My love for Hair of the Dog is no secret. And i like to share a video every now and then. So…
A video by Elijah Sprints about a collaboration between three craft breweries; Hair of the Dog, Shiga Kogen and Brouwerij de Molen.
My love for Hair of the Dog is no secret. And i like to share a video every now and then. So…
A video by Elijah Sprints about a collaboration between three craft breweries; Hair of the Dog, Shiga Kogen and Brouwerij de Molen.
![I learned a ton after my previous mead. Thanks to a few people that are eager and passionate enough to get me started. \
Today I started a mead with blackberries. The goal is to make a mead with a intense color as you can see. And a very berry forward flavor and aroma. Also focussing on mouthfeel and body with this batch. Fermenting with a Red-wine strain.
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Yeast will go in tomorrow, so pectinase has some time to do it's job. It's all about efficiency and maximum yield.
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Cheers!⠀
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #meadfermentation #liquidfermentation #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #brewerylife #blackberry #blackberrymead #blackberries #fermenting #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #headbrewer #meadstagram #meadery #mead #honey #honeybee #pectinase #enzymes #germentationknowledge](http://instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/8ace88f18dfc4d2965a62f5845b91b6d/5D5935C5/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/57034855_412080916235973_3532177453598302421_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net "I learned a ton after my previous mead. Thanks to a few people that are eager and passionate enough to get me started. \
Today I started a mead with blackberries. The goal is to make a mead with a intense color as you can see. And a very berry forward flavor and aroma. Also focussing on mouthfeel and body with this batch. Fermenting with a Red-wine strain.
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Yeast will go in tomorrow, so pectinase has some time to do it's job. It's all about efficiency and maximum yield.
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Cheers!⠀
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #meadfermentation #liquidfermentation #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #brewerylife #blackberry #blackberrymead #blackberries #fermenting #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #headbrewer #meadstagram #meadery #mead #honey #honeybee #pectinase #enzymes #germentationknowledge")
![Started today on the yeast starter for Saturday. Working with enough yeast cells and a active yeast is such a pleasure!
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We are using WLP500 Monastery Ale Yeast by @whitelabsyeast. Let's see how it will work with the spices we will use.
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #knowledge #brewing #beerfermentation #liquidfermentation #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #dutchbeer #brewerylife #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #experimentalbrewing #tastingbeer #beerknowledge #belgianbeer #dubbel #spicedbrew #yeaststarter #healthyyeast #activeyeast #yeastcells #yeastknowledge #microbiology](http://instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/7b726abf3bf3044624d73aae96598caf/5D748C81/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/54511848_382300412353384_2933253239406738486_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net "Started today on the yeast starter for Saturday. Working with enough yeast cells and a active yeast is such a pleasure!
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We are using WLP500 Monastery Ale Yeast by @whitelabsyeast. Let's see how it will work with the spices we will use.
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #knowledge #brewing #beerfermentation #liquidfermentation #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #dutchbeer #brewerylife #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #experimentalbrewing #tastingbeer #beerknowledge #belgianbeer #dubbel #spicedbrew #yeaststarter #healthyyeast #activeyeast #yeastcells #yeastknowledge #microbiology")
![Today I put in my last nutrient addition according to the TOSNA2.0 schedule. I did add it with some extra fruit puree. At this point there is 3kg in primary. I will add even more during secondary. Fermentation still goes very strong. And I did hit my 1/3 sugar break. For now we don’t degas it anymore and let it ferment completely till the activity drops down. Really looking forward to the end result but that will take some extra time.
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Fermentation is something beautiful. How you can change the appearance, aroma, flavor or it’s whole function. This transformation of food is done by microorganisms. Learning about fermentation and expanding my knowledge. The beauty of nature.
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Cheers!⠀
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #meadfermentation #farmhouse #liquidfermentation #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #brewerylife #fermenting #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #headbrewer #meadstagram #meadery #mead #honey #honeybee #TOSNA](http://instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/58d7bd90f081b9cfbee7b217577a3019/5D776348/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/51739974_392830141449501_6188755821964466488_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net "Today I put in my last nutrient addition according to the TOSNA2.0 schedule. I did add it with some extra fruit puree. At this point there is 3kg in primary. I will add even more during secondary. Fermentation still goes very strong. And I did hit my 1/3 sugar break. For now we don’t degas it anymore and let it ferment completely till the activity drops down. Really looking forward to the end result but that will take some extra time.
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Fermentation is something beautiful. How you can change the appearance, aroma, flavor or it’s whole function. This transformation of food is done by microorganisms. Learning about fermentation and expanding my knowledge. The beauty of nature.
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Cheers!⠀
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #meadfermentation #farmhouse #liquidfermentation #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #brewerylife #fermenting #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #headbrewer #meadstagram #meadery #mead #honey #honeybee #TOSNA")
![So the first batch of Mead is a fact. And I felt just like when I was starting home brewing. Reading, exploring, doing research and everything that comes with it. But it was real fun to put my knowledge about brewing to work. I still have to get used to the degassing and the amount of O² that is needed. Jep, I'm still worried about oxidation.
