Recent content by maxlinsky

Style: Porter Type: All-Grain Size: 5.5 Gallons OG: 1.060 FG: 1.016 Ingredients: 7 lb. Maris Otter 1.5 lb. Chocolate Malt .75 oz. Brown .75 oz. Carapils .75 oz. Crystal 40 .75 oz. Flaked Oats .5 oz. Black Patent .5 oz. Crystal 120 Hops: 1 oz. Nugget - 12% @ 60 mins 1 oz...

I'm curious how long it took your beers to get down to FG with 023. This is the first time I've used it, and from everything I've read it seems to be a quick fermenting yeast. I've had a porter fermenting at a steady 68º for a week now. It's in my basement and off the floor. My airlock...

Honestly, I didn't use a starter because I don't have a ton of experience with them and I've always gotten good results without them (maybe I just don't know what I'm missing). I didn't want the yeast to be prominent in this one and I've always had good results with Nottingham when that's my...

Just now getting around to posting a recipe after lurking on this forum for years and being a member for over a year now. To date, this recipe has been my most surprising batch. It came out nothing like what I was expecting, in a good way. This beer was a huge hit with everyone I shared...