Recent content by ameadrat

Paw Paw Brewery has a pale pale and another Michigan Brewer has an IPA made of Citra and Hull Melon hop (a German hop). I contacted my local shop and it just became available. I have had PAWPAW"s Citra and it was interesting. Has anyone made an ale with this? If not I will follow up in June...

did with 2 lbs corn sugar and am adding an old run where I did the SK first'. MO......14 LBS........13.5 LBS LK.......1.062...........1.024 SK.......1.052...........1.082 comb....1.060...........1.050 corn sugar 2 lbs............none I see no significant difference in the resultant in the...

Brewed in June; Bottled in November. In April it has been fantastic. This year I'm going hold a case until its a year old. Unfortunately its April and I just finished my last pint. The last was the best, u must get as old as you can.

I have seen questions on big beers about how much sugar should I add to a parti-gyle. up until last summer when I was looking for a good Barleywine recipe; I saw the Fireside barley recipe that I decided to study the effects of sugar in my brew. I make an allday IPA and that is my vehicle for...

Probably Black Satin Thornless blackberries. For a good recipe try baderbrewing. It is at .com It seems my computer will not let me send the e address. It is really step by step and is close to my wine recipe. Since I'm just retired and bored, I have time to do research. Some good advice on...

I would add 2 lbs of corn sugar. Notes on cane sugar leaves residual sugar in the wort. Corn sugar will convert fully. I found most of that info in sweetening back in wine discussions when you want a sweet wine.

I live in Toledo. there are 3 places I have purchased most get Regina juice and grapes. In Detroit is califonia grape supply. They also get shipments from Italy and Chile in April. However owner is rude and prices change with the owners mode swings. In Windsor, there is Borallas on erie st...

About 10 years ago, a friend was on S0uth Bass Island at Lonz winery. A deck crashed, killing 1 or 2 people putting the winery out of business. My friend brought a bottle of Blackberry wine from that winery. I drank last January and it was really nice. I went out and bought some South...

Look I am the oldest brewer on this web site. I did my first batch before you were born(1973). I Do 22 carboys a year. 2 RIS 2 Scottish ale 1 Barley wine the rest all day IPA's. Also 3 Carboys of California grape juice. Do you need encouragement from an old fart. Just do it. Note I by Maris...

You should have no problem but you still have to empty the cooler -ameadrat

My second running of this at 7% HEADED nicely and at 62 degrees(cellar temp) is FANTASTIC. At $64.27 for 9 gallons this is a real money saver. at the Local (a real bar name) I paid $8 for a pint. That's $576 for 9 gallons divided by 6 hour of brew labor and 2 hours of other time minus $76 in...

Last summer, I did a study of the effects of sugar on a recipe. I always do my playing with my allday ipa recipe. 13.5 lbs of maris otter and 2 lbs of cara pils. I boil in 2 kettles. LK is 30qts and SK is 20 quarts. The one without the sugar add the LK OG was 1071 the SK was 1021. the...

I just bottled my parti-gyle of this recipe. It is 7% and I used no smoke malt but added toasted dark French oak for smoke. I like the flavor this is a great recipe. I used London ale yeast, next time I'll use Scottish. My first running OG was1.113 and is 1.038 currently. APV of Scottish is...

it's February, my second running is at 1.010 from 1.063 and I will bottle shortly. my first running at 1.113 is at1.038, I will let it sit until I need the carboy or august, than I will bottle for December consummation. They are 2 different beers. the 1.063 is bold and distinct. The 1.113...

My problem was not with this recipe but another. I'm atn1.038 from 1.113. I'm going to let it sit until I need the Car boy and then bottle, probably mid summer. Last summer I had one stuck at this level and tried to use wine yeast to bring it down. I bottled it 2 months later and the yeast...