Posts Tagged beer
Freedom Faulkner’s Flight
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on November 20, 2014
Got me a Faulkner’s Flight batch in the primary fermenter. Going to rack it and dry-hop it tomorrow.
Real Ale – Chocolate and Caramel: the Results
I really should have this figured out by now, but I was reminded again that I need to wait long enough before opening the bottles. That said, after waiting about 10 days, this brew has come out drinkable and tasty. The addition of the chocolate and caramel malts did end up having a plesant effect […]
Red Ale
I just tried it — my recently-bottled Red Ale. Meh. Maybe it’s because I haven’t let it ferment in the bottle enough — it’s only 5 days after bottling it. I hope that changes. It’s tasty, but not really carbonated enough. Pity. Update 2010-12-21: Well, perhaps I was too hasty to judge. After leaving it […]
Brew Day: Red Ale
Posted by admin in beer, Uncategorized on November 13, 2010
Fourth time around I’m brewing a Red Ale, which the box advertises as “a medium-light bodied ale with a deep red hue.” This is a return to a Brewer’s Best product. The biggest difference between this and the Cooper’s or Munton’s I have done most recently is that only the malt extract comes in the […]
Friday Ale One Day Later
One day later and things are smelling good. And looking good, too. I’ve notice that this brew is a much lighter colour — a toffee blond. This is much lighter than even the Cooper’s Real Ale, which did end up rather clear at the end when bottled. I think this is a very good candidate […]