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[neddles]

Shes a beaut! Nice color.

[HVB]

So not homebrew but I really liked the picture and I was doing "research" for a upcoming Kolsch so I think it counts

 

[Poptop]

Love the Reissdorf


I envision a summer time Kolsch in my cooler as well

[HVB]

Love the Reissdorf


I envision a summer time Kolsch in my cooler as well

Funny, that was the worst of the three for me by a long shot.  I wish I was able to grab some Fruh and Scion as well.  I know Fruh is available but not at this store.  Scion was my preferred Kolsch when I was on Cologne.

[Big Nake]

Amber Lager w/Magnum, Mandarina Bavaria and 2124...

[Bklmt2000]

My hoppy Blonde: (pardon the condensate on the glass)

 

[positiveContact]

looks nice!  maybe I'll post a pic of my not super clear yet, dry hopped pils and you'll feel better about your condensation

[positiveContact]

ugh.  so hazy

 

I do have the chamber set really cold so some of it could be chill haze that would clear up.

 

[Big Nake]

Hoppy blonde on an absolutely gorgeous, sunny & 70° day here. Music is on, ribs smoking in the Weber, etc, etc.

[positiveContact]

no glass near the pool rule?

[Big Nake]

I went with plastic because I was working outside all day and I'm clumsy. Glass near the pool is okay but when kids are part of the equation... I'm careful.

[positiveContact]

well gorgeous beer anyway.  nice work

 

my pils is getting slightly less cloudy.  I can at least see some objects through it now!

[Big Nake]

My conclusion is that the clarity thing remains mildly mysterious. I still get the occasional stubborn-to-clear beer. When I went to the process of primary-straight-to-keg I feel like I had some cloudier beers but if I left them in primary longer they were clearer. I also went from gelling at room temp to gelling cold which seemed to improve things and I think that brewtan has had an impact too. This hoppy blonde was made with S-04 so I feel like the high-floccing thing helped here.

[matt6150]

I've been taking some time away from the board but decided to pop in and post a pic. No boil rye pale ale with Citra and Mosaic. Really good! Will be back around shortly.

[HVB]

I've been taking some time away from the board but decided to pop in and post a pic. No boil rye pale ale with Citra and Mosaic. Really good! Will be back around shortly.

Looking good! I have my own no boil getting kegged next week. I was wondering where you disappeared too.

[Poptop]

Amber Lager w/Magnum, Mandarina Bavaria and 2124...

Highly Sexy. Ken, care to share the build?

[Big Nake]

Highly Sexy. Ken, care to share the build?

This was just a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants beer. 6 pounds of Pilsner, 3 lbs of Munich 2 and 8 ounces of double-roasted crystal which was new to me. I bittered with Magnum and then added an ounce of MB 8.9% at 15 and 5 plus 2 more ounces into the whirlpool. Fermented with 2124. I commented in the DRC thread that I was not really enjoying the DRC as much as I thought I would. It's possible that I used more than I should or used it in the wrong style. For a crystal malt, it's got A LOT of roasty flavor which I suppose seems obvious. That character was a little too much at first so I was drinking other stuff. Eventually I went back to this beer and that character had mellowed. It's very nice. I don't know that I would use the DRC again because I feel like I could get that flavor from MW, Carafa III, etc. The DRC does not give off that dark-fruit character you might get from C120 or Special B... it's roastier than that. Cheers Brother.

[Poptop]

Thank you for the info

[LeftyMPfrmDE]

American Pale Ale with all cascade hops- 5.25%. Used WLP051, and fermented open to the air for the first 3 days. end result is that the esters are more pronounced and very pleasant. I'd Try open fermentation again!

 

[CaptRon]

Last bit of my hefewiezen from the keg. It got crazy clear the last few days. How do you prevent the a beer from getting clear?