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Anyone ever make their own candi sugar using a method similar to this? https://joshthebrewmaster.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/how-to-make-belgian-candi-sugar/ I've done it 12 or more times, and it always came out clear and amber (darker the longer the sugar was cooked). Today when I did it...

Thingsbeer (at Michigan Brewing Co. in Webberville, MI) sells 50# Briess Pilsen for $35 (they just lowered their prices on Briess malts). I think the pale malt is about the same.

I use .039 for barley and .037 for wheat malt.

Could this be true?

Thanks for the input everyone. Bob, that's exactly the kind of effect I'm looking for. I'll be using a single star in the boil for 15 min or so.

I'll be brewing a strong dark Belgian ale and am considering trying star anise (and maybe some bitter orange peel). I've looked all around for how to use the star anise but got a lot of confusing information as far as quantities and length of boil. I've seen suggestions of teaspoons, fractions...

That sure looks official, Beer Inspector. I better dig that one out and send it along for testing. ;-)

I have a box that's been buried in my basement for years with a few bottles from my earlier brewing life, 1990 and 1991! A pale ale, an altbier, a pilsener, a "Christmas" beer. None of them is a "big" beer so I don't hold out much hope for them. They weren't great back then. In that same...

It wasn't free shipping for the 8 oz hop sampler. I put 2 of them in my shopping cart and shipping was $11+ on a $33.80 order.

Funny, -40 is the temp where farenheit meets centigrade!

Trader Joe's has a really nice dark abbey style beer made for them by Unibroue. I think they call it Vintage Ale 2008.

:) What took you so long! His post was out there 3 min. ;)

I'm only 8 brews into it, but I'd say my favorites are my Monkberry Moon Delight Tripel and In The Details strong golden. Both very similar with different hoppings and different yeasts.

Among the many reasons that I would never stand for a 3+ hour runoff is that I might have to watch the Lions!

0.025! Isn't the factory setting .039? That's a huge difference. I keep mine at .039 except for wheat, for which I change it to .037.