Anyone here homebrew ales?
I just started up again and depending on what my first batch tastes like, it could either be a QOTW disaster or success story.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 17:27, 17 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Two people do the supremecrow and I've forgotton the other

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 17:28, Reply)

Lampito?

( Kroney, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 17:32, Reply)

Aberracion I think

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 17:57, Reply)

It's her fella, the stuff is brutal!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:09, Reply)

Oh god I've nothing to do with that shit.
Ales, that is. Gin for me.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:39, Reply)

when's it due?
I fancy a go of brewing beer, but I hear it makes the house smell
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:13, Reply)

I've always wanted to try Hugh's elderflower champagne recipe, looks awesome.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:18, Reply)

sounds positively nommy

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:21, Reply)

I think Crow's Chateauneuf Du Pond was elderflower champagne.
Talk to him about how that went.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:39, Reply)

3 batches made to date
2008 batch: delightful. We are still saving the last bottle for a special occasion
2009 batch: went a little awry. Made the mistake of bringing it along to a couple of b3ta bashes, at the second of which I ended up drinking nearly 2L of it myself. Not a good idea. Due to its "brackish pondwater" qualities it has since earned a lot of ridicule, albeit with a fairly frightening reputation.
2010 batch: we got it right again. Absolutely delightful and even managed to reassure some people who'd been put off by the 2009 batch. Took some along to a house party at which it not only went down very well, it drew a lot of questions from people who wondered how we made it, including several REAL WOMEN.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 10:56, Reply)

Oh god yes, that looked amazing.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 18:46, Reply)

It makes the house smell great, very sweet.
I'm bottling about 5 gallons of bitters this weekend which shoudl be ready to drink in about 2 weeks (although I'll try it before then). I brewed a stout last weekend that I will put into secondary fermentation this wekend where I will leave it for 2 weeks then bottle it after which it will need to sit for about a month.

I ned to think of what to try next so I make sure I don't run out of beer once these two are ready to drink. I'll either do an IPA or a Porter with the addition of peated malt to give it a really smoly flavor (I love Islay whisky so it might be interesting in beer too).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 19:48, Reply)

I've tried two ales thus far
One generic Youngs kit, one generic Edme bitter kit. Both have tasted of cider-sweet-disgustingness. Think I'm bottling too early? Dunno.

At the minute the whole thing looks and tastes like a massive waste of money.
( Bats, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 7:16, Reply)

If it has a cidery tang to it
You might be bottling too late
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 10:49, Reply)

As NakedApe correctly points out, I brew ales.
(Assuming he meant "Two people do: The Supreme Crow and...", as opposed to "Two people do the supremecrow...", because if that's the case then I'd quite like to know who the other one is...)
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 10:19, Reply)

Aberracion does homebrew, doesn't she?

(berk, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 10:45, Reply)

She does
Well, I think her husband is "the master brewer" but she certainly gets involved. Don't think they've ever tried brewing ales, though - only (very strong) fruit wines if I recall correctly.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 10:47, Reply)