Recent content by wilkisoc176

So just to clear up some confusion - YES everything stated is correct so far. Safrole is indeed considered a carcinogenic and is considered harmful by the FDA. It is banned in the use of commercial root beers. To clear up some stuff about sassafras - you can use it! It actually all seems a...

Excellent response, thank you. I will try tampering with it a bit and see what happens. When I get around to that (may be awhile, since I just bottled my last one), Ill post the results. Thanks!

My thoughts exactly, 45_70sharps, I'm just wondering why Brewers Best made it a no-sparge recipe, and if this has any potential down-falls (like the beer is more bitter from the sparge or something like that) Overall, it seems like they just tried to simplify the recipe. Since I was (and really...

I have brewed the BB-RIS kit twice now, and have just lifted the grain bag out of the wort slowly, without squeezing, as directed. Recipe: http://www.ldcarlson.com/public%20catalog/Brewers%20Best%20Recipes/1046.pdf I have started brewing a few other things, currently Graf, which requires...