CS12 - Postman's Bane IPA

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Permalink Reply by Duncan Emo on December 24, 2014 at 6:33pm

Hey Ryan - a Christmas Eve IPA for consumption on the deck. Good stuff.

Appearance - A nice orange gold colour with a nice head that remained.

Nose - Great US hoppy aroma - love that Simcoe!

Taste/Mouthfeel - Nice mouthfeel malty but with a lingering bitterness on the tongue.

Keen to try Golden Promise as a Base Malt after this one Ryan. Nice one.

Permalink Reply by Ryan Perkins on December 25, 2014 at 4:55pm

Thanks Duncan, glad you enjoyed it.  Golden promise definitely gives it plenty of orange colour but it seems to fit with the citrusy hops.

Permalink Reply by mattd2 on December 31, 2014 at 9:23am

Thanks for the tasty beer Ryan, definitely a good start!
A solid IPA that wouldn't be out of place next to most commercial offerings I've had.
Cheers

Permalink Reply by Ryan Perkins on December 31, 2014 at 12:47pm

Thanks Matt.

Permalink Reply by Richard Jack on January 8, 2015 at 8:25pm

Hi Ryan, consuming this on the deck at the moment.

Ap -  a bit over carbed I think (after I heard the hiss I poured carefully but still got half a glass of head) and maybe this has stirred up the yeast? anyway, whatever the cause a bit hazy.

Ar - nice US hops, a sweetness that I'm starting to associate with Glads pale crystal in my own beers that I think could come down a touch? And as it warms a bit of diactyl comes peeking out for me (not a lot, but there)

Taste - nice malt backbone, bitterness level is nice but I feel a bit on the harsh side? maybe subbing wakatu for something like pac jade would be a good move?

Overall a very pleasant sundowner, enjoyable beer. Cheers.

Permalink Reply by Ryan Perkins on January 9, 2015 at 9:06am

Thanks for the constructive feedback Richard.  You are right about the carb level I have been using carb drops and for a 500ml bottle one is not enough but two is a little too much.  I agree with the crystal and there was 200g more in this than there should have been, I got a bit extra for another brew but it was all crushed together at the home brew shop.  I'll give pacific jade a go next time around, cheers.

Permalink Reply by Peter Church on January 22, 2015 at 9:44pm

Hi Ryan, sampled your ofering tonight while putting a brew down, 

High carb apparent on opening, very gentle pour, big pine aroma with tropical fruit, wife was very taken with the aroma, in the mouth the high carb level detracted, a bit hard to get a sense of the body. I found this to be pretty well balanced, a little bitterness kick 

at the end. there was some haze but no major, wife compared the colour to a sahara sunset... think she must have started early on the sampling today. Overall this was an enjoyable ipa that would be all the better when the carb levels are dialled in. Thanks

Permalink Reply by Ryan Perkins on January 23, 2015 at 4:04pm

Thanks Peter, I suspect I may have bottled a touch early and left a bit of residual sugar.  They started off pretty good but ended up over carbed.  I used US 05 last time so the yeast may have been a bit slower this time around. Cheers.