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Just wondering if anyone has brewed this one as i have just ordered it on mail order and was interested to hear what it is like and if anyone had any hints or tips.
also ordered an xtract lager and a wals pilsner due to the high praise given for these products in here so any feedback on these 2 as well

Cheers!!

Of course, use a quality ale yeast.

And Rack it if possible - theres oak chips and hop pellets floating in there.

Have u brewed this one carbo?

Nice to hear from u on this one as u were the one who inspired me to try them out although most said to try the pilsner or lager (wet pack), thought i would try this one as it sounded very different from what i have brewed in the past.

Yeah mate.
Its great.

I reckon its better than the Pilsner Wetpak.... Just.
( that could be the yeast tho. I used saflager with the pils, Cal Ale on the oak. )

I do think it takes a bit longer than most to mature. Mine is just becoming nicely rounded off, after 7 weeks in the bottle.

Also, try the AmericanAle Wetpack.

Its just as good. mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Fantasic so i wont be dissapointed then and as far as time goes i usually leave my brews for around 3 months so it should be delish by then, in any case i will certainly let you know what i think of it as soon as it is done.
Just 1 more thing when brewing the wals pilsner would you brew it with just 1 kg ldme or use more with it and the extract lager, should that one be left alone or do you add more to it..

if its any help the XTRACT pilsner was so bitter at 2weeks i had to wash it down with a stock homebrew! now at nearly a month it has mellowed alot. would most definately not add any bittering hops

I'll second that.
It is bitter.
I woulnt add any hops.

As for the wals pils, 1kg DME is just fine.

Thanks fellas
My order should be arriving today ( i hope ) so i cant wait to try them out, I also got myself some liquid yeast which is preparing at the moment, will post some tasting notes when done and let you all know how i went. Thanks again for all your advice it was most helpful

I am a bit of a hop head but with the Wals Pilsener I would brew it with 1kg of LDME and 15gm of Saaz, either dry hopped or as a teabag.

With the Xtract Lager I am putting it down just as I sampled it at TCB Drummoyne, with 12gm Hallertau dry hopped and a Saaz tea bag. The only difference to TCB's brew is I am making it with a liquid Bavarian Lager yeast.

Wassa wrote:I am a bit of a hop head but with the Wals Pilsener I would brew it with 1kg of LDME and 15gm of Saaz, either dry hopped or as a teabag.

With the Xtract Lager I am putting it down just as I sampled it at TCB Drummoyne, with 12gm Hallertau dry hopped and a Saaz tea bag. The only difference to TCB's brew is I am making it with a liquid Bavarian Lager yeast.

When u say a saaz teabag is this during making, soaked in hot water and then add the solution or is it dry hopped as well.

Well the classic oak is in the fermenter and i gotta say it looks and smells like nothing i have ever brewed, its the first wetpack ive done ( although i think ill be doin many more) and it was quite an experience, certainly adds a bit more to the brewing experience than the average kit, any way will rack in about 4 days ( its been in for 2 ) and bottle after another two weeks, cant wait to try it, will keep you posted.

Racked the classic oak today and it looks and smells great, one note for anyone doing this one, it was a fair bit of effort racking as the hops and oak chips in the fermenter can tend to be a pain and can block the fermenter tap, the way i remedied this was to stand next to it and hit the tap lightly with a screwdriver handle ( was what i had at my disposal) or you could use anything with a bit of weight. all that aside im pretty happy with it and would recommend it so far, have not tasted yet though so will let you know

I bottled my Oak Ale yesterday I don't rack so i strained out the hops before adding it to the fermenter, and I steeped the oak chips seperately from the wort. Hopefully it doesn't change the taste too much.

Sathias wrote:I bottled my Oak Ale yesterday I don't rack so i strained out the hops before adding it to the fermenter, and I steeped the oak chips seperately from the wort. Hopefully it doesn't change the taste too much.

Did you put the oak chips in the fermenter after steeping? I think you will find that the oak chips would add there flavour over a week or so and not just through steeping, this may change the taste but overall its from TCB so however it turns out you know its gonna be good

Yeah I did it that way so I could add the chips to the fermenter but strain the hops out. The oak chips didn't get in the way of bottling at all.

Sathias wrote:Yeah I did it that way so I could add the chips to the fermenter but strain the hops out. The oak chips didn't get in the way of bottling at all.

Thought so , that probably would have been a better way to do it, but i figured if i was supposed to strain it out they would have said so, saying that i think i would strain next time

bottled this one bout 2 days ago, got a bit impatient seeing as i was going to cold condition it but didnt, anyway it looked, smelt and tasted great, was a little bit smoky but as ive heard that mellows out over time, will try one in a few weeks to see how its goin

Well could not wait any longer to try it and after just over 3 weeks in the bottle it is superb, a little smoky but great none the less, will deffinately get some more of these, i can see this one getting alot better with some more ageing but it will be hard to make it last long enough to age it at all

Yeah I know what you mean... mine has been in the bottle for 4 weeks now and 2/3 of it is gone

Lucky my American Ale is almost ready

Wassa wrote:I am a bit of a hop head but with the Wals Pilsener I would brew it with 1kg of LDME and 15gm of Saaz, either dry hopped or as a teabag.

With the Xtract Lager I am putting it down just as I sampled it at TCB Drummoyne, with 12gm Hallertau dry hopped and a Saaz tea bag. The only difference to TCB's brew is I am making it with a liquid Bavarian Lager yeast.

I too sampled this one and picked up the ingredients to make it. Though I'm just using the saf that came with it.