Recent content by kabrew

it's ok..prob not a bad one for your first. it will be fairly light, have some citrus tones and be pretty drinkable. Leinies does a pretty good job. good luck!

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Sounds like you have done your homework and I wish you well! That would be pretty much my dream job....:mug: FYI...I have a friend that has a brewpub and he only does ales due to the time it takes to produce a lager. He has very limited space so he is turning his inventory very quickly. He...

3.3 lbs of LME 3.0 lbs of DME .5 lbs Crushed Crystal Malt 40L .5 lbs Crushed Crystal Malt 20L .5 lbs Crushed Dextrin Malt 1.0 oz Amarillo Hops (60 min) .5 oz Amarillo Hops (30 min) .5 oz Amarillo Hops (15 min) 1.0 oz Cascade Hops (5 min) 1.0 oz Cascade Hops (dry) OG 1.050 FG 1.012...

6.6 lbs wheat malt extract 3.0 lbs wheat dry malt extract .5 lbs crushed chocolate wheat malt .5 lbs crushed caramel wheat malt .25 lbs crushed roasted barley .25 lbs crushed black patent malt .25 lbs crushed chocoalt malt 8.0 oz lactose 1.0 oz galena hops (60 min boil) 1.0 oz...

I brewed an Imperial Stout in Feb and just sampled the first bottle tonight and it was one of the better home brews I've made. I used 6.6 lbs of LME and 3.0 lbs of DME. Not sure if that helps or not and I can provide complete recipe if you'd like. I was pleasantly suprised with this...

--nothing (still at work) :( --nothing (reference above work comment) --honey amber ale and APA

lot of Springsteen, but i also listen to pandora and sirius.

Wow, great replies everyone and so fast! I took my dog for a walk and of course checked the board as soon as i returned and voila! I thought i saw somewhere that doing a full boil is better but wasn't sure. I have a 7.5 gl pot so it won't be a problem for me to go bigger. As they said a...

The extract recipes I've been using call for steeping the grains in 2 gal water and then adding rest of ingredients and boiling for designated time. Is there any advantage/reason for using more water for boiling wort? What happens if I do a 4 gallon boil and then just top off with whatever...

Very nice. My wife is also extremely supportive and will help if asked, but she has never liked beer. I can even get away with going into great detail about some aspect of the brewing process, but when her eyes glaze over then I know i have to hop on HBT or call my brother! :cross:

ditto on the oxyclean! changed my mind from buying bottles to keeping all my micro brew empties and reusing!

even though i've been reading this board for 6 months, i just figured out last week that i need to spend the $25. Duh! what a bargain for the amount of info on here! welcome aboard!

this is what happened to me last week. I rigged up a blow off with my siphon tube and it was fine for the next few days.