
It feels like way more but I'm always consuming information about brewing, reading, watching videos, listening to podcasts etc.
As long as the next batch is better than the one before it I'm super happy.
It feels like way more but I'm always consuming information about brewing, reading, watching videos, listening to podcasts etc.
As long as the next batch is better than the one before it I'm super happy.
