Recent content by merriman44

Anybody have the updated data for the Hap Cremean?

Hahahaha, I'm just trying to diversify my portfolio. thanks, for the look. this is my second round of Irish red's and wanted to see what some folks thought. I brewed it today. It looks and smells amazing.

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I've done over 10 BIAB beers in the last year or so and was thinking about trying out a more traditional method on the hot side. I have 2 15 gallon brichmann SS pots (don't ask, it was a fortunate mistake) and both are equipped with a drain. Could I use these as a mash tun and boiling...

Attached is a pdf of my recipe. Thoughts? As an aside, the acid malt is to help get my water chemistry where I think it needs to be. Brun Water gave the 5oz as what was needed to get it into a preferable range.

No idea. It doesn't make logical sense to be the same flavor from a very different process. I'm not saying it doesn't taste that way, not at all. It just doesn't make sense from a chemical point of view as those volatile proteins should all be long gone. If you do a partial chill down to 160...

I'll second adding the alcohol. I had a similar beer to the one I was using the hop tea for so I threw a bottle in while heating the water. I also added a touch of vodka to bring the alcohol percentage up even more. It turned out ridiculous. I also had dry-hopped this beer. It gives a...

Move your aroma hops a bit back in the boil (if at 5 min, move to 10). Firstly, you'll remove those essential oils that continue to get into the beer. Secondly, once you hit 170-175, you are no longer extracting alpha acid. Really just depends on what you are going for. What you are...

Whoa there Doc. Correlation does not equate to Causation. That said, the largest cause of concern of benzene (even over the long run) is anemia caused by disallowing bone marrow to perform its job correctly while making blood cells. Yes, it can cause cancer. But so can your grill. And the...

I suppose this has transformed more inro an American. The complex grain bill is to give it more character. Mind posting your modded bill? I'd love to make this closer to 5% but don't want to lose any character. You guys think I can just pare back the grains? What about mash temps? I was...

I just realized that this may be in the wrong section. If so, can a mod move it to the Recipes section? Sorry!

Here's an update. This brew turned out amazing but I drastically altered the hop schedule. Take a look: 0.50 oz Citra [12.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 15.9 IBUs 0.40 oz Amarillo [8.80 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 7 9.0 IBUs 0.40 oz Challenger [7.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 8 7.6...

I've been asked to brew a dry Irish Stout for a couple of parties coming in the early fall. As such, I'd like to get them brewed this weekend. I want something that is going to be very drinkable, and I'm afraid I may have went a bit overboard. Can you guys take a look? Est Original Gravity...

Depends on your tap. Everyone's water is different (sometimes significantly). It would certainly be best if you have a water test done or get a water report. Or you can do what I have done in the past and correct problems based upon taste. I was getting really under-utilized hop flavor/aroma...

I'll kill some of the Crystal, thanks for the suggestion. I understand what you are saying with the Citra and Galaxy but I've seen more than a few that say Galaxy is best blended. Citra and amarillo being close seemed like complimentary companions. Also, I wanted Citra to FWH as Galaxy isn't...