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• Posted in thread: Apple Ale Kolsch on 05-20-2013 at 03:18 AM
  Thinking of blending a hard cider i did in august with a freshly brewed kolschCondition for a
  few weeks at 56 then keg. How does it sound for a summer just got back plowing fields hot day
  tractor drin...

• Posted in thread: Blue Moon Clone on 03-04-2013 at 09:28 PM
  I thought oats had to be mashed?They can be added to the end of a boil to create mouth feel and
  haze, which is what I did instead of adding starch.

• Posted in thread: Blue Moon Clone on 03-03-2013 at 10:04 PM
  Brewed Nilos #8... wow!Will be brewing this as a mainstay. Awesome is the response I get from
  everyone.Thanks Nilo!Note.. used oats in the boil instead of starch

• Posted in thread: Blue Moon Clone on 02-03-2013 at 09:46 PM
  I had 65% efficiency in my system, my OG was lower.My tool shows OG=1.056 and FG=1.010 for 75%
  efficiency and 152F mash temp. ABV would be around 6%.You could mash higher, say 157F and
  reduce your ABV...

• Posted in thread: Blue Moon Clone on 02-01-2013 at 09:27 PM
  Going to try brewing Nilos #8 tomorrow, picked up the grains tonight.Will try the oats in the
  boil method rather than the starch. What style would be best for this recipe? 16A? Beersmith,
  at 75% effic...

• Posted in thread: My 1st Dunkelweizen on 01-05-2013 at 09:12 PM
  I had to redo it... just couldn't live with the scorch. So I made a few adjustments to the
  recipe as well. 5 Gal single infusion batch sparge. Target 1.054 actual 1.0525 lbs Wheat Malt,
  Bel (2.0 SRM)2...

• Posted in thread: Priming a dunkelweizen on 01-04-2013 at 12:11 AM
  8 seems high really high. I just bottled a 5 gal batch of dunkel with table sugar and was 4.2
  oz for 2.3vol using beersmith. carbonation was perfect. I think anything over 6 oz. would be
  putting you o...

• Posted in thread: how long does a simple recipe take you? on 12-26-2012 at 08:39 PM
  5 1/2 hours from getting everything out to cleaned up and put away. 1 hour mashes and 1 hour
  boils.. 5 gal.

• Posted in thread: My 1st Dunkelweizen on 12-20-2012 at 01:07 AM
  Well, I cracked one of these open the other day. Great color, perfect head, smelled good
  but.... had a hint of scorched taste. Cant describe it other than when you know something got a
  little burnt. F...

• Posted in thread: Spiced Vanilla Oatmeal Stout Recipe - Thoughts? on 12-17-2012 at 12:14 AM
  FWIW.. I'm a newb here but think your base recipe looks good. A whole nutmeg might be a bit
  much... a little goes a long way. Maybe keep it in a separate hop sack so it can be pulled
  before the vanill...