Recent content by gurkgurkgurk

ill see if i put up a picture, but I did indeed toast the coconut beforehand, and I'm also very careful to keep everything sanitized. Should i scrap this beer? or wait it out for another couple of months and crack it open and see what its like?

I'm brewing a coconut porter which required almost a pound of shredded toasted coconut in the secondary, I racked it to a tertiary just to get most of the stuff out. But now a new problem has arisen. I appears i have little rings of coconut fat, and little coconut particles in the bottles. I...

i did that recipe a month ago. it seems like a lot of star anise, but it gives a really good flavor and aroma. not overpowering at all

I got this recipe from an issue of Brew magazine. Was pretty thrilled they had a partial mash recipe along with an all grain recipe. I'll attach a pic soon of this beauty in a glass when I have some time. But, here's the recipe, and I hope you all enjoy it. 5lbs. Light liquid malt extract...

interesting. that sounds like what ill do. so you racked from the primary onto the secondary with the raspberries already at the bottom? did you do anything special to them or did you just dump them right outta the bag into the carboy? and do you think it would be possibly when priming, to...

what kind of raspberry flavor did you get? I'm looking for a very pronounced flavor, and a good sweetness. so you steeped them in for how long?

Hey guys, I'm still rather new to this, I'm on my second brew right now, and am already planning my next one. Now I've been reading a lot of home brewing books and sites and all that jazz, and one thing that people aren't too really clear about is, when should i add fruit if i want a good strong...

I'd definitely like to see the recipe to your brew, it looks delicious. I'm toying around with the idea of making something similar to that