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Thanks for the brewer's friend recommendation! I plugged all the ingredients in and it said I was within style guidelines for a Saison This was the recipe (5.5 gallons): 4.5 lbs of Belgian Pilsner 1.5 lbs Flaked Wheat 1 lb Flaked Oats 4 lbs German Munich Malt 5 oz Acid Malt 2 oz Saaz...

I just kegged a standard Witbier and decided to brew up a new batch to pour on the yeast cake (Wyeast - Forbidden Fruit). The standard Wit was about 50% Belgian Pilsner and 50% Flaked Wheat (with 1 lb of Flaked Oats and a small amount of Acid Malt). I used Hallertauer hops. I only had 1.5...

Just to clarify, I added .5 oz of dried curacao orange peel and .5 oz of crushed coriander at 5 min. Also added .5 oz of chamomile at flameout.

Has anyone tried this? I was thinking that the Citra might add a nice citrusy aroma. Also, has anyone had any good experiences dry hopping with lemon zest? I'm trying to do a clone of Blanche De Bruxelles and I can't quite seem to get the "lemony" finish that differentiates it from other...

Moved my question to the Cooking/Pairing forum........

Turkey Italian Sausage Crumbles (makes an awesome pizza topping or just eat it straight from the pan!) This is a great healthier alternative to greasy pork sausage 1lb ground turkey (at least 7% or higher fat content) 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp red pepper flake (add more if you like...

Moved this to a more appropriate area of forum I'm a huge coffee drinker and always in search of the perfect cup. RO water makes terrible coffee and my tap water is not an option. I want to build my water just like I do for beer brewing. This is the best information I could find on a...

Since reading this thread and building my brewing water from RO, my beers have improved dramatically! Sorry to threadjack, but I have been digging around the internet to find an ideal water profile for coffee brewing. I use RO water at home for coffee brewing and it works horribly. I want to...

I'm noticing little particles suspended in the yeast (not settling to the bottom even under refrigeration). I assuming they are small pieces of the chamomile that I used in the Wit. Should I try to strain that stuff out or is it harmless?

After racking my Belgian Wit to the keg, I swirled the remaining contents of the fermenter and dumped the yeast, trub, etc. into a sanitized 1000Ml flask, covered it and threw it in the refrigerator. I had forgotten about pouring in the sanitized water first per the Yeast Washing Illustration...

Has anyone in this thread actually brewed a reasonable clone? Ed, have you nailed it yet? Blanche de Bruxelles is an outstanding beer and I want it on tap for summer! Keep this thread going....

I'm ready to take advantage of the cost savings associated with buying hops in bulk. I don't brew in heavy volume, so I wanted to narrow the purchase down to three varieties that I can use most often. My favorite beers are IPA's, Hefeweizens, and other pale style ales, so I was thinking that I...

Brewpatrol, Is that LME or DME? I'm assuming LME.

Yes, Bruery Provisions sells all the stuff you mentioned (kegs, starsan, etc.). The online store is just getting up and running, but the physical store is fully stocked. They carry many different types of White Labs yeast, with just a few selections from Wyeast (such as 3068). They only have a...

The Bruery has very reasonable prices compared to the other places around OC and you can grab a beer at their tasting room on weekends (WIN WIN!)