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    #62
    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    PhiliousPhogg wrote: »
    Sure, an honorary homebrewed ale to you (no P&P). I'm guessing you've either lived here or currently reside here. There's quite a scene, and growing. Do you know these beers? Frequent any of the craft beer bars around town?

    Think ive had them all in your picture. You going to Beervana?


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    #63
    joeKel73
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭joeKel73


    Baz_ wrote: »
    what kit did you use, and did you do anything to make it particularly chocolaty and coffee-ey?

    Coopers Brewmaster Irish Stout + Coopers Light LME. Then a day before bottling brewed up a strong coffee + cocoa powder in a french press and added to the fermenter. I was hoping for more chocolate flavour but the coffee is pretty over-powering. Only reason I added it so late was it was meant to be a normal stout and had a last minute change of mind.


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    #64
    Baz_
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    At what stage would you have added your extra ingredients if you knew you were going to do it?


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    #65
    [Deleted User]
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    My wheat beer :D
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    #66
    The Scratcher
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    J o e wrote: »
    Coopers Brewmaster Irish Stout + Coopers Light LME. Then a day before bottling brewed up a strong coffee + cocoa powder in a french press and added to the fermenter. I was hoping for more chocolate flavour but the coffee is pretty over-powering. Only reason I added it so late was it was meant to be a normal stout and had a last minute change of mind.


    Just sipping on one of my Coopers Irish stouts at the moment, don't have a camera handy but I'll upload a pic later. I added about 15 shots of espresso to the wort before I pitched the yeast. I love coffee so I don't think it's over powering. The head on it isn't as tight as yours though, I assume yours is kegged?


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    #67
    joeKel73
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    Nope 500ml Coopers PET bottles, but secret weapon is a Guinness Surger. :cool:


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    #68
    The Scratcher
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    Gotta get me one of those!!


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    #69
    oblivious
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    Brought along my Hoppy German Hefe to a BBQ last Saturday, got very luck with the weather and it went down very well too

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    #70
    joeKel73
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    Did my first all-grain yesterday, using the Brew in a Bag method. It's a Bavarian Hefe Weizen Beer, here's my label; ;)

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    #71
    The Scratcher
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    what's the purity!?:pac:


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    #72
    joeKel73
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    #73
    The Scratcher
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    I hope you didn't put in Chilli Powder?

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    Here's my most recent. Coffee Stout! I used Morning Growler coffee on this one. It's quite strong on the coffee front but I quite like it. Only 10 bottles left now!! wasn't long getting through it. It's actually a cracking breakfast beer, just had one earlier. It's kind of worrying drinking at 9am though!!


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    #74
    sarahn11
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    A recent Pale Ale that was Brewed for Euro 2012, Unfortunately Long gone now :o
    Was a Partial mash, with Maris Otter and crystal malts, Hopped with Cascade and Nelson Sauvin, also dried hopped for 10 days in secondary with same hops.

    Thats a lovely looking stout The Scratcher, am planning a Christmas stout, hope to get it in the fermenter in the next month and leave it age til Christmas!

    :cool:


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    #75
    Ratsathome
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Ratsathome


    Got this Amber Ale from a friend.Too die for.........:D


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    #76
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,779 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Ratsathome wrote: »
    Got this Amber Ale from a friend.Too die for.........:D
    Oh. My. God!

    Tramapoline!

    My beer blog | The Twitter | My other beer blog



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    #77
    stuchyg
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    My Cascade Hopped IPA


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    #78
    engrish?
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    stuchyg wrote: »

    My Cascade Hopped IPA

    that looks TASTY!


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    engrish?
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    Brewferm Gallia, dry hopped with 20gm cascade. Its 3 weeks in bottles and it tastes fantastic. Going to leave it another few weeks as I think there is a bit more room for improvement - I love it though!


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    #80
    Fart
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    That looks fantastic, engrish?.


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    #81
    engrish?
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    Fart wrote: »
    That looks fantastic, engrish?.

    Thanks! I highly recommend it. It took huge will power to stop after two bottles - If I could do it again I would do two kits at once because they are only 13L each.


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    #82
    oblivious
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    engrish? wrote: »
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    Brewferm Gallia, dry hopped with 20gm cascade. Its 3 weeks in bottles and it tastes fantastic. Going to leave it another few weeks as I think there is a bit more room for improvement - I love it though!
    Well done :)


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    #83
    Richie71
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    'On the Rocks' Pear Cider. I was amazed how clear this turned out.


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    #84
    Khannie
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 37,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Richie71 wrote: »
    'On the Rocks' Pear Cider. I was amazed how clear this turned out.

    Nice. What does it taste like?


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    #85
    Khannie
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    Khannie wrote: »
    Nice. What does it taste like?

    Reviews of this look very good. Think I'll buy one with my next order. I haven't done a kit since the finlandia apple and pear which has aged well but I'm still not in love with (just personal preference). The pear cider I made from rocha pears is starting to run low so it would be good to have some pear cider for around Christmas.


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    #86
    Richie71
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Richie71


    Khannie wrote: »
    Nice. What does it taste like?

    Real smell of farts in the fermenter and when putting into bottles but only 3 weeks later it was crystal clear and tasted devine. you get a little pouch of concentrated pear juice to add when bottling - maybe this added to the flavour. I made their apple cider too with 700g of sugar and 900g of honey & this turned out even nicer....


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    #87
    stuchyg
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    V nice apple cider. What site did you order from. Wanted to make a cider before xmas and am torn between a kit and making a large batch of turbo


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    Richie71
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭Richie71


    stuchyg wrote: »
    V nice apple cider. What site did you order from. Wanted to make a cider before xmas and am torn between a kit and making a large batch of turbo

    Got the 'On The Rocks' kit from HomebrewWest. @ 19.99 it's a little more expensive than the other kits but far nicer than any of the other kits i've tried.


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    #89
    Khannie
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    stuchyg wrote: »
    V nice apple cider. What site did you order from. Wanted to make a cider before xmas and am torn between a kit and making a large batch of turbo

    I'm doing a batch of turbo cloudy apple (might spice it a bit for the festive season) and I'm definitely sold on that pear on the rocks stuff. Going to kick both off in probably 2 weeks (have a sporting event between now and then so I'm busy training and not drinking).

    The way Christmas falls this year most people will be off from the Friday before (21st) so I expect extra drinking and I'm preparing accordingly. :D

    Might give that on the rocks apple a lash too, given the good reviews. I'd be hard pressed to part with my lovely cloudy apple turbo though. I am madly in love with it.


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    #90
    [Deleted User]
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    Here's the first pint if my coopers IPA. It turned out pretty well.


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    #91
    ian_m
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Here's the first pint if my coopers IPA. It turned out pretty well.

    You like your sauce.


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