Recent content by mathdj

I am going to try using White Labs WLP011 European Ale Yeast for a Octoberfest/Marzen "Ale" that I am going to brew very soon. My receipe will be using 6.6 lbs Briess Munich LME and 1 lb of Amber DME. If I rember from my receipe correctly, SG is going to be around 1.054 Information from...

Forrest: Thanks for your commentary about my results. Being new to the world of homebrewing I look at the receipe sheets that come with kits as rules to follow. I think, as I have used your kits and others, I am finding they are at best a guidline and not to be held accountable if the OG...

Just put 5 gallons of AHS Winter Warmer - Extract w/ Muntons Premium Gold yeast into bottle and below is my report for your review. Brewed on 11-25-09. Overall brew day went well. Staring gravity was 1.074, receipe states 1.073. I used 10 lb. of Extra Pale Extract. Nothing more really to...

Yep, us hoosiers gonna make brewing the next best thing since, well not sure what Indiana has since Bobby left and Charlie can't win a game for Notre Dame. bschindl: If you get time look up mash_fortwayne in Yahoo groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mash_fortwayne/

I applaude you McKBrew...

Bought a Brewer’s Best Red Ale kit. Recipe below. 3.3 lbs Plain Light Malt Extract 2 lbs Plain Light Dry malt Extract 12 oz Crushed Crystal Malt 60L 1 oz Crushed Black Patent 1 oz Willamette Hops (add @ 55 minutes to boil) 1 oz Willamette Hops (add @ 5 minutes to boil) Used 7...