Recent content by pawlow05

Hello, Back in Aug. I made an apricot wheat using halved organic apricots in the secondary. I put them in a mesh bag after freezing, then flash pasteurizing them in boiling water. All went well, except it took me three months to get around to bottling it. Is this a problem? If anyone has...

Here is the recipe that I'm working on California Steam Beer Recipe Sugars 5 lb Breiss Golden LDME Grains .5 lb CaraPils 1 lb Amer Crystal 45-60L 1 lb Vienna ? .25 lb Amer Crystal 80L ? 2 Tbs. English Roasted Barley Hops (all pellets) 1 oz Northern Brewer - 60 min .5 oz...

I was at my local store, picking out some malt for a California Common extract/steeping recipe. When I was finished selecting my malts, the guy told me that usually there is roasted barley included, but just a few tablespoons. This sounded odd to me, as in my research for the recipe I never...

I came up with this extract/partial recipe for a california common (steam) beer, and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions, comments, etc. It seems to fit nicely into the calculator on tastybrew.com sugars 5 lb Breiss Golden Light DME grains (steeped) .75 lb CaraPils 1...

Hey all, I'm working on a porter recipe, and here is what I came up with, If anybody has any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, reactions and/or feelings, feel free to post them. Thanks Porter (Pending Recipe) 6 lb light DME .25 Amer. Black Patent .5 Amer Chocolate .5 Amer...

I took a crack at formulating my first recipe, I am looking forward to getting the supplies and testing my recipe formulation skills (or lack thereof). I am not even sure what style it ended up being, but I was aiming at an IPA. I am anxious to hear some feedback, any would be helpful, thanks...

It all depends on the beer, sometimes the hops are overpowering. On the other hand, they can really add an interesting dynamic to a beer if done right. One of my favorites is Cascazilla by Ithaca Brewing Co. I am enjoying one right now!