Recent content by CampbellBrewing

Badass brewstand looks... well... Bad ass.

I purchased the ingredients for this brew tonight, and plan on brewing this out tomorrow. I'm going to make my belgian candy sugar using the recipe here: http://www.brewcookpairjoy.com/2009/02/diy-belgian-candi-sugar/ Would this beer do better with age? I planned on bottling this beer, but I...

Also - the stated temp readings are from the stick on thermometer. According to the thermometer I stuck in the water bath, the water was in the high 50s.

So I've read a few posts regarding temperature swings, and none of them quite answer my questions so I'm going to ask! I'm brewing an IIPA, about 9.5% according to brewmaster (intended to be a bit lower, but I didn't account for the water lossed in a 90min boil compared to 60). My temps are...

Started my boil with 6 gallons, ended with about 4.75 after a 90min boil... I forgot I reduced my volume by a gallon once I started brewing due to the increased extracts... I need a larger brew kettle! Last batch was 6 gallon after boil, but it was only 60 minute boil and I had less leaf hops...

So I started to brew an arrogant bastard clone that I found online, and then decided that I didn't really just want to copy someone else's beer, so I figured I'd twist it (and it ended up not looking at all like arrogant bastard). This is what I ended up with: 12lbs of Pale Malt Extract...