Recent content by CStang67

Thanks for the discussion. It inspired me to brew one, and it turned out great. Cheers

OG was 1.065 and the gravity when I add oxygen was 1.035

So I added some molasses. Fermentation took off so fingers crossed. How long do you all think I have. I was hoping to age it a bit as it is a 8% beer

Ok so I am a special kind of stupid. For the first time I have 3 beers fermenting and apparently that’s to many to keep up with. I brewed an barleywine yesterday and I thought to hit it with some extra oxygen. Problem is I messed up and added oxygen to my strong ale that is at day 3 and the...

Thanks for all the input. I have decided to party gal it with an English barleywine from the first running shoes and a pale ale, American or English (have not decided yet) from the second. I was really tempted to do the Alt as its a favourite of mine but I have never done a beer as big as a...

Would this be like an Alt?

Thanks all, I can do 10 gal batches and have considered both splitting it or going all in on a strong beer. I like the idea of something German but worried that all the maris otter wouldn't fit. I purchased enough grain (bagged correctly) to do two other beers so there is a part of me that wants...

So due to a mistake (mine not theirs) my local mixed up parts of two recipes into one bag. No I have this large bag of grain that I am at a loss with what to make with it, so I am putting it to the masses. Bare in mind that I can add to the grain bill but not take away. Here is what's in the...

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I have started raising the temp and should be good to bottle next weekend. Thanks again.

Thank you for the info. I can't wait to drink this as the wort tasted great so I hope the finished product is just as good.

Thank you for your thoughts. I have not yet taken a gravity, maybe I will do that this weekend. Should I have any concern with having enough healthy yeast to successfully bottle condition. I also have quite a bit of trub on the bottom of the carboy, I think a lot sediment from hops as I used...

So I tried to do a Belgium Wit based seasonal beer. Below is my grain and hop bill for a 5 gal batch. To make it seasonal I added some spices during the last 15 mins of the boil. Not sure exactly what happened, but my best guess is that the figs and dates added sugar because I way over shot...