All about brewing beer.
Brewed this one with 1 x can of
Morgan’s Lager Pale
Extract + 500g LDM + 250g Dex. Fermented
at
18C~21C for 10 days. Very malty with
clean finish.
The maltiness stands out and gives the
impression of
heaviness. For me 2 glasses of this in
one sitting is
enough flavor wise. I would add POR hops
next time
to “cut” through some of the
maltiness. Still excellent
beer ! – Rating:4/5
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My first brew for 15
years and very happy I have been to th
local U brew it a couple of times and
not been impressed
basic 23.5litres (stuffed up)22-23deg c
be2 as per directions coops yeast extras
beechworth honey 100g golden syrup 80 g
og 1042 fg 1008
8 days then bottled tried it after 4
days it is a fine drop as good as my u
brew but better price next batch started
with 1k ldm and will add nelson or
cascade finishing hops – Rating:4/5
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Made
this twice with 1 kg dme. Left primary
for 3 weeks and bottle for 2 months.
Fantastic result. as good as you could
hope for and then some….well worth a
try. Nicer than most commercially
available bottled stouts in ireland
anyway. – Rating:5/5
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I have made this kit twice. Once with
1kg kit enhancer and the results are ok
but a bit bland. Second time 1kg DME and
some cascade hop tea. There is a big
difference with thte dme and hop tea
one. Tastes much fuller and lot more
flavor. – Rating:3/5
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Made as per isntructions except to
approx 30 pint level. Fermented for 3
weeks in primary at 19C. Bottled 4
weeks. This kit is absolutly simple to
make and ther results stand up to an All
grain brew ( maybe could be improved
with some dry hopping). Fantastic result
best kit i ever made – Rating:5/5
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German beer sales continued their downward spiral in 2009, falling 2.8%. The drop was the biggest since 1998.
The only break in the ongoing decline came in 2006, when Germany hosted the World Cup and sales rose marginally. Overall, beer sales have declined 30% in the past 20 years although consumption of alcohol, reduced to pure ethanol, has remained constant.
Krombacher Brauerei, which brews Germany’s best-selling lager, expects beer consumption to decline in its home market this year, blaming an aging population that drinks less.
German brewers export 14% of the beer they produce, mostly to nearby European countries.
Deschutes Brewery in Oregon has bottled a beer otherwise known “Super Jubel” for the first time in 10 years, with Jubel 2010 set to reach store shelves soon.
A brewery press release explains the orgins: “Jubel was discovered by accident two decades ago when a clumsy burglar didn’t realize the weight of his stolen keg of Jubelale (the brewery’s winter seasonal). He dropped it outside to freeze in the season’s sub-zero temperatures – only to be discovered the next morning by Gary Fish, Deschutes Brewery owner. More than half the liquid in the keg had frozen and the remaining beer was a very cold, highly concentrated ‘Jubelale on steroids.’ It was so good that the brewers set about recreating it, coming up with an annual ‘Super Jubel’ that is aged in Oregon oak pinot barrels.”
Deschutes usually sells the beer only at its pubs around the holidays, previously bottling Jubel 2000. A limited amount of Jubel 2010 will be available in 22 ounce wax-dipped bottles and on draft all over the west. The beer contains 10% alcohol by volume.
- To celebrate the release of Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Porter Oregon’s Full Sail Brewing will host two horizontal tastings next week. The imperial porter (9.85% abv, IBU 65) was brewed in February 2009 and aged almost a year in bourbon casks from Maker’s Mark, Stranahan’s and Four Roses.
The special tastings will feature the components as well as the 2010 release. “Since Top Sail is a blend of the three barrel varieties, we thought it would be interesting to try a bit of each before blending, so
we kegged off a very small stash of each variety for the release,” said executive brewmaster Jamie Emmerson.
The special tappings are set for 5 p.m. Monday at Full Sail’s River place brewery in Portland and Feb. 4 at the Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub in Hood River.
Below is, as far as I know, the most recent label for Budweiser, updated in 2000. We all know that labels change over time, sometimes dramatically, but usually more subtly with just small tweaks from time to time. But even small changes over a long period of time become dramatic in the long view. So this is a fascinating peak into those changes.
Etiquette Systems, a label manufacturer, has an online gallery showing what they call the Evolution of America’s Most Famous Beer Label. It shows a dozen different versions of the Budweiser label, from the first 1876 version up to the 2000 latest one, with all of the changes in between.
Nice flavor and aroma with slight
bitterness. Definitely at least as good
as many mass produced beers if not
better. Impressed at how easy it is to
a make a good, light summer beer. Only
added 100g dextrose(no malt) to keep it
light and low % alcohol. Gets favorable
comments like “wow, is this really home
brew?”. Used kit yeast at 18C for
three weeks in primary pail, 23L. Took
about two months aging to get really
nice it was not as smooth or flavorful
younger. – Rating:5/5
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Brewed with 1 x can of Morgan’s Pale
Malt Extract
and Pride of Ringwood hops for 3 weeks
at 13C.
After 2 weeks in the bottle has moderate
head
retention good mouth feel and aroma.
Very bitter hop
on the palette and very crisp/clean
aftertaste. Great
beer to have with BBQ… Won’t change
this as the
extra hops gives this brew a stand-alone
character.
Will only improve with time Good stuff! – Rating:5/5
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