Recent content by DeadNutsBrewing

I did one with blueberry and vanilla that turned out pretty good.

The meaty taste in the beer usually comes from autolysis. Try getting your beer off of the yeast cake sooner. Mead is a different story though and is pretty hard to screw up assuming you have good sanitary practices.

It's probably been mentioned somewhere in this loooonnnggg thread but, has anyone tried adding fruit and/or spices to this beer?

Just finished mine! Three on tap and one on deck.

I tapped a keg of this last night and man it is tasty! It went over well with a few friends and played well with some beer pong!

By that I mean it fermented out completely with no off flavors.

I've used the Wyeast smack packs that were over 2 years old. I smacked it, then waited. It took about 10 days but it swelled. I made a starter and it worked perfectly

Finally brewing this today for my Memorial Day brew session. I had my first stuck sparge but with a little patience I had it flowing smoothly. I just added the hops and I'll be fermenting it with Wyeast 1007 German Ale yeast.

I like the DFH punkin and Big Boss Harvest Time Pumpkin. I jumped the gun myself and already have 10 gallons fermenting away. Cant wait!!

Add about a lb of blueberries and a tsp of vanilla extract per gallon. I did this and it turned out great!

Quote: Just wanted to post a thank you to DeadNuts Brewing for the blueberry vanilla variation idea. Just bottled a 5 gallon batch and man is it good! Just lovely. We loved it so much we will be starting another batch soon. Cheers! Hey glad you liked it! I have one bottle left myself. I need...

I've used paint strainer bags many times before and I have never noticed anything off tasting

I used blood oranges thinking the same but it turned out clear as day. Still delicious though

Probably 1 half of a vanilla bean would be good

I used about 1 lb blueberries and 1 tsp vanilla extract