Recent content by Zaphod

I realize this is 10 months late, but glad you guys liked it! I brewed it again for this year, but couldn't get my normal yeast. I don't remember what I ended up getting, but it finished sweeter than usual. I definitely prefer the Bohemian Lager yeast.

Did you ever end up making the 2nd batch? After having some Monkee at GABF this weekend, I'm determined to make something similar.

Yes please!

Holy crapola! Lots of goodies!

My guess is that it is accurate and the 1F fluctuations are mostly because you have it taped to the side of the fermenter. If you were to imbed it deeper into the liquid, it would level out quite a bit more. Also, a delta of 1? I really wouldn't worry about it. Remember beer was made before...

Me!

I like temp control!

Cool thing about Ska is that they put a homebrew recipe for one of their beers in each of their email newsletters! I went through some of the ones I have, but alas Pinstripe is not one of the beers I have a recipe for (I have recipes for the ESB, Modus, Euphoria, and a Pumpkin ale)...

Doesn't look like the recipe got onto HBT yet, but Can You Brew It did it: http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/844 Just gotta listen to get the recipe

Looks good. The group lambic I was in on was ~ 30% wheat, so I think you're on track. You might consider adding 5% to 10% carapils for some dextrins to give the bugs something to eat over the long term. Aging wise, I wouldn't worry much about primary v. secondary. Total aging is going to need...

Looks great to me! Very similar to my Oztoberfest:

Just dry-hopped my 100% Brett IPA with Zythos. Curious to see how it turns out!

I had 2 options. I could either bend the freezer element and get it flat against the wall, or take out the plastic-molded shelving in the door. So I took out the molding in the door and replaced it with some thin, flat wood. I had to replace it with something because the plastic is what keeps...

Sure, why not? As long as your carboy will fit. I use a dorm fridge for fermentation. I had to make some minor changes in order to get my 6.5 gal carboy to fit, but it works great!

Yea, too much crystal will come across as sweet and overly caramel. If you're shooting for a maltier IPA, then stick to the 2-row. Munich could work well as well. I'd probably do the Victory still though. Honestly it's just nit picking at this point. I think you have a solid recipe. The...