Recent content by mtarrant

I was excited to see this as well, but like many I've been to the brewery and they tell you that it is Maris Otter and Flaked Wheat and not much else (and there are 55lb sacks of flaked wheat all over the place). There is no FW in this recipe, and the Sierra Yeast will dry out even a 154 mashed...

Thanks for the info. Beersmith was absolutely aware of the top off water as it was built into the equipment profile. I am boiling 2.89 gallons of wort for a 3gallon batch, the water is replacing what is evaporating in the boil. Certainly, as ajf suggested a slightly bigger brewpot would improve...

Thanks so much for the quick replies. I appreciate the help, I know getting your equipment down for AG is a learning process, but getting some experienced intelligence to speed the process is great! Estimated Grain Temp:68F So I should have said in my previous email, when the strike water...

After many years of extract/grain brewing I finally made the foray into AG with a converted 3 Gallon Rubbermaid cooler to make a 3 Gallon batch. I was looking great through the pre-boil gravity. However, after siphoning the cooled wort into the carboy and adding the gallon or so of water (I do...

Thanks so much, I love Beamish and I love Cork. I will have to get on this recipe-its much appreciated!

I'm a not a stout fan, but I do like a Beamish. The best pint of stout I ever had was a Beamish in a pub across the street from the Guiness factory. I thought I read in a Michael Jackson book that Beamish is different from other dry stouts in that there is ZERO roasted barley. The roast flavor...

I'm getting back into homebrewing after a 15 year absence. I just built a kegerator, so will never bottle again (probably why I left the art to begin with). I love Vermont particularly Stowe (Mr. Pickwicks is a fav),and am a huge fan of Switchback and the Alchemist. Can anyone (Dutchyman?)...