Recent content by AlexM40

I brewed it 2 summers ago and it was a hit. Last summer I finally got to try the original version which was terrific, but I prefer the homebrew version, I pitched the dried grapefruit peel right out of the package, no vodka presoak. The grapefruit was there and complimented the hops. Next time I...

I found Sound Homebrew Supply in Georgetown to be a good homebrew shop. Good prices and friendly, helpful staff and a good supply of grains and hops.

Thanks, I never knew about the paraffin part. It took some wiggling and muscle to get the bottles out of the capper. It was somewhat concerning because it's never been a problem before.

I am wondering about Crown brand bottle caps, are there different sizes? I just bottled 5 gallons and used some red caps from the lhbs. Bottles were 20 22 ounce bombers and 14 12 ounce. In almost every case the finished product stuck in the capper and had to be muscled free. I've never had this...

Tasted what was in the gravity test tube and it was nice, had a nice fruity taste with a good amount of bitterness from the initial hops which consisted of goldings and saaz. I did add some corriander and sweet orange peel to the last part of the boil. The orange peel came through, but very...

5 gallons of Saison just went into secondary after 4 weeks in primary. Even a week ago it was still bubbling away in primary. It's called the kitchen sink Saison because it began as a Petite Saison D'Ete kit from Northern. However, there was a pound of Amber DME that's been laying around for...

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This sounds really good. However, I'm not brewing all grain yet and would be using extract for the base malt. So in that case is a 90 minute boil still necessary? If not what about the hop schedule? Would adding the 90 minute hops to the 60 minute hops make any difference? Thanks for posting...

I'm using the Danstar Belle Saison the kit came with. I'm told that this is a great Saison yeast strain. Should i include Sorachi Ace with the other hops in the schedule or eliminate one of them and sub the Sorachi?

I've had this NB Saison kit sitting around for about a year and want to brew it. Here's the original kit recipe: - 3.15 lbs Pilsen malt syrup - 1 lb Pilsen dry malt extract - 1 lb Wheat dry malt extract - 0.5 lbs Belgian Cara 20 - 1 oz UK Kent Goldings (60 min) - 0.25 oz Styrian Goldings...

This is an old thread, I know. However, I've been intrigued with fir infused gin so tonight I picked some fresh Doug Fir and Hemlock tips and put them in a quart mason jar with about a 1/3 of an ounce of Cascade leaf hops. We'll see how it ends up. :)

I know this is an old thread, but here's the extract recipe I got: Specialty grains - 0.5 lbs Dingemans Cara 20 - 0.25 lbs Briess Caramel 20 Fermentables - 6 lbs Gold malt syrup (60 minutes) - 3.15 lbs Gold malt syrup (20 min late addition) Hops - 0.5 oz Chinook (60 min) - 0.5 oz Cascade (20...

We have a bunch of conifers on our property and they're a;; sprouting wonderful new growth. I was wondering about using the tips for brewing an IPA. Has anyone tried it? If so how much? In the boil, or "dry hopped"? I just did a fresh squeezed IPA clone that I think would do well with some Doug...

I wonder if they may have dry hopped with the citra?

Thanks, that's what I'll be doing to.