Recent content by jmarshall

Sure. Code at the bottom. The plate works fine. It is a little finicky, sometimes the stir bar will just jump around so usually check on it twice a day or so when it is running and sometimes have to shift the position of the container to get it to spine optimally, but when it does I get a...

Spent grain waffles. I literally just make waffle batter from the first recipe I find online and add 2 cups of spent grain. It uses about even amounts of flour and spent grains. It makes more waffles and they have a a really good texture. I really do prefer these to regular waffles. I...

Looks like it has been a little while for action on this thread. I have seen some negative reviews for the rocket pump most people have used for their beer engines. Has anyone tried this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BGJX88/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 It doesn't look as much like a...

I've searched for info on this both on here and google and come up with a few leads, but most of them a year or two old at least. I've only bottled in the past, but I recently went on a trip to Scotland and fell in love with cask-conditioned ales. I think the creaminess is what did it. I've...

So is this stuff as bad as beer advocate says, or are they trashing it just because it isn't traditional? Has anyone tried it yet? I find people's reaction to this sort of thing interesting. It may be a little outside what they do well, but I can't fault a company for introducing a new...

This is my first year growing and I am very pleased with the results. I am in Central VA and grew two cascade vines up the back of my deck of my townhouse. I read that you shouldn't expect much production first year, but I have now had 3 harvests, with the one today being the best. I'm...

He kind of did. I have a little experience with NZ beers from visiting there. Lion Red was drinkable, and not terrible, but I would also compare it to US macrobrews. Could be worse, he could have asked you to clone Export Gold.

I've never used them as whole hops before, but I have used brewer's gold pellets as the bittering addition in a belgian tripel and a saison. I have heard they can give a black currant like flavor and I would agree based on my brews. They both turned out well, so I can't complain.

That sounds like a delicious late summer/early fall beer. I'd definitely keep the willamette in the mix. I've never worked with liberty, what kind of characteristics is it supposed to add?

I'm currently (literally right now) drinking a rye saison that I fermented at 85 with saison dupont yeast. No bubblegum whatsoever, some pepper instead. In fact it is delicious. Mine was an actual bottle culture, but I suspect the wyeast version would do the same. The only thing is that it...

I'm a big Chimay tripel fan as well. http://hopville.com/recipe/688429/belgian-tripel-recipes/white-label# This was my first attempt to make a similar beer. I used wyeast 1214 but next time I will probably culture. I've read some stuff to suggest that 1214 and WLP500 may not be as...

I was at Starr Hill last week and sampled that one(my brother was visiting and we went brewery hopping). I love a lot of their brews, but I have to say that one in particular was pretty bad. I don't mind a little corn sweetness in a beer, but the flavor is somewhat overbearing in that one...

Hmm, you all bring up some interesting options. RIS or other stout is interesting. The other problem I should mention is that I had planned on brewing two other things before this, probably this weekend. May be at least 2 weeks before I can brew using the special B. Looks like I need to find...

I have an awesome brother. He doesn't brew, but before coming for a visit, he went to his LHBS and bought some stuff for me that they don't have in my town. One thing I asked for was 6 oz or so of Special B, which my LHBS doesn't stock. He came with 3 lbs of the stuff, crushed. Anyway, was...

Fate intervened. My brother came to visit for the weekend to check out the local microbrews, and he left me a sixer of oberon. I'll culture that and use it.