What's your favorite beer that you've brewed most often? My next batch will be my first all-grain (same MT as in your picture) , and I plan to brew a beer I've done before, so I can compare the differences. It will also be one with a fairly simple grain bill.
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Currently fermenting about an 8.5% Russian Imp. Stout (1 week in), and I want to put it on some nibs for 2-3 weeks. Any reason I can't just add the nibs straight to the primary instead of racking to my secondary? I don't like using secondary unless absolutely...
I dumped in 3/4 lb of dark brown sugar to an RIS I brewed yesterday. Not exactly radical, but it's a nice way to boost gravity and give another layer to an already very complex brew.
First beer? I tried my first beers after 2 days in the bottle. Then again at one week and so on. I think trying it at all stages teaches me something about the beer.
I like all my beers to start out very cold. My beer fridge is set around 40-42. All beer warms up eventually. I enjoy the way the flavor changes as it warms.
I have used clone recipes as a baseline, but have never attempted to clone a beer. I never did kits either. I just started off with a good brewer and friend as a mentor and started punching numbers into Beersmith. The closest I ever came trying to clone a beer was Vinny's recipe for Golden...
No. I don't have access to the SA financials. But I have been around long enough to know these marketing stunts are not for quick profit - they are for promoting the brand. They are in investment in Boston Brewing Company. I'm sorry. This is common sense.
You also asked what brewers give their...
I never have before until the last few months. I get most of my beer on my commute between Ventura to Woodland Hills. The freshness thing is a recent development at the Total Wine in TO and then I saw the same thing at Wade's Wines in Augoura - which usually is all over the fresh IPAs. Makes me...