I just bottled a porter that I had two split vanilla beans in the secondary for about 3 weeks. What I tasted didn't have much vanilla flavor but was a very good porter. I was going to brew another 5 gal batch and try 4 split beans. I'll be following this thread to find out how much is too much.
Ok, Hemmingway from the OP was a good call but he'd drink me under the table.
I'd Like to drink with Gen. Matis. He talks straight and would make the night interesting.
Then I'd like to drink with my girlfriend. She gave up drinking a few years ago but she used to get silly after a couple...
I'm deployed right now. I got home for a week last month and brewed one batch and bottled another so I can have something ready for when I get home. I'll do a third batch once I get home, after I remind SWMBO why she puts up with me.
Georgia sate law says a homebrewer can brew at most 50 gal per year. I've been out of the country a bit this year so I won't make that much. From here on out lets just say I'll brew 50 gal a year an no more, honest.
Mike
I'll be brewing my first honey ale in a few weeks and I wanted the forum's advice before I started. I'm working with the honey amber ale kit from Midwest. The recipe calls for adding the honey with 30 minutes left in the boil or in the last 10 minutes for more aromatic results. I've read a...
I found a honey suppler near Atlanta from a link on another thread here so I'll be able to use better honey. I'll try bottling with it first and see how it goes.
I'm thinking about brewing some of Midwest Supplies' Honey Amber Ale for the first time. I've read a few confusing things about honey brews on the internet. If I brew this kit by the instructions how much of the honey flavor comes through?
I've read a couple of people used some other...