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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Brewed the Amber Ale tonight ( not actually on the poster….awkward )
Interested in any opinions on here compared to other brands ?
My Coconut stout is strong, flavourful and outstanding. Absolutely perfect for a winters night.
Brewed 2 of these. Tip: leave for at least 4 weeks before drinking.
The Muntons West Coast IPA I brewed was tasted by the local pub owner/beer festival organiser/craft brewer. He rated it really, really highly - said he'd be seriously happy to have behind the bar of his pub.
Brewing a Mangrove Jacks American IPA so will do a review in a month's time.
I will do. Intrigued to see how it tastes. Bottling next week so will be ready around early October.
Jeepers. That is some praise for the Muntons.
…..and yep the American IPA was really decent, will definitely be brewing that one again.
I have the Pink Grapefruit IPA ageing in the garage as we speak
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Jeepers. That is some praise for the Muntons.
I'm not an expert, but 3 people have now tasted it and couldn't believe it was from kit. 8:45 in is the review
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Jeepers. That is some praise for the Muntons.
I'm not an expert, but 3 people have now tasted it and couldn't believe it was from kit. 8:45 in is the review
Good work. That is some praise indeed.
We’ve been Mangrove Jacks and Black Rock all the way so far so definitely keen to see how this goes.
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@Victor-Meldrew added the hops to the Muntons, can confirm it smells extraordinary good. Very excited about it !
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Having a Muntons on a rainy capital afternoon.
Very nice, VERY bitter. Almost too bitter ?looking for something for autumn/winter and not keen on too much bitterness so good to know.
Carbonation absolutely perfect as the picture ( hopefully ) shows
How much sugar do you add in per litre for carbonation?
I use about 12g per 5L litre keg which works out fine for me.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Having a Muntons on a rainy capital afternoon.
Very nice, VERY bitter. Almost too bitter ?looking for something for autumn/winter and not keen on too much bitterness so good to know.
Carbonation absolutely perfect as the picture ( hopefully ) shows
How much sugar do you add in per litre for carbonation?
I use about 12g per 5L litre keg which works out fine for me.
Individually in each bottle. 2 sugar drops per 750 ml does the trick.
I had a few stouts that virtually exploded upon opening so had to make sure I had a jug handy to pour them, had a disaster in the kitchen, turns out the girl doesn’t like dark beer sprayed all over a cream wall, that took a bit of scrubbing to get out !
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Having a Muntons on a rainy capital afternoon.
Very nice, VERY bitter. Almost too bitter ?looking for something for autumn/winter and not keen on too much bitterness so good to know.
Carbonation absolutely perfect as the picture ( hopefully ) shows
How much sugar do you add in per litre for carbonation?
I use about 12g per 5L litre keg which works out fine for me.
Individually in each bottle. 2 sugar drops per 750 ml does the trick.
I had a few stouts that virtually exploded upon opening so had to make sure I had a jug handy to pour them, had a disaster in the kitchen, turns out the girl doesn’t like dark beer sprayed all over a cream wall, that took a bit of scrubbing to get out !
I pop the 5L kegs into the fridge for a day or two after I had a Mt Etna - seems to do the trick.
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that beer looks tasty.
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
that beer looks tasty.
It was, will have another with dinner tonight.
Has a definite bitterness the others didn’t have, perhaps Muntons is a slightly different style than others I’ve used ?
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Having a Muntons on a rainy capital afternoon.
Very nice, VERY bitter. Almost too bitter ?
Looks lovely and is a great drop, better have another with dinner to make sure.
Carbonation absolutely perfect as the picture ( hopefully ) shows
Forgot to compliment you on the picture and the tankard - nice!
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Black Rock IPA.
Added 50grams each of Citra, Columbus and Tautake hops.
Without being a total piston wristed gibbon I have to say we fucken nailed it with this one. Notes of awesomeness and hints of deliciousness.
Pretty much NO gluggy shit at the bottom of each bottle either.
Beautiful beer, Black Rock are better than Mangrove Jacks overall in my opinion. Amazing beers
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
Was planning to go on Friday to the only venue where the Valley Day was being held in Sydney, the Beer Barrel in Chippendale. Unfortuneately for us in Australia, they only had three beers available:
- Sunrise Valley, brewed with hops from Freestyle Farms.
- Yakima Valley, brewed with hops from Yakima Chief Hops.
- All New Valley expression a new release, brewed with hops from Coleman’s Alluvial Farm, Oregon.
Was showered, shaved and getting dressed when a severity 1 outage hit a major state-wide systems that one of my teams supports. So there went those plans.
I've had Sunrise Valley and Yakima Valley a few times, alwayys in cans, but have never had the experience of trying it on tap along with it's stablemates. In my opinion, Sunrise Valley is the best hazy I've tried.
I've even tried to do a clone of this which turned out pretty good.
What was your favourite of the 4 beers and what was the 4th brew that you tried?
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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
In my opinion, Sunrise Valley is the best hazy I've tried.
I agree, it's one of the best.
Wife and I thought Willamette Valley was better. Different - not as ripe mango - but I thought a sensational beer. Fresh on tap is just awesome.
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
In my opinion, Sunrise Valley is the best hazy I've tried.
I agree, it's one of the best.
Wife and I thought Willamette Valley was better. Different - not as ripe mango - but I thought a sensational beer. Fresh on tap is just awesome.
Haven't had the pleasure of tasting Willamette Valley as yet. Will do an active search for it here in Aus.
Thanks for the heads up on that, cheers!
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Lakeman are surely NZs finest brewery in terms of consistently terrific beers
Their Pilsner, Hazy, IPA and Stout are magnificent.
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