CS11 - Rob's Tuatara IPA Clone

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Permalink Reply by G S on June 30, 2014 at 8:26pm

Looking forward to this one!

Permalink Reply by Michael_H on July 6, 2014 at 3:31pm

Appearance:  Not cleared, maybe needs some more time in the bottle, on the dark/red side of pale. Lovely head that sticks around.

Aroma Pineapple first, then a tutti frutti like smell. Nice. 

Flavour: Good earthy tones from the Golden Promise and maybe the Nottingham yeast. Maybe it's because it hasn't cleared or maybe the quick ferment but I'm tasting a sharp note, very slight - could be yeast or a touch of fusel alcohols? But it doesn't detract too much for me.

Overall: I just finished chopping down a fallen tree with a handsaw and this refreshed the hell out of me. A good session beer. Cheers.

Permalink Reply by Duncan Emo on July 16, 2014 at 8:13pm

Hey Rob - thanks for the beer.

Appearance - head that lingered for a while, quite hazy - maybe needed to settle out more.

Aroma - a bit of a hop spicy and pine coming through - not overpowering

Taste/Mouthfeel - Good bitterness of the IPA style - a slight ting on the edges of the tongue - can't pick what its from. Nice malty taste comes through.

A nice drop Rob - maybe some more time in the bottle to allow clarity.

Cheers!

Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on July 16, 2014 at 8:33pm

not sure what the deal is for clarity,

Last time I brewed a similar  grain bill the clairty was fine.
cheers for the feedback so far guys. I'm still awaiting my package Package lost in the mail. 

Once I get them it'll be all guns blazing.

Permalink Reply by G S on July 18, 2014 at 9:45am

As noted was a little murky, but nothing compared to the soup that I managed to deliver.

I did find the bottle (a 500ml tallie with a long narrow neck) a bit difficult to pour from without it 'glugging', but probably more carelessness on my behalf.

Think I had a hint of something solventy in the aroma, but there has been some boat building going on in the house, so is maybe completely unrelated to the beer !!

Overall a nice solid beer, not overpowering on the late hops, but a very pleasant bitterness, and nice malt balance, it didn't last long ! Thank you

Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on July 18, 2014 at 1:07pm

My girlfriend calls it the death ale, cos she can taste and smell the alcohol...

Permalink Reply by Richard Jack on July 18, 2014 at 7:51pm

Ap- Poured murky amber even after a week or so in the fridge.

Ar- Ripe pineapple and toffee with a little bit of sharp solvent going on.

Fl- nice balance of bitterness and malt body. There's a bit of fusel flavour in there too, I'm wondering how there ferment went? What temperatures did you target? The taste suggests a hot ferment, but that would be unusual at this time of year in Christchurch I think!

Nice work overall, recipe seems good and well balanced, just a couple of flaws there with the clarity and the fermentation. Do you fine and use temp control? 

Cheers.

Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on July 19, 2014 at 10:44pm

Irish moss on kettle and cold crashing to fine. Still working on ph so could be where the murky apprmearance falls down.
Solvent is a weird one. Most was fermented at 19-21 max it would have got too is 22. Which is odd.
This wouldn't be an extended ferment?
Once I finished I moved to lower shelf to finish and condition while I brewed my SJ PORR beer and fermented that. So temp went down to 17 and back to 21 after awhile

First time with Nottingham. Could be 1 pack for 1055 beer needs slightly more healthy yeast?

Permalink Reply by Richard Jack on July 20, 2014 at 1:27pm

It's a fair bit warmer than I brew with Notty myself. I normally pitch at 16 and let it rise through 19. Recommended range from the manufacturer is 14-21, I tend to stick to the lower end for hop focused beers.

Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on July 20, 2014 at 4:12pm

Good to know. I'll bear it in mind. Won't brew with it again for awhile. Gonna give the mangrove jacks M07 a go. But it's good advice to stop the solvents.

Permalink Reply by Tilt on July 23, 2014 at 8:04pm

Midweek ales are a good thing! A short review as I've been writing all day and have more to go.
Tan brown and cloudy - close to coopers sparkling which has a special place on my heart.
Aromas of underripe pineapple. Taste a touch sharp but some malty depth that smooths the edges . Bitterness about right if the fermentation acetone was absent.
There's a cracking beer in there next time you brew this C-Rob. Maybe pitch a bit bigger too - or use some second gen notty - it's a beast if you don't keep it well appeased . Thanks mate

Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on July 24, 2014 at 7:19am

cheers mate, much appreciated.

Plan to keep the fermentation under control a bit better, and possibly switch out the yeasts.

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