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I've spent a good amount of time getting this one just right, but last winter I finally nailed it. For those who are not familiar with hop bursting, it's basically adding most of your hops late in the boil. Since so much of your bitterness is coming from hops that are added late, you have to...

So SWMBO and I recently found out we have a little one on the way (our first). The due date is Christmas Day, giving me a little time to plan a special beer for the occasion. I want to brew something and give bottles out to people instead of cigars. My problem is I have no idea what to aim...

A local beer bar in town is hosting a small homebrew competition next week, and I've entered it. The recipe of the winning beer will be brewed by Port Jeff Brewery and served at some of the local bars and restaurants in the area. Of course I'd love to win and have my recipe (my entry is a...

I loosely based this on a more American style red that I brew occasionally. I used Northern Brewer's Maris Otter LME as the base. Their extract is 100% Maris Otter malt, so this can easily be converted to a PM or all-grain. I used Golden Naked Oats to give it a smoothness similar to Kilkenny...

This beer came about because of SWMBO. She loves Belgian-style beers, and recently tried Ommegang's BPA, which is a Belgian pale ale that is dry-hopped with cascades. As her birthday came closer, she requested that I try to brew something along the same lines. What I ended up doing was take...

Made from 100% Maris Otter malt. Awesome news for extract brewers!

I'm sorry for crowding this forum (I had a thread about an IPA recipe I am working on), but this one is pretty important because it is for my SWMBO. She loves Belgian beers. She especially loves Ommegang BPA. The combination of cascade hops and Belgian yeast is very nice. Anyway her birthday...

Suggestions, critiques, etc, are much appreciated! CTB IPA 5 Gallons Boil Time: 60 minutes OG: 1.066 IBU: 76 Color: 6.4 SRM Fermentables 4lbs Two Row 2lbs Munich Malt 3.15lbs Light LME 2lbs Light DME Hops 1oz Summit (17AAU) FWH .5oz Centennial (9AAU) @ 20 min .25oz Citra...

I have some wheat LME that I need to use up, and wanted to make a light, summer IPA using the wheat LME and some honey to dry it out. I was hoping some of you would let me know what they think of the following recipe: Honey Wheat IPA 5.5 gallons OG: 1.062 IBU: 67.3 Color: 6.9 SRM...

Lately I've been on a rye kick. I was thinking of brewing a rye ale based off my extract red ale. I'd keep the hops and steeping grains the same, but replace the extract with Northern Brewer's new Rye LME. If it comes out good I'll convert it to all grain (NB lists the percentage of 2...

I'm going upstate to my folks' mountain cabin next month, and was thinking of bringing up a keg of homebrew. I have a stout and a porter that would be ready, but I really want something a little lighter and hoppier. A pale ale would be great, but even a hoppy wheat would work. Anyone have a...

After two years of extract with grains/partial mash brewing, I'm going to take a stab at AG. I have an American Red/Amber ale that I created as an extract recipe. I love how this beer comes out. It is fairly balanced and very drinkable. A great session beer...

I think my kegerator may be on its way out. I'm starting to explore options for her replacement. My tower and dispensing equipment is perfectly fine, so all I really need is a new refrigeration unit. I wanted to get some opinions on what I should look to get. Should I just get a small...

Brown ales are one of my favorite styles. And yet I've never actually brewed one! I've been going back and forth on a PM recipe that I'm working on. I really want this to be a winner. Critiques on the following recipe would be greatly appreciated! CT's Scaredy Cat American Brown Ale...

Last year I brewed a spiced brown ale for Christmas. It was pretty good, and my wife and I thought it was worth trying again. However I am craving a hoppy version as opposed to a spiced version. I took the malt/grain bill of the original (with one small tweak), and totally changed the hop...

I have ingredients for a weissbier that I was planning to brew for an Oktoberfest party. I have two batches of my modified version of Biermuncher's OktoberFAST that are almost ready to go, but my wife also suggested a wheat beer. The problem is I brewed so many hefeweizens this summer for a...

Since I started brewing I wanted to develop a red ale that wasn't just your typical Irish Red. I wanted it to have an American hop slant to it. After numerous trials (an many errors) I finally nailed it. This has become my haus brew. It's a session red that everybody who's tried it loves it...

This is one of the most popular brews amongst friends and family of mine. All I hear from them is "When are you brewing your pumpkin ale again?" The brew day for this (even with just a mini-mash) is fairly long, mainly because of the extra work prepping the pumpkins. I haven't tried using...

I'm looking to brew a good American style brown ale this fall. Something fairly malty, with enough hops to give it some balance. Here's my idea for it: Fermentables 3.15lbs Extra Light LME 3.15lbs Munich LME 8oz Crystal 60L 8oz Golden naked Oats 6oz Chocolate Wheat Malt Hops 1oz...

Ok this is a busy summer for me as far as homebrewing goes. I've been asked to brew beer for three parties. Two brews for one wedding, and a single brew for a birthday party and BBQ each. I have my beers planned for the birthday party and wedding. As for the BBQ, I originally wanted to brew...