Wee Heavy Brew Day!

[GrainReaper]

Very nice, I just transferred a Porter into my secondary and in a week I'll be adding 16 oz. of Jameson. I do partial grain since I don't have room to do all grain . But its all good. For summer time I do a cream ale with orange zest in the primary boil and add vanilla at bottling. My special occasion beer and a Belgian Triple at 10.5% Yum.

Mmmmm porter.... Whiskey porter at that! and also I love a nice tripel! My usual summer beers to brew are a Bavarian hefe, English mild, and some huge hopped IPAs for when the mood strikes!

I have a damned fine saison that someone has converted to partial mash I could share if you like that style of beer.

[GrainReaper]

Here is the tasting notes on my beer, done objectively and in a blind tasting against two others.



Wee heavy tasting:

Aroma:
heavy malty nose, with hints of raisin and marmalade, some alcohol noted in aroma as it warms
No hint of hops

Appearance.:
Inviting leather brown in appearance, head quickly subsided and when swirled in a snifter there was some subtle legs to the beer hinting at a higher alcohol level than might be expected in a typical wee heavy, small bubbles rise in the glass in streams

Flavor: the first sip is dominated by caramel and malt flavors, followed quickly by dried fruit notably raisin and prune, there is a nice oaky flavor in the background that meshes well with the beer. The finish is a lingering sweetness balanced with a nice alcohol warmth that reminds me of a nice port wine.

Mouthfeel:
Full bodied and chewy, no hot alcohol burn noted at serving temp of 58 degrees.
Lingering sweetness with a dryness that almost verges on tartness. This I attribute to hops bittering, oak aging, and dark roasted malts. Nice moderate carbonation that is between an English ale and an American amber.

Overall impression:
Dessert like in its mouthfeel and sweetness, a big chewy malt bomb that is quite pleasing to just sip..... something I would enjoy with a bold cigar after a hard day,

[Richrail]

I have a damned fine saison that someone has converted to partial mash I could share if you like that style of beer.[/QUOTE] I would love that. My son does a saison.

[GrainReaper]

I have a damned fine saison that someone has converted to partial mash I could share if you like that style of beer.

I would love that. My son does a saison.[/QUOTE]

You on any homebrew forums?

[Richrail]

nope.

[GrainReaper]

You are missing out!

[GrainReaper]

Here is a pic of the beer

[Sasha_PDX]

Mmmmm porter.... Whiskey porter at that! and also I love a nice tripel! My usual summer beers to brew are a Bavarian hefe, English mild, and some huge hopped IPAs for when the mood strikes!

I have a damned fine saison that someone has converted to partial mash I could share if you like that style of beer.

Looks good GrainReaper, would like to know what kind of hops do you use when brew IPA?
Thank you and Cheers

[GrainReaper]

Looks good GrainReaper, would like to know what kind of hops do you use when brew IPA?
Thank you and Cheers

For an English IPA I prefer phoenix hops for bittering, and wilamette and East Kent Goldings for flavor and aroma additions.

As for a west coast IPA I prefer to do larger late hop additions of centennial and/or cascade for big time hop aroma and flavor. Granted there is substantially less bitterness in each ounce later in the boil, but the flavor trade off for using several ounces then is phenomenal!

[GrainReaper]

For an English IPA I prefer phoenix hops for bittering, and wilamette and East Kent Goldings for flavor and aroma additions.

As for a west coast IPA I prefer to do larger late hop additions of centennial and/or cascade for big time hop aroma and flavor. Granted there is substantially less bitterness in each ounce later in the boil, but the flavor trade off for using several ounces then is phenomenal!

I brewed the Pliny the elder clone last year, it had a total of 12.5 oz of hops for the 5 gallon batch