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Hey all. I've been on a several year brewing hiatus, and it must end. For a long time I've dreamt of a CDA that would allow me to drink the dank, piney forests here in the PNW. I knew Simcoe would have to be prominent. I want to keep the fruitiness down, focusing on dank, pine, and cedar. It's...

Any update on this? I plan on brewing the Maduro Stout recipe I found on HBT, and, I think that'd be a perfect candidate for aging with Spanish Cedar. I've got a nice old cigar box with almost no paper labels just waiting to be chopped up.

I've only ever had Anchor twice. Once before I really found my love of beer and thus under appreciated it, and the second time I remember really liking it. I need to refresh my memories of it! In my outdated signature, the Sorachi Ace steam beer which used a Bavarian lager yeast my buddy...

http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/Dampfbier.html This is the link for one of the articles I read on Dampfbier. There's a BYO article but it's almost the same, verbatim. It's definitely cooling down, 76F in the house today so as long as we don't get a heat wave I'm not too worried. I'm picking...

Everything I've read says it's brewed with weizen yeast. I was thinking of just brewing a half batch to be safe but seems like a bit of a waste for the yeast. I've never much cared for wits really, but I haven't had many either. It's possible there are some out there I'd like, but I would have...

Alright, so while doing more research, I discovered Dampfbier, basically the German California Common, but it uses hefeweizen yeast, and ferments in the 70's (though I may keep it a bit lower to keep the banana in check). Recipe is simple, here's what I came up with: 6.5lbs Pilsner Malt 3.5lbs...

Lots of good ideas, thanks guys! If I can decide on a style I'll do a half batch to see what my swamp cooler is capable of. I feel much better about this prospect. Temp seems to have spiked at 90F here yesterday but should drop to at least low 80's. I hadn't thought of a Berliner Weisse...

Thanks! Hmm...that's not a bad idea! Maybe I'm underestimating the power of a water bath. I guess there's only one way to find out. I'll check out doing a steam beer, that's one style I've never really looked at much.

I've got an unusual weekend off, and with the nice weather here in Seattle of late, I want to brew! However, my house has been hitting ~80F, which puts a damper on things. I've looked and looked for ideas, and all I find are shouts of Saisons, Wits, and other estery Belgians. Now, I...

Thanks. The guy I bought from kinda runs a shop out of his house. I bought some 16oz new ones from him before ($1 a piece) and was expecting used ones like that so I'm quite pleased. I figured they'd be fine really. These I got cheaper and he threw in a bunch of extra seals but I suspect those...

I just acquired ~70 used flip tops. Most are in pretty good shape. At least a third are old ,5l German bottles. The wire baskets for some have varying degrees of patina and rust. I assume they're fine since they'll be thoroughly sanitized and the beer doesn't touch the wire. However I figure...

Really? Is that in general or just with the mini-keg system? I was under the impression it was faster. I guess it might be with a full keg set up.

Hmm...I hadn't researched mini-kegs much but I think I should have. I have a few Party Pigs but haven't gotten good results yet. If I could force carb, I'd be happy. I'll search for that thread, thanks.

hercher, Brewed up the recipe you suggested though I didn't get to mash as I'd intended so with low conversion it ended up at 4.3%. Not bad for just steeping. Flavor is delicious, it really backs up the hops while still showcasing their unique flavor. 2.5 oz, beersmith puts it at ~50...

Brewed up a Porter yesterday, OG was 1.074. Well higher than I'd planned, so I'd only purchased one tube of White Labs WLP013 London Ale. I was considering purchasing another and re-pitching due to the high OG. Currently the porter is fermenting VERY vigorously, just short of a blow off...

That does sound pretty good. I'll run that past my buddy. He's a big fan of pales and IPAs so I'm sure he'll dig this!

I brewed up some of the Mirror Pond mini-mash clone kit from Austin Homebrew, but dry hopped with an ounce of Cascade in an attempt to bump up the citrusy hop flavor to get close to the taste of the Fresh hop version. Granted, my volume into secondary was low, about 4-4.5 gallons so that is a...

I've read the forums for a long time but have never had a real reason to post before. Now I do! A buddy and I are going to be brewing together for the first time, as opposed to doing so solo, and are of different skill levels. He's got more hands on experience but I've got more book...