Recent content by gSully

All great info! I have not yet re brewed it, but I am definitely going to tweak it next time per Ben's advice. I have also not treated my water yet and will be Burtonizing it according to the above. Also, I'm pretty sure the sweetness and more hops is attributed to my low utilization or...

Thanks everyone, great ideas! I look forward to using it

Thanks. So does that mean I should store 1.5 gallons of Bourbon into my barrel until its ready to be filled with beer? On a similar note, the barrel only has a stopper and the opening is not large enough for an airlock. Do you need an airlock, or since its just conditioning, I can go...

Hi all - I was recently given a small 5 liter new oak barrel as a gift. Its a medium charred new american oak barrel from Deep South Barrels. I am curious to ideas and input on what to do with this thing? I realize its quite small with a lot of surface area. Also, given that its roughly...

Yep sure did. Turned out a bit sweeter and not nearly as aggressive on the hop profile. Probably just a byproduct of my techniques but next time I'm going to increase the late addition hops and try to make it way drier. Color was pretty spot on. All in all, turned out pretty great!

Just curious, anyone try Breakside's Guava IRA. Saw it on their website and sounds awesome. Would love to try to attempt an IPA/IRA with guava, or even passion fruit. Wondering how the OP's is coming along as well.

Hi everyone - First time poster but have been searching the forums for ages, what an incredible home brew resource! I recently put together this recipe attempt at a Breakside IPA clone. Hops and grain has been obtained from various articles written about the beer as well as transcripts of...