You could always build a collar like a Kezzer would have and stand that thing up. Make the collar tall enough like 2x8 you might even get 6.5g carboys
And my on going try to clone victory prima pils saga.
TNGabe said:When you get that one nailed, be sure to share the recipe! Can't think of a US lager I like more.
Just bottled these but left to right they were Caribou Slobber Brown ale in secondary, Irish Red Ale in middle primary and Cream Ale in right primary.
How'd your Irish red get that nice foamy clean krausen? My krausen always looks like a vom-bomb* went off inside my carboy. Not that it affects taste at all, but I'm still curious.
dalano are you using a space heater/fan thing to keep your fem temps? I'm trying to find a solution since it's cold here and I can't afford to run the furnace just to keep my beer warm :-/.
I bottled a Cream Ale yesterday and I'm bottling an Irish Red tonight! lol
On the left is a maple syrup dark ale, will be adding extra grade B syrup in the next few days and cold crashing once fermentation begins to retain more aroma from the syrup. On the right is a two day old cream stout that I'm attempting a bourbon barrel stout clone from BBC.
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soccerRef said:anychance I could get that recipe you used for the maplel syrup dark ale? I have been looking for good maple recipes, my parents actually make maple syrup, so I have a great connection to get it cheap [free]
It's a Midwest supplies recipe. It's an extract kit with specialty grains. It comes with a small bottle of grade A syrup that you add to the boil. When I racked to secondary an tasted a sample the fermentation had taken most of the maple taste and aroma out. So last night I took another small bottle of grade B and added it to the keg before I racked it. Then cold crashed it so I wouldn't fire up another fermentation and save some of the aroma. First sample this morning was great, I'll keep you posted once its sat for a week or so and then carbonated.
soccerRef said:Im surprised they included Grade A with that kit... not that anything is wrong with any grade of pure maple syrup.. but Grade A is a lighter flavor profile than the grade B....
Keep me posted for sure.
as I get better at brewing ( still only have like 10 brews under my belt in yr 1 of home brewing) I plan on leaning towards a lot of the maple beers since I have the source for the maple. Plus I just love the maple flavor.
drewN said:What are the tubes going from the carboys into a bucket for?
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