Recent content by IowaBrewMan

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1.5 ounces of Magnum at 60 is what I was originally suspect on. I was going back and forth with 1 ounce vs 1.5, which probably wont make much of a difference in the long run, but I guess I'm kind of nitpicky.

Thanks for the feedback. I was hoping for a malty backbone for my beer which is why I added the melanoidin. But that is a good thought that paired with the Maris Otter it could be a bit much.

Hey guys I'm brewing a Pale Ale this Saturday and wanted to run my recipe by you guys to get your thoughts. 6 lbs Marris Otter 1/2 lbs of Melanoiden 1/2 lbs Crystal 60L 1/2 lbs of Carafoam 1 lbs of Munich 1.5 ounces of Magnum @ 60 1 ounce of FF @ 15 min 1 ounce of FF @ 10 1 ounce...

i came back from school last week to find a carboy filled. Apparently my brother made an IPA in december and never did anything with it. Kind of upsets me that it might go to waste. But is there anyway to save it or should i just throw it out.

thanks guys, i'm pretty pumped to know my great grandpa use to brew his own stuff so i'm definitely going to try to brew up some of my own like he did. do you think back then a blonde ale was the primary beer they home brewed?

So I went over to my grandma's house today and she was asking me about my latest homebrew. She then proceeded to tell me about how her dad use to brew beer back in the depression era. She actually gave me the thermometer that he use to use on his batches. I'm pretty pumped she was able to...