Recent content by davidcaz

Thanks for the feedback. Ill probably up the coffee and roast barley. And add some later addition hops. Will post the final recipe with results to follow. Thanks again!

Well, in that case, carry on then.

Looks to me like a very very roasty smokey stout. I would cut back your specialty grain by one half. What does everyone else think?

The chinook is because that is what I have on hand. However, it has a pretty resinous bitterness in my experience. So perhaps I will swap it out for magnum. I dont usually use crystal malts in much anything, unless it be something like Special B. Always add munich to my beers though. Probably...

Hi all! A friend and I are going to brewing this baby some time next month . This is my first imperial stout and I havent been very successful (IMO) at making a really good stout, (like ever!). The fermentation is always good, and my stouts are irrefutably stouts, but always lacking some of...

It is delicious! The oats and the week make it quite opaque, but also give it a great head that really laces nicely as I crush a pint of this hop nectar. Lots of orange on the nose. Kind of bruised though, like a box of mandarines with a couple soft ones in it. This mulchy/ripe fruit...

Will do. Brewed yesterday. Expect to loose a ton of beer to trub. Might use a hop bag next time. Everything else went well. Will post on this thread.

Your beer looks very similar to one I am about to brew. Found here. I`m going to go ahead and make mine. Will be posting a picture with tasting notes.

So, I'm brewing this soon. What do you think? Any suggestions on the hop schedule? FYI my steep whirlpool method will be to add the hops at flameout 15 and 30 minutes before chilling the wort. Citra IPA 2/6/16 American IPA (14 B) Type: All Grain Batch Size: 30.00 l Boil Size: 33.84 l Boil...

Thanks! I brought a wort sample to the homebrew meeting last night. It tasted a little less sour when compared with others. Im going to go with cherries added to 2.5 gallons this June, and I'll age the rest for at least a year. Thanks again! I enjoy your blog.

Hi. Yesterday I drew a sample from the Lambic styled beer I've got in the basement. It is quite sour. I wouldn't say it is has a lot of vinegar flavour though. I pitched it with a not very attenuating Saccharomyces yeast, Wyeast Lambic Blend, and some dregs from a Gueuze and an American Lambic...

Thank you for your replies, and I am eager to hear any more ideas. We all brew at our homes and we sell club glasses. So far I'm thinking, an oak cask, starting a brew library, or purchasing a communal BIAB setup for initiates in our brewvangelisation. A sensory kit is a good idea -- could...

Hi, Our homebrew club has been given $250. I am trying to rack my brain for some ideas to present at our next meeting on how to spend it. What $250 purchase would you make for the good of your homebrewing community? Note: We are in Canada so some U.S. products wont be available to us. Cheers!

Thanks Kal. That really helped me understand the importance of a gfi, very informative. Also wilserbrewer, you gave me a couple great ideas there. I really appreciate all of the good advice you guys on this forum are so generous with! Cheers!

Hahaha. Well that answers my question. Thanks!