Recent content by friarsmith

Based on my recollection of taste and the way Anchor describes this beer, I always perceived it as a hybrid of English BW in malt character with conservative use of American hops. Not as in-your-face as eg SN’s Bigfoot and others. I would definitely spring for a higher end pale malt like and...

I brewed the AHA recipe (60L) soon after they published the issue in 2018 with several Anchor recipes. I used Muntons Pale and Simpson’s Medium Crystal which is around 60 ish Lovibond. It was darned close to Anchor OF. Perhaps a mix of 60L and 80L would be perfect. After a two week primary...

I use it as the base malt in clones of Belhaven Pilsner and Twisted Thistle IPA. It is great in anything UK-ish

Seems like it’s time for pre-happy hour warm-ups in the Eastern Time Zone, no?

Note the not-hazyness of this delicious IPA 😁

Back to the OP, I wonder if the combo of maize, SO4 and relatively high chloride is masking the desired orange flavor? I’d nix the maize, reduce the chloride to 50-ish ppm, bump up the sulfate 10-20 ppm, ferment with US-05 or WY1010, and increase the orange in one of the ways already...

I stumbled across this at the library several months ago. Part history, part soap opera, a revealing synopsis of the Busch family and the inner workings of AB. Loved it.

My last 20 cu ft tank lasted about 4 years and 125 brews (mostly 5 gal batches). And I typically oxygenate at 2.0 for 45-60 seconds. I’m about 20 brews into my current tank. The initial outlay for a bigger tank is pretty $pensive but much less than the equivalent number of mini-Lowes tanks.

Welcome from Jax!

The BF phone app has come a long way. I like it in a pinch, but still prefer the UI on my laptop. Probably cuz I am old fashioned that way. From a brewing perspective, I switched to BF from ProMash (yeah, I’m old) in 2013 and have done 250 ish recipes with it. Works great for me!

Not sure of your trellis/wire/rope setup, but can you fold-over the tops/tip back along their trellis and secure loosely with some twine so they don't flop around and tangle w/ other varieties? Sounds like you have a few hops growing to one central point?? I used to grow hops up 15 ft poles...

Lots of variables here, but also factor in yeast selection. Eg, A highly attenuating yeast like 34/70 might call for a more balanced water profile vs a malt-accentuating Munich strain which might need a higher sulfate ratio to magnify the hops bite. FWIW my fav IPL’s have been brewed w/ WLP838...

It’s basically Journey w/ John Waite on vocals. I love me some Neal Schon—Blistering leads. Even if the song is steeped in Velveeta. And the little synth accents in the chorus magnify the cheese.

I made an educated guess on OG and slurry age and Mr. Malty says about 180ml or 6oz. I’ve used slurries for a handful of Voss and Lutra batches and they seem to perform like similar quantities of other non-Kveik ale strains.

Well, I went west til I smelled it, then south til I stepped in it. And (save for a short ill-advised hiatus 6 years ago) here I am 15+ yrs later.