{"id":1900,"date":"2013-12-03T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2013-12-03T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T18:18:22","slug":"homebrewing-tasting-from-some-carboys-december-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2013\/12\/03\/homebrewing-tasting-from-some-carboys-december-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Homebrewing: Tasting from some carboys (December Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9245,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/11193065336&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190113224048\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/11193065336\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 06:30:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-04 00:16:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-18 10:35:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-31 01:52:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-14 10:55:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24 06:02:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-28 23:34:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-16 20:11:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-26 13:40:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 20:36:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 10:11:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 10:11:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9246,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/11193054716&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20140209042003\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/11193054716\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 06:30:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-31 01:52:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-14 10:55:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24 06:02:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24 06:02:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I brewed a lot of beer this Fall and most aren\u2019t ready but I thought it would be fun to see how they\u2019re doing. I\u2019m going left to right from the pictures.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Tasting Homebrew - December&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/11193065336\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Tasting Homebrew - December\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5477\/11193065336_983c0d6cee_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Black IPA using Conan Yeast (Heady Topper)<\/strong> &#8211; I expected to drain pour this one. It wasn\u2019t a well thought out grain bill and really I wanted to see how much the conan yeast lends to the IPA taste. Dark brown to black, slight toilet water murky. Smells like charcoal. The Carafoam II &amp; III + Rye + Peated malt combo (again, this was just a hokey recipe) tastes pretty terrible. Lots of soy sauce and overly smoked. May let it sit for a while but I doubt it\u2019ll improve 1.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lambic spontaneously fermented with open NH air<\/strong> &#8211; Looks quite nice Pale yellow, did a turbid mash and it took a very long time to brew this one. Nose is very faint tartness and mild cherry pie. Currently, it\u2019s more akin to grape juice watered down with sawdust. Very young, tartness and body are there but yeah, at least 12 months before ready I won\u2019t try this one again for a very long time. 2\/5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sour Stout (Tart of Darkness Clone)<\/strong> &#8211; Pitch black, nose is a faint roasted chocolate and oak with a tiny bit of sour tinge. I actually drank the full ounce of this one. It\u2019s getting more tart but lacks the body or mouthfeel that I get from Bruery\u2019s version of this. I\u2019ll wait another 4 months before trying it again and then add bourbon oak cubes. 2\/5<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Tasting Homebrew - December&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/11193054716\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Tasting Homebrew - December\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5483\/11193054716_1677b8745d_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rye Berliner Weisse <\/strong>&#8211; Pale orange. Nose is minor acetic with peach bits. Rye spice comes through on the taste. Lactobacillus has yet to take hold after 2 months so obviously I\u2019ll keep this one going. It has a big wheat backbone which is great and rye is not overpowering. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how this develops. The carboy just recently formed a pellicle. 3\/5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sour Blonde Ale<\/strong> &#8211; Light hazy yellow appearance. Nose is loaded with tannins and grape skin with kiwi. Taste is quite sour already. I get a lot of sweetness which is common for this young wild ale. Zero off flavors\u2026probably another 4 months before I add cherries to it. It has the bigger ABV and backbone and will be nice as a refreshing summer beer I think. 3\/5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consecration Clone <\/strong>&#8211; Dark amber appearance. Nose is bread, spicy and malt forward. A pellicle just formed and the recipe brewed in September said it needs 12 months so obviously it\u2019s on track. The base beer that was fermented entirely with Abbey II Wyeast and just 3 weeks ago received Roselare is tasting just fine now and I expect the Roselare to do very cool things over the next 9 months. 3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hair of the Dog Adam Clone <\/strong>&#8211; This is very young fermented with Scottish ale yeast. Dark almost black red in appearance. Peeted malt comes through aggressively with cedar chips and tobacco. There\u2019s still a ton of residual sugar in this beer. ABV may end up around 13.5% so obviously, it needs to sit for a while. I guess this won\u2019t be a winter warmer. Peet malt does not overpower, mild charcoal and mossy qualities. Malts are still too sweet to really know how it\u2019s going to turn out. Plan is Bourbon oak and, if this beer rocks, it\u2019ll receive cherries. Very sticky and dare I say \u2018dank\u2019. I can feel my cheeks getting flush just tasting it. 2.5\/5 (likely to improve)<\/p>\n<p>I have a coffee porter fermenting as well but didn\u2019t get a chance to taste it. I\u2019ll likely be able to keg it in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I brewed a lot of beer this Fall and most aren\u2019t ready but I thought it would be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2018-12-07T17:24:52Z","apple_news_api_id":"66dfea6f-296a-454a-a268-4a408976c09f","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2018-12-07T17:24:56Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AZt_qbylqRUqiaEpAiXbAnw","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-homebrewing","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-uE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2223,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/05\/13\/homebrewing-if-you-like-brett-ales-you-have-to-brew-a-brett-ipa\/","url_meta":{"origin":1900,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 Homebrewing: If you like Brett ales, you have to brew a Brett IPA!","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"May 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Hill Farmstead\u2019s Wheat is the New Hops & Crooked Stave\u2019s Hop Savant are two excellent examples of what happens when you brew a double IPA then ferment with Brettanomyces. 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