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Wooo Hooo! Gets better with the bubbles. Enjoy...

I always went the full 2 weeks. The risk of exploding bottles wasn't worth saving a few days to me...

Believe it or not that amount of vanilla really isn't noticeable. I've used more than that (4 oz.) and still couldn't pick it up... Good luck and let us know how it goes.:mug:

Wow, very sad to hear the Shed Closed. Hopefully this & Jester's recipe will continue the legacy and enable those that enjoyed the original to keep a "redheaded stepchild" version around in remembrance of what was. To the shed!:mug:

Update: This stuff on beer gas has been a remarkable hit. The visual display of the cascading nitro & CO2 in the glass wows you first then the creamy smoothness & lack of overpowering CO2 enables you to taste all the nuances of this brew. You get a MUCH greater appreciation of what this brew...

Well I did it. Recently equipped myself for a 20 gallon batch & obtained all the necessary goodies to keg with Beer Gas. Cooked up 20 gallons last Sat night & now have 4 five gallon buckets bubbling away almost halfway through a fermentation cycle. Had one five gallon bucket peter out 2 days...

You have a good point there, but I'm also onto your diabolical scheme... lol...:mug:

Sounds like it's coming along nicely. Please keep us informed on the AG recipe. I've wondered about that and would I'd like to hear how that works out. I hope you have more willpower than I do. I couldn't leave it alone once I had the first couple. To take this a step further I'm going to...

I'd start out with 4 oz. of either, but you can safely use (when I say safely I mean it won't ruin the taste) 4, 5,or 6 oz's. I was using it in an effort to create a creamy mouth feel, but it didn't end up with that effect. Instead makes the beer more rich in flavor for lack of a better way to...

Good question. Answer: "Derived from corn, this is non-fermentable. It is used to add body to a beer. If you are an extract brewer and your beers are coming out on the thin side, this here will take care of you. Add during last 15 minutes of your boil." Use 4 oz. to 5 gallons of beer...

3 months ago I wouldn't have had a clue as to what you could have been describing. Today however, it makes perfect sense and sounds delicious! This "real ale" is something I MUST have before I begin my eternal dirt nap. For this recipe, in the future, I think I'll store my bottled brews in...

Glad to hear it's working out well so far. Oddly enough (referring to your warm beer comment), my last batch (of which I only have one 22 oz bottle left) I was testing periodically to see how it was carbonating. I'd grab one (I had them in a box in my mud room and I'd see them as soon as I...

lol... there's much I learned in school that went in one ear & right out the other! Actually I think using lactose would make it better. I'm lactose intolerant so I can't use it, but if it doesn't bother you I think you'll be happier with the end result.

Crystal 20 is a good substitute for Carastan. American 2 row will work fine. I get my ice from my local supermarket. I've heard many others also scream in horror when I tell them I do this but I have yet to have any ill effects. It simply works fantastic. Think about it, boiling for 15...

ya I steep in 2.5 gallons for 45 mins @ 155 degrees. There are only 2 ways you can try the original; the first being that you have to go to Stowe Vermont where they're located and buy it at the "Shed" and the second option being that you know someone that can buy it there for you and ship it...

Ya full oz. of Cascade will work well I think also. Good call. I screwed up, it should be a full 7 oz bag of Kreamy X and it will do a 6 gallon batch nicely if you end up with a little over 5 gals. Outside of the original Shed Mntn Ale this is the easiest drinking dark beer I've ever...

Working from Jester369's recipe, which to me was MUCH too bitter and later confirmed by the brewmaster at the Shed, I cooked up a few batches trying to drive the brew closer to the taste of what I think the original is. Jester's recipe has an IBU of 76 (if memory serves me). According to the...

I didn't take OG measurements so I don't know, regretably. I did make another batch with the changes you're asking about, however, changes are as follows: One 3.3 lb can of Liquid Amber Extract One 3.3 lb can of Liquid Dark Extract 3 ozs of Chocolate malt 8 ozs of 2 row 2.5 ozs of...

I agree, it's WAAAAAAAAAY better at a lower IBU. The addition of Malto Dextrin gives it a sweet aftertaste that everyone has noticed and really liked. The vanilla I added helps to give the caramel more body and works really well also. I use Kreamy-X priming sugar and get a head like that...

OK this stuff has been in the bottle exactly 3 weeks now and it has turned out fantastic! It's not the same as the original Shed Mountain Ale but it's a very good unique taste in the same family of uniqueness found in the original. That is to say it's close, it's very good (everyone that has...