Recent content by carolinabrewer

Other than the watery / thin mouthfeel, if you like the flavor profile and don't want to change anything else about it, you could try adding a bit of maltodextrine near the end of the boil. I add about 4 ounces to a couple of my 5 gallon stout recipes for this very reason.

kevlee67: I think I am going to give the recipe you provided a try. It looks like a good starting point from which to experiment. Maybe I will try a 2.5 gallon batch to start with.

I've waited long enough...its been almost 2 weeks since I bottled this and decided to try one tonight....absolutely devine. BUT...Even more exciting is that I actually brewed 2 batches of this during the same brew day. The second batch, which I also tried tonight, contained a bit of...

Ok, I worried for nothing. I just bottled this today and the FG was 1.004. You're right...those are some hungry yeast ! The sample was great. Can't wait to try it once it's carbonated. Thanks Biermuncher for all your helpful comments through this thread.

I just brewed the 5 gallon recipe and followed Biermuncher's directions exactly. I hit the mash temp perfectly and OG was 1040. I pitched the Nottingham yeast and within 1 hour had activity in the airlock and this continued WILDLY for almost 2 days and then it suddenly stopped. Temperature...

I am a November-March kind of brewer. Mostly because the temp is easier for me to control in the fermenter and partly because the wife can only endure it for part of the year...call it a compromise. What I am wondering is at what time of the year is the most popular time for homebrewers to...

Yea, that's pretty much the same way I made the immersion chiller I have...including the clear plastic tubing. I think I am going to replace my plastic tubing before I brew again as it is not really made for high temps and the tubing had a tendency to kink around the point where it is connected...

It's been a long hot summer and my supply of homebrew is getting dangerously low now. I am thinking about wiping-away the cob webs and cranking-up the kettle and fermenter for the fall and winter brewing season. I need a little help with a recipe for Magic Hat Hex Ourtoberfest and thought...

So how did you make it ?