Recent content by AZJoey23

I'd recommend Calypso hops. I have an apple lager recipe I do, where I use apple juice as well, and I use calypso hops solely. Really brings out the apple flavor.

Has anyone had experience with Northern Brewer's funktional fruity sour kit? I wanted to try a sour so I recently tried it, and I have a question- I just recently started fermentation after souring the wort, and it seems like it is done already. I used T-58 yeast, which was recommended, and it...

Since it was a test batch, I did use store bought juice (Langers, which I use for ciders and graffs I make also). I added to the carboy for primary, and it did come out nice and subtle, and I think it really complimented the Calypso hop flavors as well. For my latest batch I did I also added 6...

The final gravity came down to 1.01, so the ABV was at 4.7%. The apple juice bumped it up just a few tenths of a percent than the pilsner malt would've been alone - definitely some nice added flavor though. I used saflager 34/70 for the yeast, which I've had great luck with for the lagers I've...

A local brewery near me recently had am interesting ale on tap I was hoping to recreate (or approximate), since it seems to be off the menu. It's a tweak from one of their standards a blonde / golden ale. Basically, it is described as a golden ale, made with gold ale base, and brewed w oats...

I've been on a graf and apple kick lately, and decided to play around a little and create an experimental small batch, and it turned out really well. This one tasted really promising as I took some gravity samples - will be bottling on Monday. If anyone has done anything similar or has notes...

Thanks for the suggestion- first time using Calypso so I was guessing. You're definitely right, it is a nice mild hop, and I'm liking the flavor. Will definitely add some more next batch. Thanks!

I was craving an apple flavored beer that wasn't a graff ( I make those also), and tried this one out. Used a simple recipe as a base (1 lb pilsner DME) - 1.5 oz 10L steeped in for 10 minutes at 150 for some extra flavor -calypso hops (supposed to have apple/fruity flavors) - 7g total during...

Thanks for the feedback. Guess I'll have to live with an accidental sessions ipa. At least it tastes good. Lesson learned! :D

I'm just using a standard hydrometer. It has worked fine, and it seems to be just an issue with my IPA. I've recently brewed a cream ale and a hefe, came out great and at the expected abv.

Hello, Long time watcher, first time poster here. I recently brewed an experimental IPA, and the final gravity seems to have stalled out much higher than I would've expected. For the past two days, it has been been reading at 1.022, which is way off from where I wanted. OG was 1.051 on 9/4...