KEEPING RECORDS

dab123 · Post by **dab123** » Saturday Jan 14, 2006 11:45 pm

Twas interesting to note how many H.Brewers keep records or
log books on their brews?
even more interesting would be the most vivid comment in
your brew book ?
therefore I pose the question what is the most traumatic or
illuminating entry in your book ?

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Sunday Jan 15, 2006 12:13 am

Quote:

taste test, 5 weeks in bottle.
head retention. 7/10
colour. 6/10
carb. 6/10
taste. f---ing awesome, do this one again.

Quote.

Mewshew · Post by **Mewshew** » Sunday Jan 15, 2006 12:21 am

As a new brewer my brew book is fairly short. However, the most impressive entry is my Honey Ale (thread in the "making beer" forum") and it didn't turn out as I would have liked it to. I adapted a recipe and went to a lot of trouble brewing that beer, and while it's not a terrible beer, It's not close to what I had hoped it would be. It's all a learning curve. Half the reason for keeping records is to be able to point out what went wrong.

The happiest log in my book would probably be the one refering to my first brew (which was ready right on new years eve, how lucky do you get?). It was a Coopers Real Ale and everyone loved it, all my mates who drink beer liked it, all my mates who didn't usually drink beer liked it, all my female mates liked it, my old man liked it, my girl friends old man liked it. I only followed the recipe on the kit but it's certainly made me love HB in a hurry. Brewing up an identical one for my birthday. Real Ale is a damn nice drop in my opinion, though I would be very interested in hearing what the fellas here think of it. I have no problem in admitting that they know infinatley more about good beer than I. I'm here to learn.
Cheers mate,

- Jim

Shaun · Post by **Shaun** » Sunday Jan 15, 2006 2:46 pm

Brew No: 23
Brew: Morgans, Yukon Brown Smoked Ale
Additives: Body Brew (Dextrose 600g, Maltodextrin 400g)
Comments: Very much like bacon cooked on the BBQ

I was told by the HBS on purchasing the tin that it tasted like bacon on the BBQ and they were right.

dab123 · Post by **dab123** » Monday Jan 16, 2006 11:06 pm

Shaun, are you having us on ?
" Tastes like bacon cooked on the barby "
are we talking beer , or a Mc Donalds ad, or perhaps
a memorial night out with a lovely lady .

Shaun · Post by **Shaun** » Monday Jan 16, 2006 11:57 pm

Yes it was beer unfortunately. On opening the can it smelt like a BBQ and on tasting it tasted like bacon cooked on the BBQ even had others taste it to confirm the taste.

The only time I could drink it was while I was cooking a BBQ.

If you want something different and simple get a Morgan's Yukon Brown Smoked Ale.

Lebowski · Post by **Lebowski** » Tuesday Jan 17, 2006 9:50 pm

Only got 9 in there since I started recording them. I dont really write many tasting notes.

# Date OG Ingredients Pitch Ferm Temp Bubbling Racked FG Kegged Qty Notes
1 6/10/05 035 Muntons Blonde Beer, 1.5kg Amber malt, 7g Golden Cluster hops steeped, 7g dry hopped in fermenter, us-56 safale yeast 20 1 19 7/10/05 00? 15/10/05 21ltr Very Nice (JS amber ale recipe)

silkworm · Post by **silkworm** » Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 8:10 am

dab,
Keeping a log and making lables for the brews is all part of the fun of brewing I recon.
I guess the original intention was to remake successful brews from the log but I've yet to repeat myself and am still experimenting after 21 brews.
My memory for the names of hops and different grains and malts is not good enough without a log to save me.
No memorable logs only memorable drinking sessions

Simo · Post by **Simo** » Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 9:57 am

i don't really write many tasting notes but i log ingredients, method, temps etc incase i ever want to brew another batch of the same (or stay the hell away from it!).
My tasting notes are limited to basic style, flavour comparisons/observations and a simple 'brew again' or 'never brew again' type statement after each extended period of time (incase a eber matures into soemthing nice).

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 10:17 am

I have a simple yet versatile Brew Card if anyone would like a copy...it comes with instructions to amend the OG & SG levels!

Email me!

silkworm · Post by **silkworm** » Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 10:48 am

Not another one JaCk!
Just send them all don't hold back

Heh that rhymed

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Cheers
Silk
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JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 10:50 am

silkworm wrote:Not another one JaCk!
Just send them all don't hold back
Heh that rhymed
___________
Cheers
Silk
___________

I think I just did mate...thought it would come in handy...I do a lot of surfing!

dab123 · Post by **dab123** » Saturday Jan 21, 2006 10:03 pm

Thanks for all those entries lads,
it's amazing what one can learn from others old
log sheets .
cheers dab.

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Saturday Jan 21, 2006 10:20 pm

silkworm wrote:dab,
Keeping a log and making lables for the brews is all part of the fun of brewing

hey silk,
i was going to start a new topic, but seeing as you mentioned it...

how do you make your labels ?

got some pics ?

anything out there i can download to assist ?

cheeers
yardy

sorry for off topic dab.