Recent content by GranolaMang

I've found one or two references to grey hops from California. This is the one I found: "By late 1856 he had set up a hop yard near Sacramento. Flint wrote an account describing the status of the hops industry or hop culture in the Sacramento Valley: There are only two varieties of hops...

So I'm putting some hop crowns into the ground today (8 total) but I'm unsure where to position them due to watering needs. They include 2 Chinook, and 1 each of Cascade, Centennial, Late Cluster, Southern Brewer, Comet, and an old heritage variety from Michigan called Petoskey. I read...

A few more details: The estimated ABV should be between 6-6.75% when done, with an estimated SRM of 20. In that alcohol range, it's more in the IPA range than a double IPA. I'm also thinking of adding either piloncillo or palm sugar, maybe even some tamarind pulp. I'm really open to...

I bought a Scotch ale kit a while back but now want to use it as a base for a IIPA instead. Since it's been sitting in storage four a bit, I'm thinking of changing up the specialty grains and definitely kicking up the hops a few notches. Any suggestions?

BUMP After reading all of this, I'll probably be brewing a mulberry beer soon (most likely a wheat). My parents have a couple of trees on their property. One is a white mulberries that are slightly sweet but bland otherwise. They also have a larger tree that gives blackish/purple fruit. This...

Thanks for the tip, but I already have the 3724.:( Maybe I'll get the 3711 and use the 3724 for some mead in the near future.

Wow, thanks for the help and the quick reply!

After a long hiatus from brewing (6 months), I'm looking at brewing a saison this weekend. I'm working with a blonde ale extract kit and some liquid saison yeast. I'm also wanting at adding some candied quince, probably in the secondary (time permitting) but that might change. This is only my...

Wow, you sound like a dedicated brewer. I hope they don't give you any trouble getting ingredients into the country. Just curious, what is the homebrewing scene like over there?

Right on. Let us know how it goes since it's your first time going all grain. Good luck.

Sup y'all! I finally brewed my first batch last night and thought this seemed like a good place to chop it up with other beer lovers. In case you're wondering, I started off with a blonde ale but I have my eye on bigger and better things (weizenbocks, brown ales, porters, chicha, etc.). Feel...