1/21/2015 9:13 PM over 9 years ago
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Mash Complete |
1.077
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47.9 Liters |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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28lts Mash liquor
17lts Sparge Liquor
Only one sparge
3lts too much gone through |
1/21/2015 9:13 PM over 9 years ago
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Pre-Boil Gravity |
1.077
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35 Liters |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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3lts gone through the system too much
Need to remove this in the settings |
1/21/2015 10:38 PM over 9 years ago
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Boil Complete |
1.102
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26 Liters |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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1/21/2015 10:38 PM over 9 years ago
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Brew Day Complete |
1.102
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25 Liters |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Well this was a great night to work out some kinks in the system.
I've identified I have about 3-4 lts going through the system I don't need.
Due to this I did a 90 minute boil tonight instead of the normal 60 minute one.
This allowed me to boil off the extra 3 lts in the boiler (35lts when I only wanted 32lts pre boil)
So hopefully if I dial back the liquor I can keep to an hour boil.
In went the 2lt starter WLP655, lets hope this can chew through all that lovely sugar! |
1/22/2015 9:03 AM over 9 years ago
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Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Checked the fridge this morning and the airlock is bubbling.....here's a big fingers crossed this yeast can work through that sugar.
I shall probably leave this for at least a couple of weeks. |
1/30/2015 9:57 AM over 9 years ago
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Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I took this out of the fermenting fridge last night and put it into the kitchen to test the gravity.
Its still at 1.050° + so some way to go yet but the airlock is still bubbling away.
Patience young Padawan. |
2/3/2015 9:26 AM over 9 years ago
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Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Still bubbling away slowly, Ill check the gravity this Thursday, that will be two weeks fermenting then, however I do feel this beer may need a month. |
2/9/2015 10:46 AM over 9 years ago
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Sample |
1.035
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Still bubbling, in fact since I took this sample and put the lid back on it seems to have become lively again! Heres fingers crossed for a FG of at least 1.020° |
2/14/2015 12:28 PM over 9 years ago
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Sample |
1.027
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Still going...... |
2/17/2015 9:57 PM over 9 years ago
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Sample |
1.023
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Wow, this is extremely alcoholic. Great deep fruit aroma when you get past the alcohol.
Big sweet flavour matched with the rich malt backbone.
I am very excited to see how this turns out after a year on oak cubes.
Well done to the WLP655! |
2/23/2015 1:52 PM over 9 years ago
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Sample |
1.018
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Wow, still going! I should be able to add the K Meta soon and chill this down. It will then be transferred onto bourbon oak chips and left for 1 year or so! |
2/25/2015 4:36 PM over 9 years ago
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Sample |
1.018
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Still at 1.018 and I'm very happy with that to be honest.
Therefore this has had 3g of K Meta added and also 20ml of Allkleer A. The FV is now in the fridge at 5C for the next week or so.
After this I shall transfer it into its new Better Bottle home for the next year or so as well as the oak chips and whiskey cubes.
Excited doesn't cover it! |
3/1/2015 10:53 AM over 9 years ago
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+39 |
Fermentation Complete |
1.010
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I've just racked this into my new plastic better bottle FV with 300g of bourbon/whiskey oak cubes.
This is extremely strong and still sweet but wow is it complex.
Its very viscous and I'm intrigued to see if this is the gravity or the fact there are pediococci in this. |
3/9/2015 12:51 PM over 9 years ago
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Tasting Note |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Complex......roll on March 2016! |
3/30/2015 2:51 PM over 9 years ago
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+68 |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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WOW |
7/23/2015 1:55 PM over 9 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I had another taste of this last night.
It has certainly mellowed but it still has a big alcoholic kick to it. I think the burnt rubber bands is still there, not sure.
I am certainly going to age some of this on cherries and bottle some of it plain, now what to do with the other 15lts!! |
9/1/2015 12:54 PM over 9 years ago
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+223 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I split some of this with the following:
5lts + 180ml Merlot
5lts + 500ml Port
5lts + 500ml House Sour Culture
This leaves about 10lts that I will bottle at some point. |
9/1/2015 12:55 PM over 9 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Had some friends round for dinner, Neil and I tried some of this with desert.
Wow did it go with chocolate cheesecake! I'm not a huge fan of food n beer at the same time unless its nuts or eggs! But this really worked. |
9/18/2015 12:24 PM over 9 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Not sure if its to do with the head space in the FV or the fact there is only about 10lts in there but this is starting to take on oak really well.
The alcohol has died off a lot leaving behind a lovely port like character.
The Merlot and Port 5lt versions have both grown pellicles again, the 5lts with the house sour culture has certainly fermented again, there was a sulphur aroma there for a while which has died off again, this one will be left for at least six months.
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11/16/2015 3:21 PM over 9 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Well.....
I finally decided to do something with the last 10 or so litres of this beer. I had about 4lts of sour wood aged beer that was from a house sour culture that I emptied/renewed back in January this year. When I tasted it, it blew my taste buds away as it was so sour! So i was left wondering what to do with it. I didn't want to ditch it even though it was only made from malt Extract as it had such a complex flavour with the oak and Brett etc that had done wonders over the past 11 months.
So!
I decided to blend the 4lts of sour with 4 lts of the IOB. I did a test first with 20mls of each beer and the bright acidity really brought some new complexity to the IOB. This gave me 23 330ml bottles of the blend and 22 bottles of the straight 11 month old IOB, see below for stats:
Imperial Oud Bruin - Plain:
pH - 4.23
OG - 1095.99°
PG - 1010.97°
ABV - 11.41%
Imperial Oud Bruin Sour Blend:
pH 3.46
OG - 1065.81°
PG - 1008.20°
ABV% - 7.60°
Wow this is a monster! Even the blended version weighs in heavily. One to definitely put away for some months yet.
Also I have the cherry and house sour versions to bottle and blend yet! |
1/18/2016 1:56 PM over 8 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Interesting. After re-reading my notes I forgot that I had blended down the IOB with 4 lts of sour dregs from some soured malt extract. This in fact is one of the best beers I have made in my opinion. I tasted a bottle of each today, one IOB at 11% and one sour blended IOB.
Plain Version: Way too much alcohol in the nose and the taste. It really warms your cockles! Some nice sherry like quality to this but overall I am not that impressed due to the in your face alcohol content.
Soured Blend Version: Wow. Now we're talking. A lot more complexity and a great example of how you can blend elements in and out of beer. Some great Brett notes in their both fruity and funky. A slight sourness to this probably due to the <3.5 pH reading. A lot better than the plain version and I wish I had more to blend it down with!
Watch this space as I still have the Merlot and Port version to bottle and taste. |