Recent content by 2brew559

Stpug, Umm..I bottled the Irish red which for me was my 1st attempt at cloning a beer; red trolley I bottled on Friday August 21, 2015 Couldn't wait 3 wweks bottle condition time. 3 days later, I put one in freezer and cracked it open and shared it with people I had over. By the way they...

I'm gonna up the abv and the SRM and hops and repost it here stay tuned Thanks for your input I'm using to do the above :) cheers !!

Thanks for the Brown malt suggestion!! lets see how this turns out :) Thanks so much for the reply :mug:

hello every one hope all is good :) Looking for suggestions and or critique on my 1st porter recipe :ban: Robust Porter Efficiency: 80% BIAB used in my 10 gallon Igloo round cooler w/ 15 gallon pot for boil only I do not use bag in Boil and or pot Style: Robust Porter ABV: 5.34% SRM...

Thanks for the comments and suggestions You guys are very helpful, much appreciated :) :ban: I should have explained that I tape the sensor with a thick wad of bubble wrap (insulation basicly) to the side of Speidel fermenter Or bucket I try to minimize ambient air effecting the...

Stpug, Thank you sir! :) Your suggestions and discussion regarding color and airlock are awesome! Im aiming for the red Hue... look pretty..LOL will def try roasted barley next batch! brewing this saturday! will Post updates wit images :)

stpug, Thank you amigo! :) Im excited for this Saturday!! will Post pictures :) as soon as I can

hello every one.. Im still learning adn need some help :) I created this recipe to be as close as I could to red trolley Irish beer. My recipe and yeast, fermentation schedule RED TROLLEY ALE BY KARL STRAUSS BREWING COMPANY Red Trolley Ale Stats: Style: Irish Red Ale ABV: 5.8%...

Jim Yes, I thought the same thing with the Red trolley listed @ SRM:30 especially with their grain bill listed on their web page. They must not be 100% factual but.. Understandably they are brewery with profits to be made :cross: The other red trolley recipes on here (Homebrewforums)...

Thanks guys alot for the info I'm glad my recipe looks good Hopefully tastes good too I'm gonna take ur advice on the yeast and pick either one of the yeast you mentioned :) I'll keep this updated as well once I brew it Hopefully this weekend Im on fence regarding subbing out...

Hi everyone I found some recipe ideas for this Irish Red Ale. This is the 1st time im making this one The recipe is based off the brewery but not exact, can you guys make some suggestions and or critique...:drunk: and yeast / reason for type of yeast Thanks alot everyone!!! RED TROLLEY...

jbsg02 Its Cream of crops but changed from pale 2 row and yeast. .I used german pilsner and the wlp029

Guys and girls.. :) recipe is cream of crops but i made slight tweaks .. like I changed the yeast and I think the main base grain... German Bohemian Pilsner Flaked Corn Rice: I used Minute Rice.... :) and used Bitter and Aroma Hops: Willamette.. I kept it simple.. Note: Im learning...

McKnuckle, Thank you Sir!!! :D Thanks for the explanation makes total sense.. .so I will do as you suggest .. By the way when I sampled the beer for my Gravity reading it had a very clean like lager beer taste and to me tasted very nice!. I let others sample the beer as wel lbut warned them...

Hello everybody! :) Brewed a Cream Ale on Jan 03, 2014 Yeast: Kolsch WLP029 Estimated initial Gravity: 1.041 Estimated F.G.: 1.014 *Gravity sampled on Feb 1, 2015 Gravity 1.010 :rockin: *Fermented @ 62F for 4/5 weeks Ferm vessel: Spiedel 30L **Note: I Bottle my beer IM NOT...