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There are a few ways to get 30+ liters out of a BM 20. Here's one: How-To: Double Mashing for Volume https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_fid=82441&share_tid=703&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum%2Ebraumeisters%2Enet%2Fviewtopic%2Ephp%3Ft%3D703&share_type=t

Worked out great! I can't find my tasting notes on it - I seem to recall that I wouldn't have called it cloned, but it was a delicious Session IPA all the same. I did end up using WLP200. If I brew it again (probably this fall), I will bag the dry hops separately so I can pull out the Cascade...

I'm in!

Saq's The Pious Westvleteren 12 Style Quad Clone - All-Grain Recipe Kit

I give Mt Adams a thumbs up. It's been lagering for 3 weeks now and fully carbed. It continues to be more interesting than the WLP565 - lemon and orange citrus, some peppery phenolics, and a nice barnyard funk. The funk isn't strong right now, but my experience with Brett B (my guess for the...

Mine went into the keg today. Had to use WLP565 for the "plain" batch. It tasted pretty decent - didn't take notes though, sorry! SG was 1.067 for both, FG for the 565 was 1.005, for Mt Adams was 1.007 - here in NorCal we had unseasonably cool weather until 2 days ago and I wasn't able to heat...

I have some too. I'm going to do a Saison split batch - half with WLP568 and half with the Mt Adams Blend. BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Special Saison (2.2) Brewer: Ernie, Pete and Keith Asst Brewer: Style: Saison TYPE: All Grain Taste: (35.0)...

Also got my Sacramento scoresheets in the mail today. Bummed that my Premium American Lager did not move on with a 41.5 (very excited to see that Annie Johnson scored my lager a 41!), but very excited that my Weizen and Blueberry Cider advanced!

New York posted. Still waiting for Sacto!

I tried my own take on Orange CreamsicALE... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/orange-creamsicle-ale-508163/ Used a whipper to make vodka tinctures of orange (tangerines weren't very good around here when I was making it) and vanilla. Added lactose in the boil. Turned out great! Will be using...

Next time I might go with 10% vanilla tincture (instead of 15%) at the request of my wife. Have to say, using the whipper with N2O is awesome. I've fiddled with adding orange peels and vanilla beans and extract directly with inconsistent results. Doing the vodka tincture in a whipper was...

Tasting notes... The base beer... Aroma is light malt and corn flake notes. Hop aroma is citrus and flowers. A light maltiness comes through in the flavor along with toasted corn and citrusy hops. Finishes nicely sweet, but not too cloying. Mouthfeel is distinctly creamy - I assume from the...

Used this method for tinctures of orange and vanilla... Infusion Profusion: Game-Changing Fast ‘N Cheap Technique. Orange: 51g Navel Orange peel (3 medium-large oranges). I used a vegetable peeler to peel skin off, trying not to get much of the bitter white stuff. Put orange peel into...

It's all bottled and half drunk by now. I bottled the base beer separately so I could compare. The base beer... Aroma is light malt and corn flakes. Hop aroma is citrus and flowers. A light maltiness comes through in the flavor along with toasted corn and citrusy hops. Finishes nicely sweet, but...

I took some ideas from a few recipes and here's my take on turning the idea into a beer! I started with a standard cream ale recipe... like an American lager, but made with ale yeast. To the rather typical cream ale, I added 0.45kg (1 lb) of lactose (milk sugar) into the boil. I tried to find...