I'm sorta on that track right now: in addition to the Saison and Nut Brown, I also brewed a Dead Guy Ale clone and a Porter all in the span of 2 weeks. I'm also researching more recipes to move on so that I'm basically drinking 90% My Own Beer this summer.
Ya, my friends and I live in fear of Autolysis from all our beginner-book readings. But we've never experienced it.
For me, the biggest job of brewing so far has been managing my anxieties and doubts. I've yet to brew a beer that I haven't totally enjoyed, but I still sweat bullets every...
Wow, fast answers. Thanks guys.
The recipes in Radical Brewing (great book overall!) are I think purposefully vague. He doesn't say anything about what states the beers should be in for these maturation times, just gives a number.
I think I will just rack to secondary in both cases and then...
Hey guys,
First of all, I just wanna say thanks to everyone on these forums posting knowledge and tips. I'm now on my 9th batch of beer and I've hit up this incredible resource time and time again when I was freaking out about one thing or another. You guys rule! Cheers!
Ok, so I recently...