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This beer turned out great, it took a little while in the bottle to round into shape, but it is definitely a recipe that I will make again. Had very good balance between malt and hops. The attempt to use very citrusy hops came through and worked wonderful. If it ever gets warm out here, I...

ahpsp: I considered brewing that one but decided I wanted to make my own semi original recipe. I did finally settle on my recipe and began the process for it tonight. I got the candi sugar made, 3 lbs worth, was pretty simple really, and much cheaper than buying it. I made a stir plate this...

Haven't brewed since April and am ready to get another brew going. I would really like to brew a Tripel. I have been doing a ton of research on the style and have uncovered thus far that a Tripel should consist of ≥80% pilsner malt and ≤20% candi sugar. In addition it should have...

Haven't brewed since April and am ready to get another brew going. I would really like to brew a Tripel. I have been doing a ton of research on the style and have uncovered thus far that a Tripel should consist of ≥80% pilsner malt and ≤20% candi sugar. In addition it should have...

Alright, the brew is going, about 25 min into the boil right now. Looks like it is going to be a little darker than I had planned. After the steep it was much darker than I had figured.

Ordered everything for this beer this afternoon, added some whirlfloc tablets so that I can try to get this one clear as possible. Will be brewing on Sunday.

Thanks for the graph I'll hang on to that for future reference. I think I'm going to do a little more research(drink more craft beers;)) to try to determine what taste I am going for then come up with my final plan.

I was under the impression that the most flavor was given from hops at 30 minutes, please let me know if I am wrong. Have to wait until May to brew because I'll be moving soon, therefore this will be the first brew in the new place.

Thanks for the help guys. I'll look into the helpers. I definitely have noticed my last two brews were a little cloudy, although not a big deal since they were darker beers. Making this one as clear as possible will help in its presentation.

Alright, I am putting together a recipe for my third brew and I think I have decided to brew up a blonde ale that will be very drinkable on a warm summer day. My plan is to brew sometime around the beginning of May so that it will be drinkable in mid June. Taking some hints from recipes here and...

Haha, yeah I have a scale that I bought for making sausage, so it's no trouble for me to make accurate measurements down to tenths of ounces.

Alright, I am putting together a recipe for my third brew and I think I have decided to brew up a blonde ale that will be very drinkable on a warm summer day. My plan is to brew sometime around the beginning of May so that it will be drinkable in mid June. Taking some hints from recipes here...

Back to the grinder, I pulled the trigger on it and made up 15 lbs. last weekend, 5 each of italian, chorizo, and pop's breakfast. Worked great, probably took about an hour and a half to do it including mixing seasonings and a second grind to about half of it.

half an hour at about 160 degrees I believe been 7 weeks since I brewed.

6 lb. Gold liquid malt extract 2 oz. Special B steep 8 oz. Crystal 80L steep 2 oz. Roasted Barley specialty grains steep 1 oz. Hallertau 60 min 1 oz. Fuggle pellet hops 2 min yeast US-05 It is the Autumn Amber Ale from Midwest Supplies. They say average of 15 IBUs, which should be not too...

So I now have two brews under my belt and am really enjoying the first one now after about 4 weeks in the bottle. The only problem I am having is that it is a little bitter to me. Is supposed to be an amber, but much more bitter than what I am used to for the category. So my question is...

Ok after about 3 and 1/2 weeks in the primary I took a FG came up 1.019, pretty close to what I was shooting for. Will take another few readings between now and Saturday and if steady will bottle then while SWMBO is out of town. The taste from the hydrometer test jar was pretty good, really...

Thanks for the help guys, looks like I will be picking one up very soon. I am very accustomed to making sausage and how it is much easier with 2 people. My grandpa used to have a large commercial grinder and I spent a fall processing deer with him. Used to consistently make 20 or 30 five...

Anyone have the Food Grinder Attachment for the KitchenAid Stand Mixer? This one I was thinking about getting one to be able to make some sausage. Is it able to do much at a time or would I be better off spending a little more and getting a dedicated grinder? I am looking to be able to do...

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