Recent content by UKbrewguy

Just racked this to secondary. It is delicious! OG was about 1.076 and FG is 1.020, so I estimate final ABV is 7%. Not quite imperial, but definitely a good strong ale.

Hi all, I have some left over ingredients from my last batch and was thinking of hobbling together a quick 1 gallon batch. I have not designed a recipe before so I figured that was a good way to experiment. Can you guys provide some feedback on the recipe below? Thanks! Recipe Type...

So I brewed some light DME in 3 1/2 cups water, which dissolved without issue. I added 1/2 oz leaf hops to the wort and let it boil for 15 min or so. After cooling to 65F, I very carefully added it the the primary, re-sanitized the airlock and walked away. The airlock activity before I did...

So #1 DME + 1 cup water pitched directly into fermenter? Will that alter flavor, etc? Thanks!

So I brewed a Harpoon Winter Warmer clone today. Everything went perfectly until I realized that I added too much water to my primary. I now have 23L vice 19L that I was supposed to have. My target OG was 1.056 but it came out as 1.042. I pitched the yeast a few hours ago and fermentation...

I am thinking of doing a split boil for an extract beer kit due to the fact that the company I ordered my brew pot from sent the wrong pot. The kit calls for 2.5 gal boil and I don't have a pot that can support the liquid and DME in a single boil. Will it matter andy conduct two boils and mix...

Any thoughts on the biscuit malt? Thanks again guys!

Thanks guys. 10 gal is a lot of beer, so I think I'll spice it and call it a day

Hi all, I am brewing the White House Honey Porter DME kit and I was hoping to make some mods to it. My intention was to make a gingerbread style porter for Christmas by adding some spices, reducing the honey, and replacing the Munich malt with biscuit malt. Unfortunately, the manufacturer...