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Hi Rybo, did you end up trying the nut brown? After reading the forums I'm prepping some roasted (350 uncovered for 45 minutes) and boiled maple chips for a Scottish Maple Ale. Hope to transfer to secondary on Friday. Cheers!

4 months later this beer is getting really good. The cranberry flavours didn't come out as much as I'd hoped, but there is a nice dark chocolate character. Also, after the initial drinks had some harsh coffee overtones, these have mellowed out making for a nice drink. Since then I've made a nice...

Making a jalapeño ale this weekend, in time to be ready for the summer

I know this is a bit like reviving a zombie thread, but after life intervened for a few weeks I've finally managed to bottle the stout. It's sitting at 6.5 ABV and the hydrometre sample was quite delicious. I got 18 1L bottles and 1 750mL bottle out of the batch. I look forward to trying it in...

Between having trouble finding the right hops for an IPA and some research last night at the pub, I decided on a Fullers clone. I think the next few will also be clones as well. Thanks for the advice!

Racked to secondary this afternoon. The SG was at 1.025 and the colour is a nice dark brown. I figure another two weeks or so before bottling, and then sometime in Late February/early March taking the first taste! (I got some of the sediment when racking, but figure that the time in the...

The wort is in the primary and we already have some yeast activity (I'll leave it alone for the next two weeks, or at least try my best too!) which is good. However the OG is really low, 1.058 @ 21C. Even taking into account that the primary's fill line is marked to 23 litres (not 20 litres like...

We went back after dinner tonight with my mother-in-law to do the "make your own wine in store" thing (her Christmas present, she's a wine drinker) and I talked to a different staff member. He's picking some Crystal up from their other location and putting it behind the cash for me first thing...

Just got back from the LHBS (which is more of a corner of a wine making store) and they didn't have any crystal malts. The guys there suggested using carrot peels instead. To say the least, I'm skeptical. From what I've read Crystal malts are similar to, or depending on the writer the same as...

Thanks again for the great replies. I've just made my shopping list, I'll go with less of the specialty grains per the recommendations. And pick up an extra yeast package. I have one more question about the Caramel/Crystal malt--my store carries 40L and 60L varieties. Does this mostly...

Thanks for the replies! My main concern with all the grains is trying to get the colour right, which obviously should be second fiddle to the actual taste. Oh! This might make a difference, I made the wrong barley selection on the HBD website--I'm using roast barley but selected flaked...

Hi everyone, I've been lurking for a while as my first brew (a kit cider) was aging and it turned out well, so I've upped the ambition and am looking at making a Chocolate Cranberry Imperial Stout this weekend. If all goes well, I hope to have it ready for the last month or so of winter...