Recent content by jathorp

Well, I think I'm wrong. I found a copy of Brew Like a Monk and there was (as expected) some info Belgian yeast and (to a lesser extent) info on Leffe. Leffe is fermented for 5 days. Pitched at 64F and allowed to rise to 77F over 5 days. Lagered for two weeks and forced carbed. OG:1.064...

I bought one of these awesome thermaltake fans from Amazon (free shipping with prime) and was able to convert it into a stir plate with just a single trip to the hardware store. For all those who are curious, I couldn't get my hands on a hard drive, but Lowes had a pack of magnets for $2.50...

As a fan of Leffe, I've been eyeing this recipe for quite some time. I've looked high and low and based on what I can tell, this recipe seems to be quite close, with one exception: the yeast. For my taste, the flavors that dominate Leffe are Leche (bubblegum) and clove with some malty...

Greg, That seems like a great modification -- I think I'll give it a go. I'm still pretty new to this, so I'm curious why you kept the amarillo at the end. Does the amarillo give a better smell? Or does it get overpowered when it's boiled longer? Thanks for your help.

I brewed this up a month or so ago. It's hit the two week mark in the bottles and I had my first real taste: holy tartness batman. I used 6 pounds of fresh, not-frozen, strawberries so maybe I had myself to blame. I didn't realize that real strawberries don't give off the candy sweetness...

This beer needs more hops. It's still sitting in the primary, but it isn't bitter enough for my taste -- maybe I'm a blooming hop head. It's good, but it's just not 200 IBUs. I'm going to brew this again and I'm going to double up on all of the hops and I'm going to change the simcoe to...

I'm going to have to brew this recipe soon.

+1 for incredible ingenuity. That's a great idea.

Imperial Honey IPA Ingredients: 12.5 # american 2 row 1# Light Munich Malt .75# Crystal 60L .25# white wheat .25# Special B .25# honey malt 1 # honey @ flame out. Hops: 1 oz Simcoe 12.7% @ 90 minutes 1 oz Amarillo 7.2% @ 30 minutes 2 oz Amarillo dry hop for 14 days. single...

I just racked my first strawberry blonde onto 5 lbs of fresh, sanitized strawberries about an hour after the krausen dropped -- and that's when I had my first experience with diacetyl. (I would have liked to have left it in the primary a few more days, but i'm going out of town.) Within 15...

Will, The DME is Briess Bavarian Wheat -- 65/35 The LME is Alexander's wheat -- 60/40 LHBS owner assured me that the 3942 would be a good choice for a wit, but the vast majority of recipes I've found call for 400 or 3942. What can I say? I'm a worrier. I see you're in NOLA, too. Who Dat...

This is my first recipe and my first post on this forum. (I'm a noob, but I wanted to thank everyone for the wealth of information. It's been a real help.) My LHBS was out of a lot of ingredients, but I was determined to brew a wit today, nonetheless. I've posted my recipe below. I'm...