Recent content by bthunter87

I made this today. Only hit 69.8% efficiency, so my OG was 1.061. Boo. Anyways, everything else went well. We shall see. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yeah, could use one of those kettles fa shooo

Okay, here is the final recipe. Just going to ask for any more suggestions/feedback before I swing by my LHBS to pick up the rando other stuff. I also changed the yeast to US-05. Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 6.52 gal Boil Time: 60 min Efficiency: 72.00 % Est Mash Efficiency...

You rock! I'll keep y'all posted on how this turns out. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Should I up the Munich and Victory and cut the crystal down? Because I've never really made my own recipe before, I don't have the experience to know what does what and how. I know crystal provides good head retention, which I love, but I definitely like the idea of a hint of toasty! Is there...

Yeah, the OG wouldn't go that high, but because the dextrose ferments completely, the ABV would end up almost 10% trading 1 for 1. I'm going to review my hop schedule as per your suggestion. Any thoughts on the specialty grain combo I've chosen? I think those will go well together, but I've...

Okay, after playing around, I've put my mash temp at 150, 12lbs 2row, and 1LB dextrose, and here is the readout. I think that looks pretty good, yeah? Est Original Gravity: 1.082 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.0 %

Thanks for the hop feedback. In regards to subbing 1 for 1 - base malt for sugar, That would drive my ABV WAY up! Here is the readout from beersmith: Est Original Gravity: 1.087 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.8 %

So, I really enjoy the crisp clean IPA, but like the idea of a bigger beer. Would dextrose leave me with a lighter finish? Cutting my 2row back to 11lbs and adding 1lb dextrose will give me an OG of 1.077, SG of 1.011, and an expected ABV of 8.6%. Is that too much of an alteration? I definitely...

So, I've been brewing for a while, but have only used other peoples recipes so far. I've decided to start playing around with my own ideas and would like a little feedback on a pretty basic all-grain batch I've thrown together using stuff I've got lying around. Let me know what y'all think...