It’s Beer Thirty FReepers! Time For The Homebrewing / Wine Making Thread #36 April 26, 2013

Free Republic | 4-26-2013 | Red_Devil 232

[knews_hound]

I too am in Sacto.

I’m growing 4 hops myself. My Cascades are also going nuts. I’m waiting for my Centenial to show itself.

I’m up at the crack o dawn to start a double batch day. I’m making a Hefe first and a malty blond ale using Motueka hops from New Zealand. The blond is for my nephews wedding so I am giving it my full attention.

Jayster, we ought to have a beer, Homebrew of course.

Cheers,

knewshound

[Jayster]

Heck yea!! On the Beer....

What is it about the Cascade? My others are just getting going but the Cascade is on steroids.

[Hotmetal]

Sampling my first Blackberry Melomel(mead).

[Red_Devil 232]

Oh Wow! that looks so good! How long did it take and more importantly how does it taste? My first Mead was a Cranberry melomel and took a year and tasted excellent.

[Hotmetal]

Mines not ready yet, just wanted to try it.I used Lalvin 71B-1122 fast fermenting yeast. It's supposed to mature fast 2.5 months. This is only about 2 months old and already taste pretty good but with a couple more months it's going to be just right. Yours looks really nice too. I was surprised with the color and clarity with mine. I have only moved it once, from primary to secondary onto the blackberrys.

[Red_Devil 232]

I let mine sit in a secondary for just over a year. The secondary survived a bumpy move along I-20 from Meridian, Ms to Marshall, Tx.

[Red_Devil 232]

I consider a Stout in the food group also!

[Hotmetal]

I’m brewing a sasion next week after that I want to brew a cocconut stout.

[Red_Devil 232]

For some reason I don;t think the flavor of Cocconut in a Stout would be pleasing to my pallet. But heck I would try one!