Here's the first pour of my Fruit Salad Session IPA, brewed for the Nashville trip. I'm way early on the taste, but I had to do it, you know.....for science.
It's been in the bottle for 13 days and in the fridge for just 24 hours. I have not posted the recipe for this as it's a surprise to those going to Nashville. It turned out pretty good. Aroma is a little lighter than I was shooting for, but it could get a little better with another week or two conditioning. It poured with a light chill haze, nothing a week or so in the fridge won't clear up. It's a real easy drinking beer. As the title implies, the flavor is full of fruit. And at 4.5% ABV, it's perfect for Nashville.
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ANTLER BREWING Drinking
#93 - Gerst Amber Ale Conditioning and Carbing
Inkleg wrote:I concur, think you and I followed close to the same recipe. I did 11 gallons and racked it into my rum barrel. It lacks in roastyness and mouthfeel, but other than that it's a good starting point.
Oh, just poured another Levitation, hash marks are at 49. Can't remember how full I filled the keg. Just a few more and it will kick.
I hate playing "kick the keg" .
Wish I was there to help. I'd do that for you. It's just how I roll.
Kealia wrote:Pliny by the fire. The sweet smell of Simcoe...the crackling of the fire.....ahhh.....
Fire......California............HAHAhahahahahahaha, you're one funny guy.
Thanks for the offer with the Levitation, wish you were here to help.
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Naked Cat Brewery On Tap
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
One Wort Two Yeast with Wyeast 2206
One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
Shipwreck Saison
"Filled with mingled cream and amber
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chambers of my brain
-- Quaintest thoughts -- Queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."
While in Florida, tried a Maduro Brown Ale from Cigar City. Unimpressed, wish it had been on draft instead of a can.
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Also had the chance to visit Dunedin (pronounced Dun Edin) Brewery and have a quick one, planned on more, but one of our party wasn't too good on a bike (we biked there, had a brew, then biked back trying to make St. Pete's beach sunset but it was too cloudy). Had one of their Brown Ale's, it was good. Wish we had time for more. Had planned to hit a number of breweries, but visiting relatives got in the way.
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Have a great picture of all of us drinking at the bar, but for some reason the anonymous face feature wasn't working that day...
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...
Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology
Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout
Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.
Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand - 13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
My Nashville Breakwater Pale Ale. Doesn't look it but it's carbed perfectly. Has a nice grapefruit nose, a beaut of a color but finishes a bit dry. This bottle is barely 3 weeks old but I've not bottled from the keg yet and I have dry hops in the keg so the ones making the trip will definitely taste and smell different.......hopefully better.
Not my best but a very decent brew, low cal, low ABV and won't last long.
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PABs Brewing
Planning Brew good beer and live a hoppy life Fermenting
Drinking
Disfucted
Smelly Hops
(split batch) A Many Stringed Bow Up Next
Men In Black
As BL and BD I am doing this for scientific purposes, 10 days on the gas, had to get a taste of the NASHVILLE TRAVELING IRISH RED! Yum now, gonna be really nice in a couple weeks!
Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato
Currently enjoying:
Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle
FrozenInTime wrote:Been drinkin an old Rye beer I did a loooong time back... keep finding hidden bottles of it... love it. Oh, I'm taking a sip of rye beer and then chasing each swallow with a shot of pepperment schnopps so I'm just a little.... fooked up.... hehehehe
That is the backwardest boilermaker I’ve ever heard of! I’ve been known to chase a shot of tequila with a short glass of beer but you’ve got me scratching my head. On the other hand, a fun sipper is ice cold (as in, kept in the freezer) 50-50 mix of tequila and peppermint schnapps. First you get the schnapps cool, then the tequila warms you back up. I first had it at a now-defunct oyster bar and it was called’ “The Admiral’s Dinghy.”
Proprietress, The Napping Hound Tavern
serving marvelous food and magnificent beers from
Fool's Gold Brewing Co.
"Filled with mingled cream and amber
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chambers of my brain
-- Quaintest thoughts -- Queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."
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That is the backwardest boilermaker I’ve ever heard of! I’ve been known to chase a shot of tequila with a short glass of beer but you’ve got me scratching my head. On the other hand, a fun sipper is ice cold (as in, kept in the freezer) 50-50 mix of tequila and peppermint schnapps. First you get the schnapps cool, then the tequila warms you back up. 
I first had it at a now-defunct oyster bar and it was called’ “The Admiral’s Dinghy.” 