Search results

After about 35 batches, I was finally able to ferment with temperature control and this is my first true lager, a German pilsner. Not quite fully carbed, but nice and clear, looks, smells, and tastes just right!

My best so far out of 30+ batches. I was shooting for an easy drinking, lightly hopped, Florida summer beer. This is everything I wanted and more. Spectacular to look at and drink! 10# Weyermann Pils 2# Briess Goldpils Vienna 1# Briess Bonlander Munich 1 Hallertau Blanc at 60 1 HB at 10 2...

I've used Weyermann pils twice as a base and my OG was about .05-.06 over projected both times. Anybody else noticed a jump in efficiency when using this?

I don't brew IPAs all that often because everybody brews IPAs and I just like to try brewing different stuff. I was recently preparing to brew an APA using 8# 2 row, 2# Munich 10, 1# C-20, 5 ozs. Azacca, and WLP090 San Diego. A couple days before brewing, I got 4 ozs. of Waimea in the mail for...

I brewed a Munich helles recipe a few months ago using all German ingredients (Weyermann pils and a little light Munich for color), fermented at ale temps with Kolsch yeast. It was delicious. Today, I bought a couple cans of a local lager (Two Henrys Brewing Gilded Age Lager, Plant City, FL)...

Had planned on brewing a simple pale ale using azacca this weekend but then yesterday I received 4 oz. of Waimea for renewing my AHA membership. No idea how these hops will go together, but I'm going back to the LHBS for 3 more pounds of 2 row to scale up to an IPA. If it's good, I'll drink...

I've made two Belgian tripels about a year apart and have had the same problem - little to no head. Seems to be carbonated fine, plenty of bubbles, etc., but almost no foam. Does cane sugar somehow inhibit foam? Is it the high ABV somehow (first batch was 10.1%, second was 9.5%). I bottle and...

I don't have the capability to brew traditional lagers but I was intrigued by some of the "xbeeriments" by the folks at Brülosophy on ferm temps and brewing traditional lager recipes using hybrid yeasts (Kölsch, cream ale). I finally worked up the courage to brew a Munich helles recipe with...

My 20th all-grain batch (my second tripel) is in the fermenter. All but my second were at least drinkable. My favorites have been my darker beers, especially a cream stout and a breakfast stout, both using WLP004. My least favorite was a red IPA experiment using all Nelson hops with M/O...

This was my first attempt at an IPA and I really love this one a lot. Combo of Bell's Two Hearted (grain bill) and an IPA I had at the Cigar City tasting room (hop combo). Based on 70% brewhouse efficiency. Grains: 11.25 (75%) 2 row 3 (20%) Pale Ale .75 (5%) Caramel 40...

Just brewed an ESB that's steadily bubbling in the ferm bucket for my third full batch. For the first two, I used no brewing software and used other people's recipes. This one was my own simple recipe using Maris Otter, a pound of caramel, WLP005, 1 oz. of Challenger, and 2 of EKG. I based the...

Just used a wort chiller for the first time a couple days ago. It worked great, to a point. Problem is that our tap water here is about 83F and I couldn't get the wort to cool below about 93F. So I have an idea for a solution and wanted to get some comments. I'm thinking of connecting two wort...

Thinking about brewing a white IPA using 50%wheat for the grain bill and citra/Amarillo as finishing hops. Any opinions on what the best Belgian strain might be for this?

What is a good pale ale or IPA to try to get a feel for citra before I start using it in recipes?

Brewed my second batch, all-grain APA based on Yooper's recipe. Got an OG of 1.045 which is about right for the grain bill at 70% efficiency. Pitched WPL001 - and nothing happens for about a day and a half. I opened it up to have a quick look and there's krausen on top and it smells like it's...

I recently started brewing and jumped right into all-grain. The first batch went very well except for a chill haze issue which I'll correct with batch number 2. But I know that after this second batch I am going to want to start brewing some bigger, more complex beers that require secondary...

Been a member of the forum for a while and have been lurking but haven't posted until today. My first batch has been bottled and will be ready to go in a couple weeks. I'd been reading about brewing for a couple years and finally got around to getting some gear. i jumped right into all-grain and...

I've wanted to get involved in brewing for the longest time and I've finally got my first batch brewed, fermented, and bottled. I jumped right into all-grain and my first batch was from the amber recipe in Palmer's book. I taste tested about 4 ounces at the end of the bottling process and I...