Recent content by Arsinic

Target abv on this beer is high at 9.2%. I used a 2L starter. I dumped the whole vile of white labs into it 2 days in advance. Let it ride on a stir plate for a day, then moved to the fridge to let the yeast settle. After settling, pour off the excess dme. Let it come back to RT and then...

Yes that is correct. We should have an idea in another 2 weeks on how this affected the outcome of the beer. If you want something as close to le freak as you can get I would go with the 24hour addition and then if you would like to adjust it try after you know how the taste is originally. 24...

Sorry 12 hour second yeast addition instead of 24 hours.

Yes 24 hours after the first yeast addition. I believe the reason is two fold. One is that you want a combination of the two yeast flavors and the other is that this is a high gravity beer and the second addition helps fermentation. I did another batch where I flip flipped the yeast addition and...

I'm brewing on Sunday and wanted to do a black ipa. I already have a modified Darth Vader Black in secondary. I wanted to get something close to Green Flash's Hop Odyssey Black IPA. Here is what I have for now. Brewing Steps: Black Beach IPA American IPA Type: All Grain Date: 04/01/2013...

You know what, I actually attached a newer version that I am playing with right now. Here is what I originally brewed. Sorry for the confusion. Recipe: RJ and Greg's Belgium IPA TYPE: All Grain Style: American Amber Ale ---RECIPE...

For whatever reason I ended up with more boil off than expected and was right on target volume wise with these amounts. My Abv cane ina bit high. Adjust if you like and let me know how it goes. I live a few miles from GF. Their palate wrecker is great and named accurately. It's a monster! But...

First time poster but here is my version of Le Freak. Remember to add the belgium yeast first then 24 hours later add the WLP001. Side by side it is very close. And I agree it is an AMAZING beer. Enjoy! Recipe: Decepticon Belgium IPA Brewer: Arsinic Asst Brewer: Style: American IPA...