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wcarter1227 · 09-26-2010, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by novabrew

LHBS can't get Crystal hops. Is there a really good substitute or should I just delay until my next web order? Thanks guys.

any low aa hop will do, i just brewed up a batch with saaz and williamette and it turned out mighty fine

jfr1111 · 10-03-2010, 03:19 PM

My LHBS wants almost 3 $ a pound for flaked corn... I know it might sound crazy, but can you just use bulk no-brand corn flakes (no additives) ? We're already using minute maid rice after all...

I also saw that someone almost got flaked rye by accident, wich got me thinking of dropping the corn altoghter and replacing it with rye for that spicy crisp taste.

**Pappers_** · 10-03-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jfr1111

My LHBS wants almost 3 $ a pound for flaked corn... I know it might sound crazy, but can you just use bulk no-brand corn flakes (no additives) ? We're already using minute maid rice after all...

I also saw that someone almost got flaked rye by accident, wich got me thinking of dropping the corn altoghter and replacing it with rye for that spicy crisp taste.

I think grits are what you are looking for, not cornflakes breakfast cereal. Because I don't really enjoy the corn flavor, when I make a light hybrid beer like this, I leave the corn out and use a little more rice.

jfr1111 · 10-03-2010, 06:18 PM

More rice it'll be then

**neovox** · 10-03-2010, 07:20 PM

I did the original recipe and it came out great, but next time I do this brew I'll definitely decrease the corn and increase the rice to minimize the corn flavor. I couldn't get crystal either so I substituted Hallertauer, and that worked out really well.

**Pappers_** · 10-03-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by neovox

I did the original recipe and it came out great, but next time I do this brew I'll definitely decrease the corn and increase the rice to minimize the corn flavor. I couldn't get crystal either so I substituted Hallertauer, and that worked out really well.

I too like Hallertauer in the light hybrid ales I brew.

mhermetz · 10-08-2010, 11:08 PM

Yeah just kegged my second attempt at this beer.

my 3rd will not have any Corn in it. I can't stand it. I even lowered the amount to a half pound. I must have never drank a beer with corn in it because that beer is like drinking corn of the cob.

saltydawg · 10-08-2010, 11:52 PM

my 3rd will not have any Corn in it. I can't stand it. I even lowered the amount to a half pound. I must have never drank a beer with corn in it because that beer is like drinking corn of the cob.

That's what my wife says too. Too much corn for her... this is after I decreased the corn by half. She does have a very good palate, so I'm going to eliminate the corn and boost the hops a little.

wcarter1227 · 10-09-2010, 03:00 AM

+1 on boosting the hops. the last 2 times i brewed this i boosted the ibu to 26. it came out mighty fine

**WildGingerBrewing** · 10-11-2010, 12:05 PM

+1 on adding hops. I had 1 oz of Brewers Gold in my fridge that had been there for a few months and so I decided to throw it in. 9.7% AA at 30 min. Turned out a little more bitter than I would have liked, based on the style, but it is great.