Recent content by ArizonaJones

Interesting! I'm learning a lot in this thread and I appreciate your posts. Like I said I'm still a little new to this process so anything like this is appreciated :)

Interesting point on leaving the batch in the primary and not using a secondary (We have an "Ale Pale" bucket that we would use as the primary.) I know that's a point of debate, using a secondary or not. Is that your preference in general or something you do with specific styles? Curious!

Thank you for this and the tips!

These are all good points, thank you, especially the conversion calculator. This will only be the third batch I've made on my own so while I'm embracing the challenge, I want to make sure i got everything right too.

Regarding the DME, yes! I have one bag of 3lb and two 1lb bags. So using your suggestion, yes I could definitely use all the DME I have to make up for the LME. The calculations are duly noted as well. Thank you.

Hi all. I was planning on making a recipe for Anchor's 1995 holiday ale soon (I got the recipe from an old post here: Anchor Steam Christmas ales clone recipes?) The one ingredient that I cant find at a local store is the pale liquid malt extract, Alexander's brand or otherwise. A guy at the...