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The fermentation didn't start right away and that worried me. It's not strange since honey doesn't have all the required nutrients from it's own like malt has. Another big difference is the nutrient protocols that is pretty common in Mead production. But also a big thing to learn and see how I can translate it back to fermenting beer. So my fermentation didn't start at all, luckily a friend could help me out that I met during brewing. He sended me a pack of Lalvin 71B. Thanks Jeroen!
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Also I started to think about the final product. The intention was always to throw some fruit in. A fruit from the prunus gene in combination with the second-most expensive spice after saffron. Can you guys guest the combination?
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #mixedfermentation #brewing #meadfermentation #farmhouse #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #brewerylife #fermentor #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #saison #experimentalbrewing #cicerone #headbrewer #farmhouse #mead #meadery #honeybee](http://instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/8fbea463267a271a8c95080612b8348d/5D55F488/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/51101369_611351109345296_5383023388581340496_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net "So the first batch of Mead is a fact. And I felt just like when I was starting home brewing. Reading, exploring, doing research and everything that comes with it. But it was real fun to put my knowledge about brewing to work. I still have to get used to the degassing and the amount of O² that is needed. Jep, I'm still worried about oxidation.
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The fermentation didn't start right away and that worried me. It's not strange since honey doesn't have all the required nutrients from it's own like malt has. Another big difference is the nutrient protocols that is pretty common in Mead production. But also a big thing to learn and see how I can translate it back to fermenting beer. So my fermentation didn't start at all, luckily a friend could help me out that I met during brewing. He sended me a pack of Lalvin 71B. Thanks Jeroen!
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Also I started to think about the final product. The intention was always to throw some fruit in. A fruit from the prunus gene in combination with the second-most expensive spice after saffron. Can you guys guest the combination?
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #mixedfermentation #brewing #meadfermentation #farmhouse #flavordevelopment #dutchbrewery #brewerylife #fermentor #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #saccharomyces #saison #experimentalbrewing #cicerone #headbrewer #farmhouse #mead #meadery #honeybee")
![Tomorrow I will start my first batch of Mead. So far the research fase was very interesting and I learnt so much. Some principles I value with brewing I had to let go. \
I choose to use this mead yeast by Wyeast and the nutrients that I will use are from @lallemandbrewing. They helped me already a lot as you guys know by a previous post.
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #beerfermentation #liquidfermentation #dutchbrewery #dutchbeer #brewerylife #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #brettanomyces #saccharomyces #lactobacillus #mead #experimentalbrewing #tastingbeer #beerknowledge #brewerylife #headbrewer #farmhouse #honeywine #honey #beekeeping #yeast](http://instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/2ccc2b2afa1087f74262b63776ef175e/5D5580F1/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/51407015_541132226384347_6097021858317452686_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net "Tomorrow I will start my first batch of Mead. So far the research fase was very interesting and I learnt so much. Some principles I value with brewing I had to let go. \
I choose to use this mead yeast by Wyeast and the nutrients that I will use are from @lallemandbrewing. They helped me already a lot as you guys know by a previous post.
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #beerfermentation #liquidfermentation #dutchbrewery #dutchbeer #brewerylife #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #brettanomyces #saccharomyces #lactobacillus #mead #experimentalbrewing #tastingbeer #beerknowledge #brewerylife #headbrewer #farmhouse #honeywine #honey #beekeeping #yeast")
![New tool! I use a few types of scales but this one will be the most used one. Correct measurements are so important!
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Think about minerals for a water profile or about spices. You don’t wanna over shoot it.
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #beerfermentation #liquidfermentation #dutchbrewery #dutchbeer #brewerylife #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #brettanomyces #saccharomyces #lactobacillus #saison #experimentalbrewing #tastingbeer #beerknowledge #brewerylife #headbrewer #farmhouseale #farmhousebrewing #barrelaging #sourales #scale #measurements #waterprofile #neipa #spices](http://instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/7b50ee06a9bf7837c2e74d4305330714/5D50CA51/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/50801945_2024878731136800_3022643642730231056_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fclj1-1.fna.fbcdn.net "New tool! I use a few types of scales but this one will be the most used one. Correct measurements are so important!
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Think about minerals for a water profile or about spices. You don’t wanna over shoot it.
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Cheers!
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#fermentation #knowledge #mixedfermentation #brewing #beerfermentation #liquidfermentation #dutchbrewery #dutchbeer #brewerylife #craftbeerporn #independentbeer #drinklocal #beerstagram #brettanomyces #saccharomyces #lactobacillus #saison #experimentalbrewing #tastingbeer #beerknowledge #brewerylife #headbrewer #farmhouseale #farmhousebrewing #barrelaging #sourales #scale #measurements #waterprofile #neipa #spices")