Recent content by iannerney

Hello again! Just to give you all an update, after a month and a half in the making I had my first home brew the other day and I was quite happy with it! It could have used a bit mor hoppy bitterness to it, but it had great color and tasted like... well... beer! I've since acquired a chest...

Congrats -- and best of luck to you!

True, but I think that's where the toasting may help a lot -- it would help bring out the flavor without using as much (perhaps only a few grams per batch?). Might offer a nice subtle flavor in the background. Who knows... I may even try to germinate and malt the seeds. :)

I Google'd "Sesame Seed Beer" and found this forum as the top hit. I'm glad I'm not the only one with this idea. :) I was thinking it would work well in a brown ale. Toasting the sesame seeds first, adding coriander with a base of Caramel and Amber malts. I'm still not sure about what hops...

Thanks for your advice, everyone! Since this brew has been fermenting for 4 days now, I think I'll extend the primary fermentation a few weeks (just in case). I'll also make sure to use a swamp cooler for my next batch. As for the question about the yeast, I used Wyeast American Ale II for this...

Hi everyone! This weekend I brewed my first batch of beer (a gorgeous looking Irish red ale) and I am concerned that the temperature of my house is too hot for the yeast I am brewing with. The wort is fermenting around 78-80 degrees, when my yeast recommended a temperature between 60 and 72...