Recent content by bdawg62

I will say this beer didn’t do well at a competition this summer. Entered in experimental category and comments were spot on to BJCP guidelines but both judges didn’t like the taste so a beer with no flaws listed scored a 21. Probably shouldn’t have been judging experimental beers.

What was your starting gravity?

I say why not try something different. I don't know that I will make the beer with Doritos again (quite messy) but I may try to get the same flavor using more beer friendly ingredients.

Opened one of mine tonight, very nicely carbonated as well as crisp and refreshing. It definitely has a Cream Ale backbone with just a hint of Doritos. Not at all a waste of good beer.

Bottled today, tasted like a cream ale with an aftertaste of Cool Ranch Doritos. Not overpowering at all, actually rather enjoyable.

In the home brewing world that I live in " Just because you can" means DO IT.

Brewed this beer this weekend. 2.5 gallon batch with 3# 2 row and 1.5# Crushed Cool ranch Doritos mashed at 148 for 90 minutes. Skimmed all of the grease off of the top of the wort in the kettle prior to boiling. The smell was amazing and as of this morning it was fermenting. PBW and hot water...

Does anybody know if Beerbug went out of business. I had mine in for service and now I can't get anyone to return my e-mails. I never really had much luck with it from a gravity accuracy standpoint but it was good for monitoring temperature when away from the fermentor.

I have done a Cherry Belgian Ale that turned out nice. It was a 2.5 gallon batch that was racked onto 49 ounces of cherry purée in a secondary fermenter and allowed to sit for 4 weeks. It showed evidence of fermentation for 3 weeks before it finally settled down. If you only have a 1 gallon...

Do you have a layer of "gunk" on the bottom? If you do you are good to go. The fact that your Gravity has dropped significantly shows that fermentation is happening. It is possible that you missed the visible signs of fermentation as this can vary considerably

Thanks guys, fermentation took off within an hour and is still slowly bubbling. I will just leave it for the recommended 3 more weeks per the recipe.

I am brewing a Belgian Cherry ale and the instructions were to rack the beer on top of cherry purée after initial fermentation was complete. I allowed the beer to remain in the primary for two weeks and then racked on top of the purée a week ago. I can see areas where the yeast has burrowed into...

Hi all. I am brewing a Belgian Cherry from Zymergy Jul/Aug 15. I have racked the beer to a secondary on top of the cherry purée. It has been a week and the yeast has made its way about 1/3 of the way into the layer of purée. My question is, should I very gently stir up the purée on the bottom...

10985 + 35 gallons YTD = 11,020 gallons.