What are you drinking ?

[jt]

Ok, so What Are You Brewing was a hotty, as topics go.

Now I'm 15 pints into a keg I only filled on Tuesday and wondering if anyone else has a favourite at the moment ?

It's my second brown with US-Oh05 and it's better than the forst, maybe Ikept the temps down a bit during the scorcher we had in januray

[Matthew]

Nothing like a southerly to rip the heart out of a summers day in Wellington...

[Mike Neilson]

That will teach you guys for living in eastern Wellington, Try the North!!

http://www.wmac.org.nz/trenthamweather/

http://www.metservice.co.nz/towns-cities/wellington

27 Actual in Upper Hutt

Wellington Feels like 11°C : 3 layers of clothing

Tropical Upper Hutt I tell you. Even the sharks know that that all the action happens in Whakamony, thats why they found one dead in the river in Upper Hutt, Not Scorching Bay!!

[jt]

Tropical Upper Hutt

Do the comparison again in July ?

[Mike Neilson]

Do the comparison again in July ?

No thanks!!

[Chris Banks]

Mike whats the hop schedule on your Simcoe/Amarillo/Centennial Pale Ale sounds good
Im drinking my Simtennial Pale at the moment and loving it just wondering what the Amarillo
would add? mmmmmmmmmmm yum

[Mike Neilson]

7 Ibus of Columbus @ 60
10 Ibus of Columbus @ 20

15g each Simcoe and Centenial @ 15

15g each Simcoe Amarillo @ 10, 5

20g each Simcoe Amarillo and Centenial and 10g Columbus @ 0 and Dry Hop,

You could up the Ibus up front and in the middle if you wanted it really long bitterness say 8ibu @ 60 and 8 @ 30. So just use chinook to bitter with.

Amarillo adds to me a tangarine type flavour. This beer is over powered up front by centennial, if any thing I would cut it back and up the Amarillo/Simcoe a little. The simcoe and amarillo come through in the end, but it just not layered.

[Mike Neilson]

Layered nicely I should add its like

Grapefruit................................................................................Tangarines......Apricot/Peaches

It should be

Grapefruit..........Tangarines......Apricot/Peaches

[Chris Banks]

Thanks Mike! so theres 70g total@ 0min and 70g total@ dry hop?

[Mike Neilson]

Yip. Up the Simcoe and Amarillo in the dry hop and dump the centenial

[Reviled]

Last night - A sneak taste of Martins saison which was beautifully spicy, I could even feel the spice on the tip of my tongue, and soooooooo dry! Yum!!

Also, the highlight - Martins Tasty APA mk II - In my mind, miles ahead of the first one cos of that beautifull Amarillo character coming through in the dry hop, awesome malt balance, actually, just all round great balance, just a little more hop aroma than Mk I.. I was quite impressed and might have to give this recipe a crack at some stage! Cheers mate :o)

[Martin Bridges]

You are most welcome. I'm pretty happy with the contents of my fridge at the minute - APA is awesome hoppiness, Mild is malty goodness and the Saison is very promising. I'll keg the Belgian Pale before I go away as well, so that should be ready for when I get back.

Had my takeaway bottle of Minimus tonight and followed up with a pint of my APA. I'm very happy with the comparison!

[jt]

Mild is malty goodness

Mild with Special K Martin ? What did you think