Recent content by ztanner25

With the super high alpha acid content of Summit, I think the hop schedule should be fine. What benefit comes with adding the extract at flameout instead of the beginning of the boil?

I just started with the idea of brewing a pale and decided to lighten it up a bit for a session ale and more appeal to casual beer drinkers. 6lbs Pilsner LME .5lb Crystal 20L - steeped 25 min. @ 152*F 1lb Rice Syrup Solids .5 oz. Summit - 20 min. .5 oz. Cascade - 20 min. .5 oz. Summit 5...

sounds good, but i'm not sure what effect the peppercorn will have. i've done a lime ale before and a jalepeno ale but not one recipe with both. i would think that fresh peppers (in a very small amount) might compliment the lime better than the peppercorn would. but what's the fun if you...

keep the hops loose in the wort so that there is more surface area exposed. also, i like to do a 5 minute addition, some at flameout, and then dry-hopped as well. that should do the trick unless you're dealing with old or poor quality hops.

cant imagine ruining a full twelver of an antique like that!

i bet it tasted every bit better than miller high life too

Such an inspiration here, with dedication and patience, I hope to someday share in this dream.

i'd say increase the roasted malt to half a pound, add lactose, and change the coffee addition. either add whole beans as you would dry hop, which will impart more aroma, or freshly brewed coffee at bottling, but DO NOT boil the coffee. if it is boiled it will have a burnt flavor. the cold...

To each his own, but imo that much cascades at the end of the boil sounds fantastic. That's where i want the hops the most!

bottling it up today, anyone got any comments? hopefully it will be a nice treat in a few months.

try adding lactose or xylitol to sweeten it a bit and it won't be so dry. also check out this thread as it should help you tremendously! http://community.mrbeer.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=124&func=view&catid=20&id=86954

Here's the recipe, tell me what yall think! 2.13 Gallon Batch 3 lbs Dark LME 1 lb Pale LME .5 lb Roasted Barley .25 lb Chocolate Malt .25 lb Carapils .5 oz Fuggles - 60 min. .5 oz Fuggles - 20 min. .5 oz Fuggles - 5 min. 1 packet Nottingham Ale yeast Grains were steeped for 30 min. at 152...

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I just did a jalapeno cerveza, but it seems like jalapenos aren't quite what you're looking for. Regardless, in a 2.13 gallon batch I used 6 coursely chopped jalapenos soaking in the beer for two weeks in the fermenter. The spice and flavor is fairly potent, but it is how I wanted it to be...