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I don't understand the mash schedule. Specifically, these parts: Mash in at 100F, ramp temp to 170F over 135 minutes Mash in with 3.8 gallons US of water at 105.1 F How does one mash-in twice? If someone can break it down for me I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

I rebrewed this batch Saturday as specified above. Beer smith said my OG should have been 1.080, but my measurement came out at about 1.061. I used 2 oz of EKG and added them at the beginning of the boil. The wort was pretty hoppy so I may have overdone it with the bitterness, but you live and...

I'm sorry to hear that! Better luck next time! I plan to rebrew this recipe, but I have made a few modifications. I upped the MO to 10 pounds, subbed Roasted Barley for the Chocolate Malt, and upped the Honey Malt to 1.25 lbs. I wanted to increase the ABV and honey flavor, and I want more of...

It was good indeed. WLP005 is so good because it is clean and does not do a whole lot to the flavor. I like it because it lets the grains and hops do their thing without contributing too much flavor of its own. Best of luck to you!

This is the original recipe I found and modified: "All grain kit have brewed a couple times and will keep on brewing. Always turns out good. "Grains 9 lbs. 2-Row 4 oz. Chocolate Malt 8 oz. Caramel 10L "Hops 1.5 oz. Northern Brewer 60 mins*** 0.5 oz. Willamette 2 mins***...

UPDATE: This batch was bottled 10 December 2013. The color was a beautiful copper or chestnut brown. It tasted very malty, which is what I was going for, with just enough hop flavor to balance the sweetness, but not so much that you could discern any particular hop flavor. I opened a bottle 14...

It is now two weeks since brew day for this lovely brown honey ale. It is a nice chestnut brown in color. The taste is sweet with a little bite from the hops, a little caramel and a hint of honey in the background. The SG has been 1.010 for about the past week so I'm calling this batch done...

Me too!

Grains 8 lbs. Marris Otter 1 lb. Honey Malt 4 oz. Chocolate Malt 8 oz. Caramel 10L Hops 1.0 oz. Northern Brewer 60 mins*** 0.5 oz. Willamette 2 mins*** Additions 1 lb. Clover Honey 15 mins irish moss 15 mins Yeast #wl005 British Ale SWMBO requested a honey ale, something...

UPDATE: This batch was bottled 9-FEB-13. I tried a bottle 13-FEB-13 (10 days from grain to mouth!!!) and it was carbed & very drinkable! It has a wonderful malty/bready/biscuity flavour with just a touch of bitterness and some citrus flavour from the hops. I drink this at room temp but will try...

No I have not. I have two hydros and will test both in distilled water to make sure each reads 1.000. Thanks for the tip! We can always learn more, can we not?

I brewed this 3-FEB-13 exactly to spec. Gravity came out to 1.040; spot on! Lost quite a bit in the boil, somewhere around 1.5 gal so not quite a 5 gal brew, but it is beautiful. Tested the SG 6-FEB-13 and it is at 1.000. I'd call that done. It tasted great! Nice and light, with just a slight...

It was drinkable, but has gotten better and better every day since! This will be a staple, though I'll dial back the hops a bit in my next batch. I ended up using APPROXIMATELY 0.33 oz of Magnum at 15.32% instead of the EKG at 5%. Next time I'll pick up the EKG instead is subing something else...

I love scotch! My daily drink is Clan MacGregor which is a cheap, blended scotch that comes in a green plastic 1.75L bottle. If you are looking to try something a bit higher in quality, go for something like The Glenlivet, The MacAllan, or Aberlour. They all make single malts that are not...

By pressure, do you mean a keg? If so, it will carb quicker if you keep it at around 68-70 degrees Fahrenheit for a week or two. Then put it in the cold for an additional week or two and it should be good.