Recent content by RetroGameBoy

I'd be interested in how this turns out if you brew it. I made an Extract Pumpkin Porter last fall and was very pleased on the results still being a newer brewer. There was a canned pumpkin shortage in my area which made it difficult to get everything I needed. I didn't think to use Sweet...

For 3 of my first batches I'm fairly certain that the cause was the LME and lighter beers (Wheat, Citrus IPA, Blonde). I have since switched strictly to DME and haven't had the very "off" flavor. It didn't seem present in the darker Brown Ale (Batch 3) using LME. I went to the Off Flavor link...

I work in an industry that uses many magnets, but sadly nothing requiring food grade coatings. Most of what we use is Black Epoxy (or a slightly modified variation) or Nickel Plated. Here is a good resource of the typical coating and plating for magnets: Magnet Plating and Coating Options -...

I do extract currently, usually boil 2.5-3 gallon wort for 5 gallon fermentation batches. If I had the kettle and space above, easy to do more. Gas stove

OKAY, update, this is the most delicious brew I have made to date. Only 3 reviews but a huge hit and I will be delivering some bottles for a few others to try. This will be a yearly brew. I have labeled it Harvest Moon Pumpkin Porter and loaded what I could into Brewer's Friend if anyone is...

I put down a layer of ice then my kettle on top of it. Then I put in some water then more ice around the sides (from an ice bag) and then more water. Usually cools it down enough in 20-30 minutes to pitching temps. I also fill up some Tupperware and put in the freezer before I hit my smack pack...

I'm interested!

Picking up the ingredients today to brew this weekend. I'll try and remember to post back in a couple months

Thank you for your feedback! Definitely don't want to risk anything unpleasant in the end. I can no longer edit my first post, but I switched it out with Weyermann Dehusked Carafa III (roasted barley malt, dark). Do you think I will need a second muslin bag for steeping the grains? I think I...

I appreciate you taking the time to check my thread and post your recipe, I am surely going to go with McCormick's Pumpkin Pie Spice (from Wal-Mart). Looks like your AG is basically the same amount of baked pumpkin. In researching for Extract, I saw that a lot of people were frustrated with...

I appreciate the forum move! Hopefully there may be some feedback on the recipe here.

Thinking about buying everything early this week. Still rather new, perhaps I put this in the wrong forum section. Should I see if it can be moved to a Recipe Database if more appropriate?

Hello everyone, I haven't done anything outside of premade extract kits yet, but thinking of doing a Pumpkin Porter similar to the one here: The Elusive Pumpkin Porter LHBS will crush and bundle all of the specialty grains together and can only be purchased to the nearest ounce. 5 Gallon...

My previous brew I also was considering this and was recommended directly into primary for 5 or so days from bottling day. I went with marbles in a cheesecloth bag thinking I would recover the bags, but I really didn't want to after seeing all of the hop debris so I just threw those away. Only...

Woo mine arrived in one day, though we have an Amazon distribution nearby. Cost around $14 with taxes, was $24 and change before the coupon code.