miafunk2003
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MattD said:So I've had mine in primary for about 4 days now, and activity's down to about 5 bubbles per minute. I have to say, didn't get the explosive fermentation everyone's reporting, but I used a different yeast so that may be why. The krausen looked kind of funny, more moist and frothy, as if the lactose really did produce a milky cream effect. Also, after the krausen fell, the crap left stuck to the upper walls of the carboy also has a moist milky look to the edges. Interesting effect, anyone else see this in theirs? I'd like to secondary this weekend, but my other carboy's still got that dang old ale in it (brewed 9-15) and while the airlock's still, it still has little bubbles rising in the brew and a thin layer of foam, so it obviously would be a bad idea to attempt to bottle it I'd thought about just racking the new stuff into my bottling bucket, scrubbing the carboy, then racking it back in, but a.) I'm afraid I'd aerate it too much, and b.) I'd wind up in a 6.5 gal carboy for secondary, major headspace Anyone have any suggestions? I'd really thought the old ale would have calmed down enough by now to bottle and put away for aging, but apparently I was wrong....
usc_cop said:Here's a question... Any one you chaps that just made this care to send a sample bottle to a pal?
usc_cop said:Here's a question... Any one you chaps that just made this care to send a sample bottle to a pal?
wildcatgrad7 said:If you were going to do this recipe all extract no partial mashing what would the layout be??? please i was dropped on my head when i was a baby twice!
olllllo said:Is your Mom Britany Spears?
Fiery Sword said:Well, it is time. I've read this entire thread (parts a few times!) and I've hopefully absorbed enough to tweak this recipe to me particular tastes. I wanted a bit more in the hops department, and a medium-sweet vanilla presence. I'm totaling 2.5 oz vanilla, one bean and an ounce of "vanilla" cognac. I'm doing the boil tonight after work, I've had the yeast starter going for 2 days now and I just cleared out a carboy yesterday - ALL SYSTEMS GO!!!! :rockin:
SO....this is my adaptation of the mighty Cheesefood Carmel Cream Ale - let me know what you think:
1 split and scraped vanilla bean @ flameout
1.5 oz. real vanilla extract @ flameout
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1 oz. real vanilla extract
1 oz. vanilla bean-induced cognac (3 weeks, 2 beans)
Cheesefood said:It's going to have a strong vanilla flavor, but not like that's a bad thing. GOod luck! Cheers!
P funky said:Aaand, just to keep this thread going...
In the tradition of Strange Beers that I seem to be embarking upon...
I'd like to come up with what I am calling a "Black and White" - named after the cookie topped with half chocolate icing, half vanilla icing.
It looks like Cheesefood's recipe is a good base (especially if I amp the vanilla a little), but how do I get a strong chocolate taste in there without killing the head?
I am envisioning a dark, thick, sweet, creamy, maybe totally unhopped (or extremely mildly hopped), Black & White Cookie of a beer. Like vanilla and chocolate milk, as a beer.
Any thoughts? Does this need its own thread?
the_bird said:(I might request that you send some bottles as my FFB winnings )
What effect does the bourbon add?4oz vanilla
2 oz Makers Mark Bourbon
.5 cups light DME
.25 cups honey
PicoD42 said:Cheese, I just had one question:
What effect does the bourbon add?
the_bird said:With regards to the chocolate, I get some head from the mocha porter.
PicoD42 said:So, I've read this thread a couple times, drooled on the keyboard, went out and got the ingredients for v.1 with less vanilla ($9 for 4oz of vanilla extract - how does this compare to everyone else's price?)
Cheesefood said:So it's essentially the best beer ever! It gives head and doesn't complain about the brewing smell or if the floor (or anything else) is sticky. I'll bet it goes down real easily.
Hopfan said:Man, the drop from altitude right down into the gutter...
Cheesefood said:He don't know me very well, do he folks?
Hopfan said:Man, the drop from altitude right down into the gutter...
Hopfan said:It's actually nice to see a "Gutter-Mate" out there. Especially from Chicagoland. I used to live in Bolingbrook and worked in Itasca and reading the IL posts reminds me of one of my favorite places to live.
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