Recent content by Fade1800

Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I think I have something of value to add to this discussion. I recently did this with a $25 shipping scale I bought off Amazon and a 5 gallon batch of doppelbock in a carboy. I interpolated the results using Balling's numbers and compared the results to...

It's funny that I found this thread. Earlier this month I tried a beer by Wooden Skiff Brewing Company that was dubbed an Irish Red, and it had distinctly Belgian notes to it. So much so that I made a big enough deal about it that several other people thought I was bonkers. After all, how can an...

I just brewed a Summer Shandy with this using 2-row pale malt and flaked corn. No hops in the boil, but dry hopped with El Dorado, and it came out quite nice. Spiked the batch with a bottle of Sour Apple vodka and it still came out to less than 5% ABV. The flocculation is very low, and the batch...

I was curious because I heard a German brewer saying that they can't even force carbonate because that violates the purity laws ... which I find absurd. But it got me thinking. Plus, my home brewing club is having a competition that is following Reinheitsgebot rules, and I'm trying to figure out...

LOL! :mug:

Does smoking grains violate Reinheitsgebot?

Recently I got the bug to pursue BJCP judging certification. I’ve been home brewing since the mid ‘90’s, though not consistently. Some years I may have only brewed two or three batches, and other years none. The past year I’ve had more free time and with it, a renewed interest in brewing. I took...