Recent content by daenja

The tartness should fade with time. I've had great success using fresh berries that I've frozen, then thawed, smashed and put right into my hop bag to catch all the plant matter and seeds. I put the berries in at flame out. My wife's favorite beer used to be the real Ruby, now she prefers...

Looks great! Let us know how it is after its bottled and carbed up!

Nope I didn't take the seeds out, they were on the fresh/frozen berries that I brewed with. I did put a mesh bag on my siphon to filter the berry leftovers and seeds when I racked to my bottling bucket. This is still from what I brewed just about 2 months ago... recipe is: 4 lbs Briess Pilsen...

Update on my version... the tartness is gone! It's beautiful and very delicious!

I let everything sit in primary for a month. Unless I'm dry hopping or it's a style that doesn't need that long, ie: Bob's Session Mild.

Some reading that I've done I found out that Muntons extracts attenuates more than Breiss extracts... Perhaps you wouldn't need to add any sugar with Muntons.

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I'm still a noob, is it the UV rays that will skunk a beer? If so... Something to keep in mind, UV rays travel through clouds... Anyone who's gotten a sunburn on a cloudy day can attest to that. (I have.)

I'm a fan of Honey Brown! I used to drink it when I lived in Georgia and Hawaii, now I'm in Oregon where it's made and can't find it anywhere, go figure! I don't remember if I was drinking Dundee's, I do remember the bottle saying Oregon Honey Brown. I'd love a clone recipe...

I appreciate ya Revvy! Thanks for all you do!

Ah great! I'd much rather spend $40 than $85-100! And I just so happen to have a Home Depot around the corner... Hello, instant gratification!

I'm doing 5 gallon batches. I was thinking 10.5 gallons would be great for when I transition from extract to AG... If it's overkill then perhaps I should just get the Bass Pro... edited to say- I've read the threads on AL versus SS. I'm okay with AL. (This isn't meant to start that debate)

I just bottled my second batch of this one yesterday! Can't wait till it lightly carbs up! +1 on drinking it fresh! I've got one bottle left from the first batch which is just over a month old...

I've been keeping my eye on this turkey fryer.. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Brinkmann-42-Quart-Outdoor-Turkey-Fryer/13812608?sourceid=1500000000000003260370&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=13812608 It comes with a 10.5 gallon AL pot! A few months ago it was about $85 on amazon, now it's twice as...

I bottled last weekend. Put a couple bottles in the fridge yesterday and popped one last night. Great raspberry flavor. We just ate at McMenamins a couple nights ago one person in my party ordered a Ruby so I got a taste to compare my brew with the original. Theirs is very light in color and...