Recent content by gravityspiral

Hmm an oatmeal stout actually sounds like a great idea, I'll look up some recipes for that and see what I can come up with

I've been brewing extract for about 175 gallons with a few batches of AG thrown in here and there. I dislike hoppy beers so almost everything I've ever made typically has an ounce at 60m, with the occasional addition of EKG or Saaz in the 15-0m range for a porter or english brown. I've got...

So back in February I brewed a standard English brew (pale, crystal, fuggles), fermented with S-04. In March I decided to sour it so I pitched the following: Wyeast Lambic blend, Wyeast Rosealare blend, dregs from Chimay Blue, Lindemans Cuvee Renee, and Paradox Skully. I wrapped an electric...

I'm going to be doing a 1-gallon Berliner Weisse soon using Wyeast's Berliner Weisse blend - so no sour mashing, just straight blend that I will allow it to ferment for a few months (at least 6) My question is, if I were to add one lemon (sliced up) would this interfere with lacto's souring...

Robust Porter might not be a style anymore, and the recipe below might not be true to the style that was, but I'm hoping you guys can give me some input. I've been doing extract brewing for a while now but I've been getting into all grain lately. It's a 5 gallon batch: 1 oz Northern Brewer...

Hello everyone, I'm brewing a Light American Lager this weekend for an upcoming party. It's a crowd-pleaser for family members that usually drink miller lite and coors light so I wanted something as generic as possible. Literally just pale 2-row, some rice syrup solids, and hallertau hops. I...

Brewing my first all-grain saison this weekend. Anyone want to critique my recipe? (Yes I know 1lb of Honey malt is considered by some to be a lot. I have experimented with this malt before and I'm happy with that part of it.) Also probably going to throw a handful or two of rice hulls in...

I have some mead that I am going to be bottling soon. My question is this - I plan on waxing the bottles (they are going to be gifts). Since the wax will provide a good seal, can I use the push-in caps pictured below for adequate sealing? I mainly ask because I am borrowing a friend's corker and...

I was planning on kegging with potassium sorbate then bottling from the keg after carbing. I was going to get a good rolling boil to add the sugar, then steep the cucumber while it cools with immersion chiller, then add the k sorb and pour through a strainer straight into the keg. Thanks for...

My sister has been a huge supporter of my homebrewing despite her being a recovering alcoholic and never being able to actually sample any of my experiments. I've made sodas from extract kits and syrups before but she is a really big cucumber fan and I'd like to try my hand at making a cucumber...

I've only done one batch of mead before, but I was under the impression that it needed to be degassed because the CO2 caused off flavors. I plan on aging this for at least a year so if all the CO2 will be out by then I'm not too worried about it. Thanks!

I'm going to be brewing a mead soon and rather than degassing, I'm looking to experiment with adding something to it that will provide plenty of nucleation sites. My first thought was marbles, but since they're so smooth I don't think they would do much. My second thought was an empty hop...

I have a batch that I'm going to dry hop to serve at a party. I know that it won't all get used, and the rest will likely get consumed slowly by me over the next few months after that. My question is, after a few months pass and the dry hop aroma is gone, will I basically be left with what I...

A coworker of mine has had a bottle of Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald (porter) at his desk for about three years. The temperature in here is pretty stable, so I thought of trying it but it occurred to me that after three years of cubicle fluorescent lighting it's probably thoroughly skunked...

I'm planning on making a witbier with cranberries/cranberry juice; I planned on just adding some 100% cranberry juice to a standard witbier recipe. The recipe I found calls for 1oz coriander seeds and 1oz bitter orange peel. Should I leave out the orange peel? Both? Neither? Since I plan on...