Recent content by Szimdars

AND I DONT HAVE ONE! Bring some light in to this homebrewing season!

I understand that there are so many different factors involved in choosing a mash temperature schedule, but in general what are the benefits of the tremperature variations I keep seeing/reading about ..... for example, below: step 1 - 30min @ 123* step 2 - 45min @ 155* step 3 - 15min @ 168*...

Not a bad choice, I must say! It smells delicious and going into the bottles it ALMOST tasted like dr. pepper.. I am pretty excited

I am brewing today!!!!!!!!!!!

Carboy brushes are so very useless! I have been planning to buy myself a carboy cleaner as a Christmas present this year; this would make my YEAR!

I can smell them quite a bit off of the boil. Tasting the product pre-pitch it was awesome, the spice was more aromatic than on the palate and seemed to be smoothed by the orange peel. I was concerned as well; I wanted a big splash of intense flavor but not to overpower and that's why I used a...

Does anyone have any tips/tricks to help with temperature control that might be cheap or easy? Not quite ready enough to invest in anything major, but what simple things might you do to help keep the yeast where you need em?

My brewing co-op friends and I have been outrageously busy these last several months and have built up quite a varied arsenal. Below is what I've got; I was curious what everyone else might be working on or drinking...:mug: Belgian citrus-cardamom wit 2 different Pale Ales 2 different Amber...

:D Here is the Belgian Style Winter Warmer Recipe I just threw down on.... Should be exhilerating! Black Blizzard Belgian 7# Briess Liquid Malt Extract 8 oz Belgian Aromatic 6 oz Special B 6 oz Chocolate Malt 6 oz Crystal 80L 2 oz Black Malt 1# Dark Belgian Candi Sugar 60minute...

This has turned out to be DELICIOUS and a favorite from everyone. Thanks for the imput!

Begian wit; 1310 the Ticket; 2 porters & an IPA

Ancho-Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Porter Hickory Smoked Chocolate Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter Belgian IPA E.S.B. American Pale Ale American Amber Ale Helles Bock Citrus-Cardomum Wit Cran-Apple spiced Cyser Imperial IPA

Good stuff, guys. You've certainly nailed my very two concerns here. I think I will cut crystal to 1/2# of 40L and then kill the 30 minute and bump the flame out to a full ounce.

:eek: The goal of this brew is to have Hop Brutality, this is the hoppier version of a recipe I already did which was geared specifically to the hophead. Check it out and enjoy! 5.25 Gal American IPA 7.75# Light Liquid Malt Extract 1.75# Munich Malt .75# Crystal Malt .75# Honey Malt...

So I've tried my hand at a couple pale ale clones now and they've been AWESOME but I want to be a little more proprietary with my brewing. Copycatting (or trying to) is only so satisfactory. My favorites are Dale's, Sierra Nevada, and Deschutte's and so, in light or my love, I have concocted...