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Clinical mental health counselor. I assess people who are homicidal/suicidal/psychotic and determine if they need to be in a psych facility against their will. Brewing lets me challenge myself in a much different way.

Brewed my first all grain! I used BIAB and my efficiency was right around 75% with 13 lbs of grain and a half-assed sparge, so I'm pretty excited for my first try. Missed my OG by only a few points. It's an IIPA with a ton of hops at flameout, and I got a bunch of trub in the fermenter, but...

Resilience Brewing is the name I've gone with. I try to relate it to beer because beer is pretty resilient, but really its because I like the concept of psychological resilience and like to think I have that quality. Plus, resilience just sounds good to me, kind of like the whole "cellar door"...

I like knowing the history of beer and different styles and I didn't know that, thanks! I think I might try pouring a bottle of the strong golden in the bottling bucket with maybe 1/4th of the Porter left and see how it goes. I'll post the results of my experiment. Itll definitely be boozy.. My...

I'm working on a Porter (kinda tweaking northern Brewers Bourbon barrel porter) and letting the Bourbon, oak cubes, vanilla bean, and handful of cracked coffee beans hang out in a Mason jar while the Porter ferments. The smell of the Bourbon concoction made me think of having a kind of leather...

So I brewed this yesterday. I cut the chocolate malt down to a half pound and increased the cara slightly. I've also decided to add 10 Oz of wheat whiskey in secondary along with the oak and vanilla. I've also considered adding some coffee beans in with the Bourbon. I generally let the...

That makes sense. Maybe go for a half pound and add some nibs? I'm also curious about the coffee malt. I'd like a nice roast, subtle coffee flavor in there, but didn't know if the coffee malt would really give that, or if a small amount of cold brew coffee should be added in secondary as well.

I haven't been brewing long now, but finally making the jump to partial mash. I've created a few recipes of my own so far that have turned out good to excellent, and hoping this one is more along the lines of excellent! Long story short, after getting in touch with an artist on a whim to design...

I actually brewed a belgian/American pale ale using saaz and Nelson sauvin hops recently, mainly using late additions. The hops aren't all too similar to yours, but it's close to being ready for bottling (probably this weekend), so I'll let you know how it goes if that would be helpful. I have...

I don't have the exact recipe of my pale ale in front of me, but I brewed a belgian pale using saaz and Nelson sauvin hops, with the ibus closer to an American pale ale. I used wlp550 if I remember right. It's getting close to time for bottling, and I'm wanting to accentuate the wine like...

Yeah, there's already a lot going on and the honey malt doesn't really seem to fit in and might make it too much of a mess. Maybe replace it with some biscuit malt? With the lower 60 minute hop addition, I've been reading up on hopbursting, for a smoother bitterness and more hop flavor. Sounds...

So I'm still pretty new to brewing, but I'm going to be brewing beer for a friend's bachelor party. He's into west coast IPAs and good whiskey, and I'm going to try my hand at combining them. Here's what I have planned so far for a 5.5 gallon batch: Steeping grains: 8 oz Crystal 20L, 4 oz Honey...

I've been playing around making my own extract recipes, and have had mostly favorable results so far, but I'm still pretty new to homebrewing. I have a friend who enjoys floral hops, and enjoys wine, and I want to see if I can make something that would appeal to them. My thoughts so far: -For...

Thanks for the link eeebigeee. I'll have to make sure to check that out. Vintage Cellar seems to have a good selection, and there seems to be a better selection of bars/pubs in the area than I thought. I also ran across The River Company in Radford, but haven't had the chance to try them out...