Wedding Reception (Beer / Cider / Wine)

[CrealCritter]

This is kind of a neat picture of the blond all with no artificial lighting to see the different stages of yeast falling out off suspension. It's maybe a little less than 1/4 of the way cleared. Patience...

The Irish red ale is about 3/4 of the way done clearing. I'll probably wait until the blond ale is done and rack both at the same time. That way I'll only have to clean and sanitize my brew gear once. Notice the brown haze near the bottom.

Anyways back into the dark they go.


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[CrealCritter]

First blond ale sample. Yep, most definitely my Blond Ale recipe. Tastes a lot like tangerines on the front end, with a grapefruity taste on the backend. It's the 4 additions of hops during the boil, that gives it the unique flavor. It's a pretty low ABV and an easy drinker. It should do nicely for the wedding (if I don't screw it up somehow).

And first sample of Irish Red Ale. After a lot of study, I created the initial version of the recipe. Then tried tweaking it 6 times. Each version grew a little worse. 😂 Like most things in life simpler, is better. So the original version is the best. For the original version, just eliminate the flavor hop addition from version 3 I have posted.

I really like how smooth it is, start to finish and the slight hint of sweet roasted barley and East Kent Golding hops arroma, that reminds you it's Irish. This will also do well for the wedding (again, if I don't screw it up somehow.)

So far both brews are good, by me. Looks like we may be on our way to a successful wedding request. Just glad I don't have to brew another batch. I would like to get these on CO2 gas and age for a while @ 35 degrees.

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[CrealCritter]

I guess the first step is to gather up my recipes. I still haven't got what I would call a good cider from kits. It's ok and all, but you know I want it to be off the chain. It's my son's wedding after all. So I decided i'm going to have a chat with my friend at hobby homebrew. Man it's been so long since I talked to him, he might not remember my voice on the phone

Lil Red Irish Ale ingredients. This ingredient list is for version 3 and seems to be the best it out the 6 versions (tweaks) I've made so far. I do need to change the name but not the ingredients 🤣

Mash Schedule

Finished Beer Pour (Authentic - Yummy)

Notty Blonde Ale Yeast is Danstar Nottingham (hence the name, Notty)

Mash Schedule

Finished Beer Pour (Fruity - slight hints of grapefruit and tangerine).

I just realized something, both beers my son asked for are fermented with Danstar Nottingham yeast. Hummmm... Now there's a head scratcher.

Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

Danstar's Nottingham yeast is one of our most popular dry yeast strains, and for good reason! It is known to be a quick fermenter, primary fermentation usually being complete in a matter of a few days. All of the characteristics of a good ale yeast are found in Nottingham: a clean flavor profile...

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[CrealCritter]

Well I'm off to go shopping 🛒yay 😁

Neil the owner of Ritebrew is a awesome guy (highly recommend). If I get my order in this evening, he'll most likely ship it Monday.

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[wyoDreamer]

It will be nice to hear how the new place works for brewing. Do you have everything set up- shelves built, etc?

 

[CrealCritter]

Now, I like ginger ale..... Hmm.... never thought of it as a n ale, even though that is the name.... I also like to eat sauerkraut....

I made some blueberry ginger ale once it was delicious. I should make it again because it really helped with my arthritis pain in my hands and fingers. There seems to be a lot of health benefits to ginger and when you naturally ferment it, it seems like it makes them more availible. At least I think so, anyways.

The hard part is creating the "ginger bug" which is natural yeast contained within ginger root used to ferment the ginger ale. But once you make the bug, you can keep it alive as long as you want by feeding it. So you can use some of it to ferment future ginger ale recipes. I found out that the ginger root must be organic to make it all work. Some ginger root has been irradiated which ofcourse kills all the ensymes in the root so no chance to get it to ferment, let alone make the bug.

The success post is here, if you want to give it a go.

Blueberry Ginger Ale (SUCCESS)

Since i drink a pint bottle a day, I need to get another batch brewing pretty quick This will be take 2. It helps to have a nice lady friend who works in the produce department at the grocery store. She called me today and said "I got a sexy organic ginger root saved for you" :) Now this...

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The recipe I used is taped to the glass carboy in posts 13 & 14. It turned out very well and my granddaughters also liked it. I also did a cherry and pineapple ginger ale also but I didn't post them here. It's fun to experiment with different natural fruits to get different flavors. I always wanted to try a peach ginger ale but never got around to it.

Let me know if you want to give it a go. and I'll try and point you in the right direction. It's very easy to make. Warning it does contain some alcohol but it's minimal. So it's truly a soft drink.

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[CrealCritter]

Very interesting.... thank you for the "lessons" .....

I'm sure you've heard "bottom of the barrel" before 🤪