Recent content by BeerFan21

Reply for the win! Looking at my primary right now - and I could really use this!

Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewing Co. is my favorite. Hobgoblin Ale from Wychwood Brewing in the UK is a close second.

Hello to all my fine fellow homebrewers, :mug: I have a question for you: The chicken or the egg... Which would you get first, all grain system or a kegging system? It's xmas time and I am either having my wife buy me an all grain system (from NB) or the kegging system (from NB). I am...

I am working on my next recipe, trying for the 04b/c style... Does Maris Otter work well as a steeping grain? I have been using Simpsons Caramalt. Also, I am changing up my Fuggle/EKG hops to all EKG - am I using enough? Lastly, should I add .25 or .125 of a chocolate/brown/black malt...

CommonLaw: my Challenger experience may have been flawed - I bought a new 7.5 gal kettle and planned on using my brand new banjo burner outside to do the boil but it was pouring outside and moved the process back to the kitchen. Doing a full boil on my stove gave me a real fit at keeping it at...

Thanks for the feedback! sp1365: Did you use the hops in that order (EKG for bittering/60 min boil; and Challenger for finishing/aroma)? I recently made a batch with Challenger (60 min boil) and EKG at 15 min and 0 min, but it didn't turn out as nice as my original recipe using Fuggle - 60...

They do have US Goldings available - how do you reccomend using them?

Hello all, I am brewing a English ESB\Strong Pale Ale and was planning on using 2 oz of Fuggle (60 min boil) and then 2 oz of East Kent Goldings (1 oz 15 min, 1 oz 1min) but my LHBS seems to be out of East Kent Goldings currently. What substitute or combination would you suggest? I am...

I sent an email to Bill Nelson (FL). I'm a big fan of Orlando Brewing Co, but down in SWFL there are no local breweries, just a few decent beer bars. The three tier system already limits too many quality beers from making it to my area, we don't need another hurdle. I fear that if this tax...

Hello all! I am an extract with grains brewer and am still cooking in the kitchen. I currently use a 20qt (5 gal) brew kettle and typically boil 3 gal and then add 2 gal of water to the fermenter. I am very happy with the results so far but am looking for places to make improvements where...

CaraHell is the name for a specific Weyermann Malt. Here is a link to their website with great descriptions of the differences between their malts... http://www.weyermann-malt.com/eng/produkte.asp?idkat=18&umenue=yes&idmenue=37&sprache=2

I am not clear as to what sparging means. I saw that this recipe was labeled as Extract, but I thought sparging was a AG term/technique. I searched the forum for a clear-cut answer to what this means but didn't seem to fine one that was clear enough for me. I appreciate any clarification...

I am working on my first weissbier/wheat beer recipe, and after reading some threads I am still unclear if there is a distinct advantage to going all DME... I have also read and heard that there is a distinct aftertaste to using LME - that may be avoided by going all DME. Does anyone have...

http://www.koenig-ludwig.com/klw/koenig_ludwig_en.asp I came across it while stationed in Germany. On a weekend leave, I visited the castle and brewery - it was a great weekend! I was drinking the dunkel at the time and have always been looking for it here in the states with no luck until...

I haven't had Weihenstephan yet but I have had Paulaner quite a few times. Paulaner is good - very flavorful, perhaps even slightly over the top? It's done well though; smooth and mostly balanced unlike a few micro versions that I think the brewers were trying too hard to impart flavor into...