Recent content by Wingless04

Yeah, no brewpubs here. Sorry..... But if you're willing to go out of your way a little theres the Petrol Station. They certainly don't have anywhere near the "300+" that the saucer does, but still a very good selection of top notch beers. The environment is much more laid back and not as loud...

I'm just worried it's going to be too light. I changed the malt to look like this. 10.5 lb 2 Row 2 lb Vienna .5 lb Crystal 40L Now my color is down from 9.3 to 7.0 SRM. Ideally I would like to have the deep orange/reddish color of a SN Torpedo, or at least close to it. I just don't see...

I was going to use WLP001. Would you recommend differently? Also, I definately DON'T want a sweet IPA. I hate that. Will the crystal 60 give it too much sweetness? What is it that you don't like about the crystal? What can i sub in for some color? Or should I just leave it pale? Thanks

Oo Oo pick me, Pick me!

Ok so I took yall's (texan) advise and did away with the FWH. I mainly wanted to try FWH just because I have never done it before. I'm not sure if I'll use Magnum or Centennial for the bittering though. I've never used Magnum before which is why I wanted to try it. I kept reading it's a...

Awesome, thanks for all the input. I'm going to take all this into consideration and post back with what I come up with. And thanks for the link to that hop wheel. I'll definately check that out.

So here is what I have come up with so far for a nice summer IPA. This will be my first time ever FWH, and first time using Citra hops. I'm not at home right now so I'm not sure what my est. OG, FG, IBUs are bit i think it was something like 1.065 OG, 1.015 FG, and around 65 IBU give or take a...

I've been ruined in the exact opposite way. Don't get me wrong, I love my craft/home brews. I just wish I could still go to any bar and order a beer. Instead I have to buy beer at the liqour store and take it home.... I have mixed emotions about my love affair with craft beer. But I know I could...

Wow, ok thanks for the info. I'll be ordering a 15 gal stainless MT from homebrewstuff today. Hopefully it gets here by next weekend. If not then i may mash thicker and use more sparge water. The recipe says to try and collect around 9 gallons and boil down. It's gonna be a long brew day!

I am currently using a 10 gal bevergage cooler as my MLT. While visiting my LHBS to pick up random supplies i decided all of a sudden i wanted to brew something big. I hadn't come prepared, so i just chose their Imperial Stout recipe. The recipe uses 23.75 lb of grain for a 5 gal batch. With...

I am in the process of making a strong scotch ale/wee heavy recipe and was wondering what it would be like to add some hop character to it. I realize it would be out of style but it sounds good to me. I'm not sure if i should up the hops just a little, or if I should just go crazy with it. Does...