A big Russian Imperial stout from over the water. Being not a huge fan of stout this seems like the perfect beer for me to review on Boxing day. Check out the Meisters channel at the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vmkmbruySz-NWbZzO02eQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FohoJHBSOnk
I drank all 3 bottles back to back and ended up smashing one of my big glasses. Picking up a million pieces of glass when half cut isn't much fun.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4EctSA8ii7hjnF9lVXdrrA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgBzGVsjUZY
Did anyone say Corona?
Summer is here and I need to cool off with some inoffensive light fizzy alcoholic water.
Let's go fairly low in strength and light in colour. Not much lager malt left so subbing in some extra pale MO.
Fermentables (3.71 kg)
2.6 kg - Extra Pale Maris Otter 3 EBC (70.2%)
876 g - EuroPils 3 EBC (23.6%)
230 g - Rice Krispies 1 EBC (6.2%)
Hops (80 g)
60 min - 5 g - Motueka - 7.5% (5 IBU)
20 min - 10 g - Motueka - 7.5% (7 IBU)
10 min - 10 g - Motueka - 7.5% (4 IBU)
Hop Stand @ 70 °C
20 min - 55 g - Motueka - 7.5% (4 IBU)
Yeast
1 pkg - White Labs Pilsner Lager WLP800
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-7hNGcyO8E
Pain is temporary, glory is eternal. That Chuggernaut of the year title belongs to me. Oh crap I forgot how much it hurts.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vatwEvmQzns
Just an update to what's been going on over the last few weeks and a look back to 2019. Twenty minutes long this is but I can't be bothered to edit so you get the full uncut rubbish.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_ijrv9y8OU
This is another crack at a New England IPA but building on the brew from a few weeks ago. Using the Conan strain in this one really makes a difference to what has gone before. No Galaxy in there to ruin the beer either so should be fruity, hazy and generally all-around tasty beer to enjoy while the summer is here.
Session NEIPA - 4.7%
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Type: All Grain
IBU : 8 (Tinseth)
BU/GU : 0.16
Colour : 9 EBC
Batch Size : 21 L
Boil Time : 30 min
Fermentables (4.7 kg)
3 kg - Bohemian Pilsner 4 EBC (63.8%)
1 kg - Oats, Flaked Torrified 11 EBC (21.3%)
700 g - Chateau Wheat Blanc 4 EBC (14.9%)
Hops (220 g)
Hop Stand
20 min hopstand @ 75 °C
20 min 75 °C - 30 g - Nelson Sauvin - 11.3% (...
20 min 75 °C - 30 g - Rakau - 10.7% (4 IBU)
Dry Hops
2 days - 80 g - Nelson Sauvin - 11.3%
2 days - 80 g - Rakau - 10.7%
Miscellaneous
Mash - 11.9 g - Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)
Mash - 2.6 g - Epsom Salt (MgSO4)
Mash - 2.6 g - Gypsum (CaSO4)
Mash - 2 ml - Lactic Acid 75%
Yeast
1 pkg - WHC Lab Sanders
Mash Profile
More dextrinous
70 °C - 60 min - Temperature
Fermentation Profile
20 °C - 7 days - Ale fermentation
21 °C - 1 days - Diacetyl Rest
22 °C - 1 days - Diacetyl Rest
14 °C (0.5 day ramp) - 3 days - Dry Hop
0 °C (0.5 day ramp) - 3 days - Cold Crash
Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis Water (ballistic hazy)
Ca 131 Mg 9 Na 8 Cl 197 SO 84
SO/Cl ratio: 0.4
Mash pH: 5.29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bay3Bp-_pYo