Recent content by gator

just ordered my ingredients for my Russian Imperial Stout. I want a complex brew that will take my taste buds on a huge journey, so i'd like to add everything up to the kitchen sink.... in that vain, i'm wondering what a few things will add to my beer....recipe: 1.25# english brown malt...

i want to THANK YOU for this post. i had never heard of southern teir and of course, couldn't get it in mississippi if i had......looking over their beers and ideas, MAN, i love it.... i'm trying my best to put together an imperial stout w/ vanilla in it.......i've now got more to think...

i'm kinda curious whether or not most people when starting out clone some brews they dig, getting a better feel for the process and then move on to creating recipes that are mostly your own or did you just jump in feet first? gator

AWESOME! thanks, gator

is brown malt the same as roasted barley - by way of AHB's description, i think it's close but not sure? i'm trying to put together my recipe for an RIS with vanilla (buying from austin hb) and the recipe i've come up w/ on beer tools isn't quite what i can find at AHB. i'm at work, so finding...

THANKS EVERYONE! it's no small thing that simply waiting may pull this all together. i figure as my skill improves, so will my beer, and i appreciate ya'll taking the time! gator

THANKS folks!!! i always forget the recipe - sorry. here it is: 1# american caramel 60L 8# alexanders pale liquid 0.5 oz Chinook 13% AA (60 min) 1 oz Centennial 10% AA (20 min) 0.5 oz Cascade 5.5% AA (15 min) 0.5 oz Cascade 5.5% AA (5 min) Yeast - WLP001 California ale ---> admittedly...

this has probably been beaten to death but could someone describe a "cloying" taste? my first batch has been in secondary for several weeks now and i tried some of it last night, along w/ checking a hydrometer reading. it has this weird taste that i can't figure out....there's almost NO hops...

addendum: i'll be using wlp007 dry enlish ale yeast or something similar if unavailable instead of the high gravity yeast i listed. gator

posted this a few weeks ago and haven't made any changes.... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/looking-help-w-my-ris-122846/ haven't brewed it yet or bought supplies....wanted some experienced taste buds to help. i'm "so far" satisfied w/ it, and it scored 100% in the little beer tools...

in YOUR opinion, what are some universal characteristics that YOU consider "musts" in a RIS brew??? i've created a recipe that i think will be great, but want to make sure i'm not missing something.........big, complex is what i'm looking for w/ this brew - my holiday brew. just curious, gator

not to be argumentative but move to mississippi and come back and talk to me.... archaic nothing over 5% for sale beer wise, no LHBS to be found and a state legislature FULL of idiots that won't allow a higher alcohol content (and/or breweries to distribute by default) yet receive checks from...

sorry, just getting back to this......est. IBU's are 67.7 per beer tools. good idea on the english ale yeasts, will make change. i'm thinking of adding a little vanilla and possibly honey to this, but haven't decided......thoughts? gator

EXACTLY what i needed. thanks, gator

quick question that i'm probably missing the "jist" of. let's say i'm brewing an imperial stout and have a bunch of dry yeast packets laying around. and, it's an extract w/ steeping grains recipe. it's a winter warmer type brew i'm shooting for that will age from now until the holidays...