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I put up one and a half lbs. of organic cascade hops harvested from my friends yard. These are clean, dry and double bagged in my freezer. I've brewed a couple brews and they taste wonderful. The harvest ale I made with 6oz. of wet hops was a massive hit. I won't be able to use up what I have...

Inspired more by the wonderful and tasty Stone "Levitation" ale than by Jamil & Tasty McDole's radio show my buddy and I are going to take a stab at the Stone Levitation clone. We are going to each brew this beer next weekend on our systems using the same recipes and in 6-8 weeks will taste...

I understand that dry yeast viability is improved with rehydration prior to pitching (according to Jamil anyway). To re-hydrate I boil 1 cup of water to sterilize and then cool off tin foil covered in a pyrex measuring cup. When the water is below 80degF. I sprinkle the yeast into the water...

9 lbs. of Pearl Thomas Fawcett Pale Malt (Mash) .5 lbs. of Cara-Pils Dextrine (Mash) .5 lbs. of British Crystal 50-60L (Mash) .5 lbs. of Oats (Flaked) (Mash) .25 lbs. of Biscuit (Dingemans) (Mash) .75 oz. (21.3g) of Magnum (14%) boiled for 60 minutes. .5 oz. (14.2g) of Cascade...

11 lbs. of Pearl Thomas Fawcett Pale Malt (Mash) .5 lbs. of British Crystal 50-60L (Mash) .5 lbs. of Biscuit (DeWolf-Cosyns) (Mash) .13 lbs. of Melanoidin (Mash) .75 oz. (21.3g) of Magnum (14%) boiled for 60 minutes. 1 oz. (28.3g) of Nugget (13.5%) boiled for 15 minutes. .5 oz...

So, to dry hop my SN Torpedo IPA clone I opened the bucket and grabbed a gravity sample. This beer started at 1.086 and after two weeks is now at 1.028. This calculates to an apparent attenuation of 65.8%. I dropped in a 1/2 oz. each of Cascade and Nugget whole hops and will leave it for a...

So for my first all grain batch I decided to go with the BYO SN Torpedo IPA clone recipe that is floating around these boards. For my countertop system I built and 4 gallon batch size I calculated I needed 11.2 lbs of pale malt (14lb/5G*4G=11.2lb). OG was supposed to come out around 1.070...

Just got a sweet deal on organic whole leaf hops at "PieTree Orchard" in Sweden, ME. Kind lady (Stephen King's sister in law maybe?) set me up with 20oz. of Magum and Nugget. SWEET! Or rather "BITTER"! I've really only brewed with pellets and mostly low alpha Goldings and Fuggles for my Brit...

I thought it would be a fun test to brew my "Victory at Sea-Wicked Special Bitter" and for a comparison swap the Pearl Pale malt for another English style like Marris Otter or Golden Promise. The only pale base malt my LHBS in Gray, Maine stocks is the Thomas Fawcett Pearl. The LHBS in...

Bayou Classic 32 Quart Tamale Pot I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on an all grain setup and I was wondering about using the aluminum "Bayou Classic" from the OutdoorCooking equipment site. A fella could install a bulkhead fitting and ball valve below the "steamer" plate. Fit a piece...