Brew Batch #167 Uranus IPA

And Uranus is in the keg. One of our first hazies that deserved a “do over” since better understanding of 💧  🧪, yeast health etc. FG 1.010-0.001@53 F puts it right in line with the last batch at 6.8%

2022 Coconut Cup

And FL eludes once again. 30 for Reinke’s Revenge 2022 Covid edition alpha variant and 25 on I Like Big Oats v1.1 (but I think my water chemistry may have been off on that one). 💩! Well, it’s the last BA ordering state I have. ‘Twas a nice big comp of 393 and run well by MASH but I couldn’t pull it off. Next time FL, next time. 

29th Peach State Brew Off

 

The 29th PSBO came and went and all I could do was hope for any bling at all as my neighboring state has eluded me for years. Well, IAH…GA muddled a 28.5 with notes of acetaldehyde noted, so I’ll start building that Munich 2308. But When Doves Rye hit a 42 out of 453 entries and a 🥇 to take it to mini-BOS I was floored. I gotta say Covert Hops Society have it dialed in on coordinating and communication after 29 attempts, but I’m not sure I can medal again in this stiff competition. 

Brew Batch #167 Uranus IPA

OG 1.060+0.001@75F on this old timey favorite. We've been told at Beat-12, that there's nothing like Uranus. People have admitted to really enjoying Uranus time and time again. Go figure. I ASSume it's the Galaxy, Comet, Mosaic hop blend that makes Uranus so palatable? 

Brew Batch #166 Sparkly Roo

After crashing for a few extra days than planned, Sparkly Roo finally hit the keg at FG 1.004-0.001@50F. Should be a destroyable 5.4%. I've been wanting to try this style for a while as I've taken a liking to the NZ pils style in the past year or so. I've just found it hard to get the Pride of Ringwood iron-like quality just right, but I've got to brew more "out of my wheelhouse" brews if I'm going to keep developing. 

6th Annual Pennsylvania Homebrew Open

Absolutely a well executed comp! The scores were posted before actual time and scoresheets were available the next morning. It Ain't Helen...Georgia eked out a 33 and had good feedback. Notes of sulfur and DMS were noticed but that may be becase it was still young at the time though the keg kicked quick. BUT Reinke's Revenge 2021 CoVid edition alpha variant tapped into a 34 and snagged the 🥉. My Grand Master judge said to back off the abv points a bit (tee-hee). So out of 109, I can mark PA off the map officially...finally! Sip up people, Omicron variant awaits!

Brew Batch #166 Sparkly Roo

I have quite a few recipes that I'm comfortable with and brew well even to win medals during comps but it's time to branch out and do some styles that I like and intrigue me but I'm not necessarily comfortable with. Hence Sparkly Roo, an Australian Sparking Ale. OG 1.044+0.000 @69F on a little White Labs Australian yeast and a smattering of Pride of Ringwood hops.