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OK, this is a recipe I have designed in my quest for a nice session porter with a big flavor. It started in the style of an English brown porter, but it differs from that style in that it is darker in color, has a bigger chocolate/coffee flavor and has a fuller mouthfeel. The mouthfeel comes...

OK, I have been extremely busy this year, and have not had even a few hours to bottle an AG brown porter that has been sitting in the primary for almost 4 months in a temp-controlled water bath (70 F). I have not yet tasted it or anything because I did not want to contaminate it if I removed the...

Everything about hopsdirect is great. They are so friendly and helpful when you talk to them on the phone. UPS once lost my hops shipment for a few days (their status said it had been delivered to my front porch but it was not) and hopsdirect was very helpful. They kindly offered to reship and...

Long Hammer catches a lot of flack, but try this...forget the IPA label. Think of it as a nice pale ale with 1-2% extra alcohol. The IBUs are only in the 30s after all - fine for a pale ale. I prefer that over the numerous mediocre IPAs that pack 60+ IBUs. Long Hammer is light bodied and not too...

Yeah, I agree, the written reviews are mostly useless! I mean two people tasting the same beer from the same type of bottle give it completely different reviews (I guess they just have wildly different palates). You have to read 10 or 20 reviews and then look for some kind of consensus. I do...

Awesome! A stats nerd! Will you be applying multivariate techniques then?

Three Philosophers is a great beer worth $10. He'brew (I can't remember which one is the popular one - think it's a brown ale) is very good, but don't pay $6 for one bottle.

I can't help you with your question, but Double Mountain is one of my favorite breweries in the region. Excellent beer, great location in the gorge, 20 oz pints, family-friendly pub during the day, delicious food! Definitely the best in Hood River.

Ever since I took a closer look at their sunscreen safety ratings, I don't trust EWG (who did this water report). Some of the most "dangerous" sunscreens had nothing in them known to harm humans. Basically they put environmentalism ahead of science, which is what bothers me. Their website is so...

A lot of great advice has been offered already, but here's a simple answer: Try DeathBrewer's partial mash...then maybe later on try his stovetop all grain method. Both are easy methods and save you money compared to extract (especially all grain). The partial mash is really not much harder...

This one is APA by name only, it is a great beer but definitely an American IPA at 65 IBUs and 6.5% ABV!

This is indeed a surprisingly good pale ale!

As the OP, thanks for the tips and the links. I will look into these. I was afraid that my brewing process was contributing to the problem..and it probably is the culprit, but I am going to start by modifying my next recipe to see if that can help.

I found that I had to start paying more attention to diet and exercise to balance all the drinking. Some things I learned... A bit of exercise every day works wonders for your weight by increasing your metabolism for several hours even after you stop. I try to walk every day. When you...

I have had a real problem getting good lacing from my homebrews, regardless of style or recipe. Head retention has also been mediocre. I know it's not my glassware/dishwasher messing with the lacing because many beers that I purchase don't have any problem leaving lacing on the same glassware...

Yeah, those look so tasty. I did a dark mild but I guess it didn't have enough non-fermentables, as the mouthfeel was a bit thin. I would like to brew one something like Cain's Dark Mild which I think is fantastic.

Welcome to HBT! Olympia here.

Do not forget to visit Double Mountain Brewery across the bridge in Hood River. That little place is awesome!!! Way better than Full Sail even.

No dogs, eh? How about cats? I think Jolly Pumpkin has the best labels of anyone.