Recent content by docmullen

I followed this recipe exactly- and am very impressed. I got spot-on with the color of the Hoppyum. When I drank them side-by-side, however, I felt that my brew was short on hoppiness- both in aroma and hop after-taste. The bitterness was perfect, but I need more aroma. I primary...

first time i used it (slightly different recipe) the flavor started very similar, but stayed with the beer (took me about 2 months to drink it all). the change in this beer happened literally over a 2-day period- when I got back, I drank one and the beer was different...

so I may completely offend the purists here, but I was seeking the spiciness of that yeast/type. I'm mixing and matching not necessarily for a true clone (obviously), but for things I've had in the past that I really enjoyed. interesting about the dry-hopping- i'm relatively new to that, and...

Hi all- first-time poster. Been brewing for many years, but still consider myself an amateur. I recently brewed the recipe below (I was aiming toward Lagunitas Sucks-ish, low IBUs but lots of aroma); bottled it (I have never kegged yet), and began drinking it after about 2 weeks in bottles...