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I've had opportunities to tour both Odell in Ft. Collins, CO and Boulevard in Kansas City in the past couple of months and really enjoyed both of them. My brother, who is not a huge beer drinker, came on the Odell's tour and really liked their Levity Amber Ale. I figured I would try to clone...

Guys, Tried making my first Russian Imperial Stout this weekend and screwed it up big time. I usually heat my strike water about 10-15* warmer than what Beersmith calls for to make up for any heat loss from the tun or transfer, and then I stir it until it cools down to the right temp before...

I'm hoping to make my first Russian Imperial Stout (this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/russian-imperial-stout-2011-hbt-competition-category-winner-238807/) in the next week or so. The recipe calls for WLP002, so I recently made a pale with it as basically a 5 gallon starter. When I kegged...

I will be attending the Omaha Beer Fest this evening (http://www.omahabeerfest.com) and I'm really looking forward to it. Of course, I also want to remember it! Do you guys know of any good mobile apps (Android or iPad) that let you easily find commercial beers and then rate them and leave...

All-Grain - White IPA Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Wyeast 3463 (Forbidden Fruit) Yeast Starter: Yes Batch Size (Gallons): 11 Original Gravity: 1.073 Final Gravity: 1.015 IBU: 48.4 Boiling Time (Minutes): 70 Color: 4.2 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 5 days @ 70*, 10+ days @ 73*...

Looking for some feedback on the recipe below. Ideally, I imagine it will be very similar to a New Belgium Belgo (Belgian IPA). Floral, dry but with just a *touch* of honey sweetness, and a bit spicy without being too "Belgian." I mean, I like horse blanket as much as the next guy, but that's...

I have a couple lbs each of Biscuit/Victory and Aromatic malts that I'd like to use up. I have never brewed with either of them, so I don't really know what they work well in. I also have a couple of oz. of Fuggles that are looking for a beer to call home. So... any suggestions?

I'm curious if anyone else has ever heard of this. The owner of my LHBS told me the other day that some breweries will use very small amounts (~1 oz/5 gal) of Black Patent to lighten and clear pale beers. He said some of the bigger breweries will even use it as such in their light lagers...

The Mrs. gave this to me for Christmas. Nearly 1,000 pages of detailed informational goodness about God's second best gift to mankind (second only to Jesus, naturally). Can't wait to start working through it.

I think I just need someone to tellme to RDWHAHB... I have a copper ale that spent 21 days in the primary in the low 60s on US-05 and went from 1050 down to 1008 and had steady hydrometer readings for the last week or so. I moved it to my beer fridge yesterday to cold crash it at about 37...

I am brewing a Special Bitter this weekend that is loosely based on KingBrianI's Common Room ESB. I dialed back the Maris Otter to get the OG down out of the ESB range, and I'm going with all East Kent Goldings rather than an EKG/Fuggles blend. The beer is right down the middle for OG, IBUs...

Just had lunch with some buddies and was pleasantly surprised to find out that the restaurant had Goose Island's Mild Winter Ale on tap for $2.50 a pint. I thought it was a terrific beer, especially for the price. Has anyone else tried this beer? What did you think of it?

Recipe: Moose Corners Copper Ale Brewer: Mike Wittmann Style: American Amber Ale TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal Boil Size: 12.05 gal Bottling Volume: 9.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.060 SG Estimated Color: 11.0 SRM...

I have an English Brown Ale that I'd like to spice up to make it an interesting winter/Christmas ale. It's not big in ABV like many winter warmers. 4.5% ABV, 22 IBUs (from Fuggles additions at 60 and 30 min.), 19.6 SRM. S-33 yeast. I'm planning on making a "spice tea" using cinnamon...

Guys, I'm looking for feedback on the recipe below. I'm planning on entering it in a Winter Ale competition, which will be my first competition entry. I'm looking for something that will impress the BJCP judges in the first round, and also be popular with the "masses" who will rank it...

I'm looking to enter a local brewing contest that requires each brewer to create a "Winter Ale." The specifics of the contest are listed below. The judging format involves a preliminary round of scoring by certified AHA/BJCP judges, and the top ten are then rated by the public and the highest...

A buddy gave me a 100lb propane tank that I'd like to start using to fuel one of my two turkey fryers for brewing. I have an adapter that fits into the left-hand threaded valve on the tank that I should be able to thread into the regulator that came with the fryer. The only problem is that I...

I just installed a vent hood and exhaust fan in my basement with the bright idea that I can brew down there when it's too cold to brew outside. I installed a 108 CMF axial fan (http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=16-1260) and vented it through a 4" louvered dryer exhaust vent. It's only...

Looking for feedback on this recipe. It's supposed to be an English Brown Ale, based on ingredients I already have on hand. Please let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions. Thanks! Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal...