Recent content by Mitzi_Beefcake

I like the idea of throwing some Carafa II in the Alt. I had a friend who recently brought back some Vetters 33 from Germany, which seems like a doppelbock to me (in strength) but I have seen some sites classify it as an Alt. Me, I guess I would classify it as an Alt Barleywine. I'm going to...

Hi all. I just joined. My variation, I think, was to add a half pound of crystal malt. It took forever to ferment. I had to re-innoculate twice with yeast (I used Nottingham dried), the second time adding a bit of yeast nutrient. I think it spent about six weeks between the primary and...