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Good to see you Doc!

Brewed 5 gallons of a Fat Tire clone, yet to be named. 70 gallons brewed this year so far. On deck is a new Irish Red.

Just started the boil on my Galaxy Pale Ale...good timing with the eclipse last night.

I have 3 oz Galaxy in the freezer, keep posted on this one Chris. How is the aroma when you opened the pouch?

I don't recall really noticing the Galaxy to smell very different but maybe slightly sweet if that's possible in a hop aroma.
Hope you get the brew done before the world ends. I'm ready for zombies and hope they like beer.

Dawg LB Steve wrote:I have 3 oz Galaxy in the freezer, keep posted on this one Chris. How is the aroma when you opened the pouch?

Smelled really good. Seemed pretty citrusy.

Beer-lord wrote:different but maybe slightly sweet if that's possible in a hop aroma.

Certainly is. Kent Goldings have a sweet/candy like aroma which I like a lot. El Dorado has that jolly rancher candy aroma which I like not so much.

I recall Galaxy smelling like Citra/Cascade mixed up which I really liked.

Kealia wrote:I recall Galaxy smelling like Citra/Cascade mixed up which I really liked.

HopUnion lists Citra as a substitute, so your smeller must work pretty good.

docpd wrote:Haven't been around much the past few months; life got in the way of my brewing. Doing my favorite Irish Red today. Ah the smell of hops boiling in the afternoon!!

Been there done that doc and so glad to see you back.

Sorry about the Colts

Finally bottling the Festbier. Tastes pretty darn good. Pretty pleased with this, though I totally missed the brewing window for a festbier. Maybe I'll hold onto it until next year...

Swen, I am still amazed you had a can of that stuff left. I went through it all so long ago. I'm glad you made good beer with it.

RickBeer wrote:Brewed 5 gallons of a Fat Tire clone, yet to be named.

Rick, what was the recipe on your FT clone? I've done a few of them.

Bottled Oktoberfest. would have liked to lager a little longer (brewed it Aug. 18 and has been secondary for about 4 weeks) BUT it is now October and would like to drink some before the end of the month. Started too late again as usual.

I'm drinking an Oktoberfest that I brewed back in April! Long lagering time does make a difference. It's mellow and clear as you'd ever want. I might tinker with the recipe a bit to get a bit more maltiness out of it, but it's my first crack at the style, and frankly, it ain't bad.

The next two weekends I'm taking it easy. Just a couple of quickie extract recipes I developed when work had me up to my a$$ in alligators when all I was supposed to do was drain the swamp. This Sunday, it's Scramblin' Amber Ale, and next week it's Rushin' Pale Ale.