Recent content by grumpybrewster

At a county fair? That sounds nothing short of awesome.

Thanks to both of you. This won't be the sexiest beer ever, but I'm tired of wondering how many imperfections I'd notice if my beer weren't brimming with citrus (or banana, or chocolate, or biscuit... you get the picture). As for toasting your own malt, can you do that if it's already been...

Point of fact: "lemonade" means different things in different parts of the world. In shandy, it's normally a carbonated, sweetened lemon beverage, right? When we make shandy at our house, we get pretty fancy on the lemon soda side of things (I'm drawing a blank on the brand name right now)...

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I've never brewed a blonde ale before, but I want a minimalist recipe to brew over and over again for the next few months while I hone my technique a bit. How does this look? I welcome suggestions for improvement. Target batch size: 5.5 gal, 70% efficiency Projected original gravity: 1.052...