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[HVB]

Thanks to drezz and his advice on a hop schedule, I made the first Pale Ale I’m enjoying and proud of. Pacific Jade & Mosaic.

Looks good man, glad it worked out. These beers tend not to clear... Enjoy it!

[neddles]

She's a beaut.!

[Poptop]

I don't really make IPA's and the Pale Ale is an occasional but that's going to change a bit not that I have a process.  Haze in these styles never bothers me.  My lagers gotta be clear however

[Buscotucky]

Started to put a hurtin' on this keg- made it about two months ago- Call it "Everything Went Black IBA". your typical India Black ale; boat load of Warrior, Simcoe and Apollo in the boil, and a Apollo and Jarrlyo Dry hop. big hop flavor with a kiss of roast. Fermented with WLP007, finished at 6%, and still a hop bomb. 

 

 

What did you use for your dark malts? I used carafa III & dark belgian candi syrup (lost my taste for Belgians so thought I'd toss it in here.) Has a chocolate sweetness to it, which given I did only whirlpool & dry hops is almost too sweet.

[HVB]

What did you use for your dark malts? I used carafa III & dark belgian candi syrup (lost my taste for Belgians so thought I'd toss it in here.) Has a chocolate sweetness to it, which given I did only whirlpool & dry hops is almost too sweet.

Midnight Wheat is a great way to add color with out the roast or any sweetness.

[positiveContact]

Midnight Wheat is a great way to add color with out the roast or any sweetness.

 

yeup.  I just bought a couple pounds for that purpose.  thinking of making a black lager next.

[Buscotucky]

Midnight Wheat is a great way to add color with out the roast or any sweetness.

That's a new one to me...like it better than the carafa malts?

[HVB]

That's a new one to me...like it better than the carafa malts?

Yes I do.  The carafa special malts to me still had some bitterness and midnight wheat has none of that.  

[Big Nake]

I tend to use the MW in ales and Carafa in lagers but I think you could interchange them.  When I make a beer with Carafa, there might be a roastiness when the beer is young but once the beer is really ready to go, that character fades and blends in really nicely with the rest of the grist.  I always have both available but it seems like I use more Carafa... but that's probably because I make more lagers. 

[positiveContact]

I tend to use the MW in ales and Carafa in lagers but I think you could interchange them.  When I make a beer with Carafa, there might be a roastiness when the beer is young but once the beer is really ready to go, that character fades and blends in really nicely with the rest of the grist.  I always have both available but it seems like I use more Carafa... but that's probably because I make more lagers. 

 

are you using carafa special or carafa?  I found out there is definitely a difference!

[Big Nake]

Carafa Special III

[positiveContact]

Carafa Special III

 

I didn't think I got much roast out of that but if midnight wheat is even less roast that's even mo better.

Edited by pickle_rick, 19 October 2018 - 08:51 AM.

[Poptop]

Carafa Special III

 

Even at only an ounce in my Vienna Lager, it's noticeable.  I've used both MW and III in my Vienna and decided I like 1/2 ounce each.

[Big Nake]

Started to put a hurtin' on this keg- made it about two months ago- Call it "Everything Went Black IBA". your typical India Black ale; boat load of Warrior, Simcoe and Apollo in the boil, and a Apollo and Jarrlyo Dry hop. big hop flavor with a kiss of roast. Fermented with WLP007, finished at 6%, and still a hop bomb. 

 

Lefty, just curious how much dark malt was in this beer... what percentage and which grain?  Sorry if it was posted... I didn't see it.  Doobah was asking about the U FLEKU dark lager which has a very similar color and opaqueness to it.  I think it's like a "Czech Dunkel" but my Munich Dunkels don't end up with quite that much color.  It would be helpful to have a read on it.  Cheers.

[Bklmt2000]

One of my latest lagers currently on tap, what Ken called a "Cincinnati pilsner":

 

[HVB]

I bet that would go well with some wings!!

 

Re-post from my cannning thread but this one is just so pretty looking!

[Bklmt2000]

I bet that would go well with some wings!!

 

Re-post from my cannning thread but this one is just so pretty looking!

 

Damn.  That would also go well with some wings. 

[Big Nake]

Very nice, gentlemen.  Great looking beers.

[Big Nake]

Hoppy amber lager with Bayern.

 

[Poptop]

Batch 100, bottled with love. Bananas Foster Imperial Porter. Cheers!!

Edited by Poptop, 25 October 2018 - 06:04 PM.