Recent content by Solaris79

Any stone fruit, or you could even look to get the canned versions that are used for brewing. i.e. http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/oregon-apricot-puree.html

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Haven't found anything yet. May be time to start looking again.

Glad you enjoyed!

This beer is legend. Thanks for your contribution to the homebrew community!

Just use lactose. Not a huge deal if you leave it out completely. It just adds a bit of sweetness.

You'll lose a lot of the aroma through the escape of Co2 while primary fermentation is occurring. No need for secondary on this beer. Just add the vanilla at keg/bottling time.

I would put the wheat in at 60, then the pale in at 15. DME is kind've a pain in the butt to get stirred in, but you just have to be persistent. I prefer to use DME versus LME when I extract brew because of shelf stability, but if you get fresh LME, your beer base may be slightly more flavorful.

Oh that's right.. LME = Liquid malt extract. Go back to your original numbers you converted to. I always use DME in this recipe. I would still do late addition for the second half, you just have to be careful not to scorch it.

No problem! I forgot to address your question about the lactose. Just put a cup or so in the boil with 15 minutes to go. It's practically useless at bottling. It gets used more in the boil. I would also rather use 5oz corn sugar at bottling rather than the dme. Additionally, use 3lbs of...

@Craig, honestly, you just need 3lb and 3lb on the LME packets. Bump up the late additions of hops to 1 oz each, and save ALL the 4 oz of Vanilla for when you bottle. Do NOT add any of the vanilla to the primary fermentation. And for God's sake, use Wyeast 1007...

deleting

I decided to name it Apripocalypse... had a better ring to it. Last beer? hmmm... Maybe a Saison.

I can say from experience there is absolutely no reason to add the Vanilla in Primary, and there is absolutely no reason to secondary this batch. After three weeks in primary, go ahead and keg or bottle. Give it two weeks in either, and you'll be in good shape! :ban:

Yes, in previous versions I have. With this particular recipe that I posted today, I have no idea what to expect when I introduce the apricot. I originally built the recipe base off of the Magic Hat #9 recipe, and then messed with it to try and get something completely different out of it...