Recent content by kem411ocd

Yeah, I've been going back and forth on this. I'm going with the amber because I want the beer flavor to overpower the cranberries a bit more than it would with a pale or blonde. I don't mind it being slightly tart, but don't want it overpowering.

Hah, only because 'Red' is in the name of the company. I had heard about adding beets, but was afraid of what type of taste it would add, so that might be an option. I am using 8oz of Melanoidin and 4oz of 80L to try and help get it in that direction, but was wanting something to really get...

I need to brew a RED beer for a work party, but never really enjoyed the Red Ales I've made in the past. So my plan is to brew an Amber Ale this weekend, but add 1.5lb of Cranberries to the Secondary. Anyone have any experience with this mix? I hear it'll turn out a little tart, which I'm okay...

So I'm looking to brew the Gaelic as my first "not out of a box" beer. I'd like do a partial mash version of this, but really dont know how to convert the AG version to a partial mash recipe. Would anyone be willing to take a minute and spell it out for me?

We ended up starting with a bit more water than the recipe asked for. So our initial boil for the mash and extra sparge started at 4 gallons instead of 3, then we added an extra gallon as we added the extract and hops. After all of this we ended up with around 3 gallons of wart, to which we...

Hello everyone! My good friend and I just made our first batch of beer. We made a Boston red ale from partial mash. When we took our first hydrometer reading it came out to 1.016. We were expecting it to be a bit heavier, and we're now wondering what this means for our beer. Any help or...