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I did this batch back in March. Work got busy and I sort of forgot about this one. Realized in June what I had done and figured I was bound to be infected. Decided to just keep letting it ride at that point. I don't have a ferm chamber. This bucket sat in my brew room at lager temperatures...

I'm not opposed to decoctions, step mashes, etc. I tend to use Northern Brewer. Due to it's lineage it's similar to noble hops but with more alpha acid which provides a better value for dollar. Weizenbock Boil Volume: 6.7G Target Volume: 5.5G OG: 1.080 FG: 1.019 IBU: ~27 ABV...

I'm still playing with a recipe that I haven't quite worked out yet. So far I've tried both hops mentioned in the title and find myself wanting something between the two as far as bitterness goes. The magnum was very mild and even over 50IBU it didn't really neutralize sweetness like I'd...

9.5# Marris Otter .5# C80 (UK) .5# Biscuit (UK) ,25# Chocolate Malt ~ 16oz Roasted butternut squash (one small/medium squash) 15oz Pumpkin Puree 1# box of graham crackers .5# Light Brown Sugar Mash @ 156 with squash, pumpkin and crackers. Magnum @ 60 to bitter. I have a vial of WLP002 and...

Has anyone tried to cool a batch using this type of cooling? The idea would be to replicate a car radiator, basically. Large heat exchanger with fans mounted. Use a chugger pump to push wort through the system and loop back into the kettle since it probably won't be efficient enough to drop...

Selling some spare parts I have. These were intended for my keezer build but as I put things together I realized it would be easier to cut down to 4 faucets rather than 6. Morebeer mistakenly shipped me a gold faucet with my bunch which I didn't even realize until I dug these out of the brew...

I'm playing with this strain for this years belgians. Last year was 530. I'm wanting to do a fall beer this year and was thinking about the pumpkin triple that is floating around. If not I'll probably do something with WLP002 or 007.

Went into this one without a strong idea of what the style is about. Really just making a starter for my christmas beer. 9# BE pils .75# Caravienne .5# Briess Special Roast (experiment) Hops are just 2.8% AA FR strisselspalt at 60 and 20 to 21 IBU. I have 3oz, I believe it takes about 2oz...

So, I screwed up. I changed my mind on when to rack a beer out to a keg and forgot to snap the lid back on. It sat with the lid loosely lined up on the top for about a week. When I got to it I saw an oily streak across the top and a small white/grey bubbley mass that did not look like...

I'm straight out of LHBS with my setup. 8G kettle, 10G Igloo, "210,000 BTU" banjo burner. It gets cooking for sure. Looking to step up production so I can fill two kegs per batch. I think the burner will make it, obviously I need a kettle but what about Mash tuns and fermenters? I was...

10# maris otter 2# munich 10 .5oz Chinook @ 60 .5oz NS @ 15 1oz NS @ 10 1.5 NS @ 5 Mash around 153F, ferment with WLP009 Aus Ale. Really not a fan of this one. Flavor seems almost sour like a lemon with a hint of pee. It's not fully carbed up yet but I can't see this changing much with full...

I've tried this one as a dry hop addition to get an idea of what it will do and I'm a bit stumped. It seems to be a bit of everything. Maybe not so much on the dank/earthy/funky side but it's spicey/fruity/piney and maybe even a bit musty. I have a big Imperial IPA coming up with Pils and...

I really like Nugget nectar and want to play with the validity of the imperial amber ale. I think their beer is much more about making that nugget hop flavor balance with other hops. My idea is more about resembling a food or desert that would hit the hallmarks flavors of an amber ale. In...

Never brewed anything darker than this amber i just made with some munich 10, c60 and c80. I have a lot of dark beer lovers asking for a monster stout. I'm thinking of doing one around now and bringing it out for the cold weather. Here's what I have. I have no clue on percentages for this...

Thinking this will be a good beer for the spring. Lighter fruity flavors stoked against a heavy grain bill and a stiff ABV. So far I've purchased the grain so we can add to it but I'd rather not mess around too much with cutting it down. Grain bill is: 10# pils 5.5# Vienna i've purchased...

The question is am I using too much of any specific salt? I'm wondering if there's a specific value that I shouldn't go over with a specific salt. I'm using this calculator: http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/ I'm starting from distilled water...

I usually judge my boil on how much break material i get in the kettle. I did my first protein rest on my an amber style beer (all barley) and the result was no discernible breakup. I"m used to seeing little snot things swirling around but I got nothing like that with this beer. Actually the...

Going to brew this tomorrow. Want a strong caramel presence with fruity hops. Tips on hop schedule for this style. I have a full ounce of Nugget, Cascade, Citra and Simcoe.

Trying to branch out of the hoppy stuff and do something more creative. The inspiration is victory's moonglow. I've always had a little crush on that stuff though I wished it wasn't so sweet. Here's what I have. 8# pils 6.5# red wheat .5# caravienne .5# midnight wheat (color mod) Not sure...

My last brew missed the mark by about 20 points. was shooting for 1.060 and, due to a broken thermometer, missed by quite a bit. at this point i have nearly $40 in the batch so if i can turn it around with some DME i'd prefer that. the issue is bitterness. i used an oz of nugget at 60 for...