Recent content by Anachronist

Hey all. I've been on a several year brewing hiatus, and it must end. For a long time I've dreamt of a CDA that would allow me to drink the dank, piney forests here in the PNW. I knew Simcoe would have to be prominent. I want to keep the fruitiness down, focusing on dank, pine, and cedar. It's...

Any update on this? I plan on brewing the Maduro Stout recipe I found on HBT, and, I think that'd be a perfect candidate for aging with Spanish Cedar. I've got a nice old cigar box with almost no paper labels just waiting to be chopped up.

I've only ever had Anchor twice. Once before I really found my love of beer and thus under appreciated it, and the second time I remember really liking it. I need to refresh my memories of it! In my outdated signature, the Sorachi Ace steam beer which used a Bavarian lager yeast my buddy...

http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/Dampfbier.html This is the link for one of the articles I read on Dampfbier. There's a BYO article but it's almost the same, verbatim. It's definitely cooling down, 76F in the house today so as long as we don't get a heat wave I'm not too worried. I'm picking...

Everything I've read says it's brewed with weizen yeast. I was thinking of just brewing a half batch to be safe but seems like a bit of a waste for the yeast. I've never much cared for wits really, but I haven't had many either. It's possible there are some out there I'd like, but I would have...

Alright, so while doing more research, I discovered Dampfbier, basically the German California Common, but it uses hefeweizen yeast, and ferments in the 70's (though I may keep it a bit lower to keep the banana in check). Recipe is simple, here's what I came up with: 6.5lbs Pilsner Malt 3.5lbs...

Lots of good ideas, thanks guys! If I can decide on a style I'll do a half batch to see what my swamp cooler is capable of. I feel much better about this prospect. Temp seems to have spiked at 90F here yesterday but should drop to at least low 80's. I hadn't thought of a Berliner Weisse...

Thanks! Hmm...that's not a bad idea! Maybe I'm underestimating the power of a water bath. I guess there's only one way to find out. I'll check out doing a steam beer, that's one style I've never really looked at much.

I've got an unusual weekend off, and with the nice weather here in Seattle of late, I want to brew! However, my house has been hitting ~80F, which puts a damper on things. I've looked and looked for ideas, and all I find are shouts of Saisons, Wits, and other estery Belgians. Now, I...

Thanks. The guy I bought from kinda runs a shop out of his house. I bought some 16oz new ones from him before ($1 a piece) and was expecting used ones like that so I'm quite pleased. I figured they'd be fine really. These I got cheaper and he threw in a bunch of extra seals but I suspect those...

I just acquired ~70 used flip tops. Most are in pretty good shape. At least a third are old ,5l German bottles. The wire baskets for some have varying degrees of patina and rust. I assume they're fine since they'll be thoroughly sanitized and the beer doesn't touch the wire. However I figure...

Really? Is that in general or just with the mini-keg system? I was under the impression it was faster. I guess it might be with a full keg set up.

Hmm...I hadn't researched mini-kegs much but I think I should have. I have a few Party Pigs but haven't gotten good results yet. If I could force carb, I'd be happy. I'll search for that thread, thanks.

hercher, Brewed up the recipe you suggested though I didn't get to mash as I'd intended so with low conversion it ended up at 4.3%. Not bad for just steeping. Flavor is delicious, it really backs up the hops while still showcasing their unique flavor. 2.5 oz, beersmith puts it at ~50...

Brewed up a Porter yesterday, OG was 1.074. Well higher than I'd planned, so I'd only purchased one tube of White Labs WLP013 London Ale. I was considering purchasing another and re-pitching due to the high OG. Currently the porter is fermenting VERY vigorously, just short of a blow off...