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wow most of these labels are fantastic! I print mine on a color laser printer, then cut 'em apart with scissors, curl them a bit, then use milk or very watered down Elmer's glue. I just use powerpoint, which is not great for graphics, but whatever. It's better than marking the cap with a...

Agreed. And regular table sugar will do the job too

Have used all sorts of methods, including just toss the hops in, but then no matter how well I crash I seem to get hops in my beer. The mesh on a siphon is a recipe for frustration as mentioned above. I ferment in a bucket so I've settled in on using a paint strainer bag, elastic holds it on...

very cool!

Just a comment on pitching out the disheveled beer...I keep an empty plastic gallon jug on hand for just such an occasion. Siphon the mess into the jug, stick it in the refrigerator, let the schmutz settle, bottle up the remains the next day. Never give up, never throw out -- Especially a...

Hey yes did revisit this a few months ago, did a two gallon batch. Traveling now, will post more info when I get home and get my hands on my notes. Prism!! Saranac is so skilled at mismanaging their best stuff LOL

I've done this now with a few different yeasts, including self-harvested stuff, S-05, Nottingham, and stuff in my fridge I don't even know what it is. The recipe from Mr. Lawson sez "Caramunich-type" and "Vienna-style" which in my mind provides a lot of leeway, and I've experimented...

Back in May I was fortunate enough to sample the original alongside my attempt, along with a couple other people tasting. The two beers had strong similarities; it was as if one was cleanly made by a professional (theirs) and the other was rougher and amateurish (mine) however all involved...

++++1 :)

Hi Shade, here's a recipe worth looking at for ratios and schedule: Lawsons Double Sunshine Clone very popular recipe right now, doesn't necessarily apply to the "bitter" aspect you mentioned but it does add a huge hop flavor/aroma profile if that's what you're after.

I agree, looks like that's just regular (albeit fruity) beer. Any funky stink? My experience with pellicles is, it not only looks like a duck and acts like a duck, it SMELLS like a duck. And the funky sour stink arrives before the pellicle, and it arrives in such a way that my first...

looks like you could eat that with a spoon!

or flaked oats; the very popular Lawson clone recipe has flaked oats in lieu of wheat in the mash, and some sugar at :15 to bump the booze I've used both flaked wheat and flaked oats (not in the same batch, at least not yet) and they seem to add a dimension to the mouthfeel. Another...

Well not so fast! Those blue florets are quite something. It may get even prettier before it turns black and dies. ;)

half wild one, half recipe innovator. Very few ingredients I won't try, and yet to find a recipe I won't mangle. I even tweaked my first extract batch!

hey that's great, done a couple camp brews myself. Usually do BIAB because I'm usually half in the bag when I get started

looks good to me!

agree this should be a different thread but since your here, I'm here, what the heck. many homebrewers say look somewhere by old train depots, rail lines, etc. where hops were either shipped, passed through, or delivered. the fact that the original poster in this thread is from Truckee...

If you get 20 replies you're gonna get 20 different lists! I'm notoriously parsimonious, so my all-grain brewery consists of digital food scale thermometer two stock pots two tea pots a big collander big pyrex bowl a fine food strainer 1 wooden spoon hydrometer kitchen sink home depot...

that close up makes me want to grab a spoon! :)