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My garage definitely needs a new heater... 🥶

I haven't brewed with S-04 in years. I do recall it settling out exceptionally well but having a tart quality to it. Can't say much about the flavor content it brought other than it was subtle. Might not be a bad idea to try 1099 with it, but one thing I would say is that I am less inclined...

A very belated update to my brew session. Just wanted to comment on the difference between the beer brewed with Verdant and 1099. I had the GF try them both and then I sampled. The Verdant beer was thinner, a little more of a hoppy note, to me it had a slight metallic (penny) smell & taste...

So I got the beers kegged this morning. The taste/smell samples were very different from each other (not shocked!) Going on vacation for 5 days so they should be ready to sample when I get back home!

Thanks Mark! It was a super easy-going brew day and things went pretty smooth. I didn't get to drop yeast until a few hours after the session because our ground water is pretty toasty in California right now and couldn't get things chilled down super quick.

Brew day so far is going off without a hitch (other than my OG being off by a couple of points...) I've updated my recipe based on my hops AA and my efficiency. Hopefully the link works: SomethingOldeAK | British Golden Ale All Grain Beer Recipe at Brewer's Friend I'm going to place 2 gallons...

If I had some S-04 floating... I'd be inclined to try that! So I have all of my grains together. I'm wondering since this may be construed as a keeping beer (age it a month or two?)... would a touch of oak be appropriate?

Haha! I'm 90% the cook so I have a fair bit of latitude in the kitchen. I suspect I would ban myself if I ever had a major spill in there though... :-S

I don't think these have been posted yet, but more articles on AK's origins: Second thoughts on the mysterious origins of AK The Meaning of AK in English Beer Terminology (Part I) & The Meaning of AK in English Beer Terminology (Part II) P.S. I do small batch brewing but I might try to do a...

I'm gonna shoot for this next weekend if possible, but I need to place an order so I'm at the mercy of others... This is what I was thinking for a recipe: OG: 1.043 FG: 1.010 ABV 4.4% IBU's: 35-40 SRM: 5.31 40% Thomas Fawcett Golden Promise 40% Rahr 6-Row 10% Flaked Corn 10% Invert...

New brew assistant... :0)

Would like to do one of these! Not sure when... but I'll post an update when it comes around. I have some 1099 yeast kicking around (and a pound of flaked corn) so maybe sooner than later?

I agree with Northern Brewer on this. My take on this style is not Fullers, but it is an inspiration for sure! I actually cut the crystal a bit in this one (it was originally around the 13% mark). A few of the english beers I've brewed (dark mild is one of my other favorites) use a heftier...

Not too far off! :) I'm tempted to streamline the recipe some more and just go with 5% chocolate, but I like the softer flavor of the pale chocolate/chocolate wheat combo. I'm a big fan of Fullers London Porter and Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter so this a bit of both.

I have a brown porter that I'm still in the process of tweaking, but it is settling in on these numbers and I'm pretty happy with it! 75% Golden Promise, 10% Brown malt, 10% UK C80, 4% UK Pale Chocolate, 1% Chocolate Wheat . 20 IBU's of EKG @ 30 minutes. Mash around 154-156 for some extra...