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Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 08-19-2011, 03:21 PM
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Posted By bigears
Sorry for the slighty late (!) response, I just...

Sorry for the slighty late (!) response, I just spotted the question now. I've used lemongrass a few times now, usually I chop/bash up a few stalks with some coriander and add it just before...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 06-05-2008, 08:53 AM
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Views: 9,409
Posted By bigears
I enjoy what I think of as 'Anglo American' IPAs...

I enjoy what I think of as 'Anglo American' IPAs with some malt character and American hops such as Goose Island and Snake Dog, so hopefully this will be a similar style.
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 06-03-2008, 11:46 PM
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Posted By bigears
In the end I went with 80% Marris Otter, ...

In the end I went with

80% Marris Otter,
10% Munich,
6% Crystal 60
4% Wheat

I brewed it on Saturday, initial sneaky samples don't taste too sweet but I'll let you know how it turns out :)
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-29-2008, 08:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,409
Posted By bigears
Thanks for all the comments. I think I'll go...

Thanks for all the comments. I think I'll go ahead and do something along the lines of the recipe above. I've done a few IPAs with a pale/crystal grain bill and Cascade/Amarillo combinations recently...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-28-2008, 10:37 PM
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Posted By bigears
Thanks bird, something for me to work on then....

Thanks bird, something for me to work on then. I'll post the final recipe if it works out well ;)
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-28-2008, 10:25 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,409
Posted By bigears
Sounds good. Normally I would use some Crystal...

Sounds good. Normally I would use some Crystal but I think using some Munich/Vienna might provide enough malty sweetness to drop the Crystal - is this something you would go along with?
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-28-2008, 09:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,409
Posted By bigears
Munich/Vienna in an IPA?

Hi there,

I'm wondering if anyone has used more than a handful of Vienna or Munich in an IPA and what the results have been? I have some of both to use up and would like to get an idea of how they...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 02-28-2008, 05:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,613
Posted By bigears
It had its moments ;)

It had its moments ;)
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 02-27-2008, 09:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,613
Posted By bigears
Sounds good. I'll report back! I spent a...

Sounds good. I'll report back!


I spent a summer in Munich and quickly learnt the most important phrase: Ich can nicht arbeit Samstag (excuse the spelling, grammar etc.....)
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 02-27-2008, 09:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,613
Posted By bigears
Thanks for the tips guys, even you EdWort - the...

Thanks for the tips guys, even you EdWort - the brewing world sure would be boring if everyone complied with the Reinheitsgebot ;)

Reading the ProBrewer thread it seems steeping it at flameout...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 02-27-2008, 07:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,613
Posted By bigears
How much lemongrass in a wheat beer?

Inevitably someone is going to say ANY lemongrass is too much :rolleyes:

But anyway...

I brewed a wheat beer last year which was something akin to a witbier although a little darker, and...
Forum: General Techniques 12-06-2007, 03:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 806
Posted By bigears
I'm sure there are reasons why this might not...

I'm sure there are reasons why this might not work theoretically but in practice it hasn't posed me a problem. This technique has been a saviour for me as sometimes I just don't have the luxury of...
Forum: General Techniques 12-06-2007, 12:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 806
Posted By bigears
I've mashed one day, recirculate, runoff etc....

I've mashed one day, recirculate, runoff etc. into a sanitised fermenter. The next day I've transferred to the boiler and continued. I've done this several times with no ill effects that I noticed.
Forum: General Techniques 11-20-2007, 07:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 543
Posted By bigears
That's exactly what I was hoping to hear. :mug: ...

That's exactly what I was hoping to hear. :mug:

I'll go ahead ans use it. The Best Before date may well just be a legal requirement.
Forum: General Techniques 11-19-2007, 09:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 543
Posted By bigears
Yeast Starter - DME out of date

I've smacked a couple of Wyeast packs yesterday with the intention of making yeast starters. I've just noticed my DME is dated Best Before 31st August. I'm wondering how much I should be concerned by...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 11-12-2007, 04:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,062
Posted By bigears
First Gold is a lovely hop, very suited to...

First Gold is a lovely hop, very suited to English ales. It has what I would describe as an 'orange marmalade' character. There are two ales that I know of that use First Gold exclusively: Badger...
Forum: New York HomeBrew Forum 10-18-2007, 08:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,136
Posted By bigears
That's a great read, I'm finding myself strangely...

That's a great read, I'm finding myself strangely drawn to this place....
Forum: New York HomeBrew Forum 10-17-2007, 08:48 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,136
Posted By bigears
Cheers everyone for the advice - I'm looking...

Cheers everyone for the advice - I'm looking forward to hitting as many as I can, so little time ;)
Forum: New York HomeBrew Forum 10-17-2007, 09:13 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,136
Posted By bigears
Thanks for the replies guys, I can now add a few...

Thanks for the replies guys, I can now add a few more to my list. It's also good to know that I don't need to break my neck to get to Collins Bar and Stout.

I'm not short of Guinness in Dublin,...
Forum: New York HomeBrew Forum 10-16-2007, 03:40 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,136
Posted By bigears
Good Bars in NYC?

I'll be in New York for a few days holiday in January and I'm keen to take in some good beer bars while I'm there. I'm staying in the tourist area around Times Square and I've been searching the web...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-11-2007, 09:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 572
Posted By bigears
I don't want to open up the debate about the...

I don't want to open up the debate about the merits of secondary because I know there's been a lot about this recently. By and large I now do a longer primary and rack to the cornie and let it age...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-10-2007, 12:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 572
Posted By bigears
Hi delboy (good to know we frequent the same...

Hi delboy (good to know we frequent the same forums :) )

Yes, I do batch sparge. I should have said that I stir thoroughly after each addition of water.

I add the water, stir, let it rest,...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-10-2007, 09:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 572
Posted By bigears
Thanks for the replies guys, there are a few...

Thanks for the replies guys, there are a few things there for me to focus on, and I'll see if they make a difference.


* I mashed around 64C (147F)and it dropped around 1C over the course of an...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-09-2007, 12:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 572
Posted By bigears
Oxidised Brew

Sorry to start this whole mash/boil oxidation/HSA debate all over again but I've had a problem with a few of my all grain beers and I haven't quite been able to pin it down - until now. It's been in...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 11-27-2006, 09:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 672
Posted By bigears
Thanks for the advice guys, I'll probably brew...

Thanks for the advice guys, I'll probably brew next weekend so I'll let you know how I get on.
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