Hello,
I am planing on brewing this as a gift to my little sister-in-law for her 21st B-day. I have scanned this entire thread and have a few questions.
1. The original recipe states no starter used. Have you ever used a starter with this recipe and if so, is there a noticeable difference?
2. I...
Thanks to all who have responded. I have decided not to brew this weekend. However, I will go back to the drawing board with this recipe and the great tips in this thread and come up with something better.
Thanks for the input so far.
I am revising my hop schedule to the following:
1.2oz @ 60
1.2oz @ 15
1.1oz @ 5
3.5oz DH
What about the grains/extract choices? I started with the Dark LME and went from there a kept plugging in grains that would produce the red/amber color I desired and one that...
I am not sure if this will even taste good, but I wanted to run this recipe idea past the forum readers to get their thoughts. This is my first time crafting a recipe as well as my first IPA. It is an American IPA that has it's roots in a Bell's Two Hearted Clone recipe I read.
Recipe...
Thanks for the suggestions. I planed on letting it sit in the bottle for longer, but we had family over this weekend and couldn't resist a little showing off. I would like to add more ingredients and I will certainly change the yeast next time around. The chosen yeast was recomended by gentleman...
Hello,
I am new to the forums but in my searches on the internet, this website consistently showed up. After reading some of the posts on this forum I could tell that this would be a good place to gain insight from helpful people. For my first beer my wife and I decided that I should brew a...