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I realize they would be out of style, but I can only enter one as a Belgian specialty ale. I don't know that much about how beers are scored. Would one be more out of style than the other? The strong ale only has a hint of cherries, but the black tripel is very black.

I am planning on entering a couple of competitions soon, and have 2 beers to enter. One is a belgian strong ale aged on cherries. The other is a "black" Tripel. As far as I can tell, both should be belgian specialty ales. However, most competitions won't let you enter multiple beers in the same...

it's a hamm's keg by Bestco if that helps

A friend of mine has an old keg from his grandfather that we are planning on using for a cask conditioned ale. From what I can tell it is a "tap rod" style keg. The hole on top is 7/8" in diameter and has no valve. What are options for dispensing? Ideally we want to connect it to a beer engine...

still offering free recipes? Kettle size (size - in gallons): 10 Carboy or Bucket? (size - in gallons): 6.5 gal carboy Extract, Partial Mash, or All-Grain: any, preferably all grain Do you BIAB? Yes, No, or What the Hell is that?: yes Are you able to rack to secondary?: yes Boil size (in...

Thanks for the info. I do always try to be as historically accurate as possible. I didn't want the ale to have an overpowering oak taste like a lot of the barrel aged beers on the market do, rather just a hint of oak for complexity sake. Would 2oz of chips be too much, or not enough? I've...

I was thinking about brewing an old ale. I was also planning on adding 2oz oak chips for 1-2 weeks to simulate cask conditioning. Please critique Amount Item Type % or IBU 9.15 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 87.98 % 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain...

I recently tried Boulevard's Tank 7, and fell in love. I am tryong to make something similar (although not a clone). Please critique Amount Item Type % or IBU 1.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 10.73 % 6.00 lb Wheat Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 64.38 % 0.66 lb Corn...

See what you think. I changed to dme and lme to light and nb gold, bumped up the chocolate and oats, and added roasted barley, while decreasing the (de-bittered) black. 1.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 8.13 % 3.15 lb nb gold Liquid Extract (12.5 SRM) Extract 26.83 % 4.00 lb...

I was also thinking about adding chocolate and coffee to half of the batch to make a breakfast stout

I am planning on making my first recipe, and first partial mash (I have done 6 extract kits so far). I like Sam Smith's and Barney Flats, but was aiming for something smoother and less roasty like Dark Horse One or Barley Island's Brassknuckles. Let me know what you think. 1.00 lb Briess...

Just had another bottle. Compared to last week, the taste definitely continues to worsen. One month ago it tasted a lot like guiness, but with a bad aftertaste. Now the guiness taste is gone, and all I taste is the bad aftertaste. Would this happen if it was just the tannins?

Newbie question I realize this topic has been addressed ad nauseum, but I haven't found an answer that directly pertains to my case. My first brew was a Midwest irish stout kit. I followed the 1-2-3 schedule. The first bottle I tried tasted a lot like guiness, but had a very bitter finish. I...