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one other question, does anyone have any expierience using this blend for a CA Common?

thats kinda what my gut is telling me, just read its a blend of a lager and ale strains, which is what peaked the question

I just picked up a vial of whitelab's cream ale blend that i plan on brewing with in a week or so. has anyone had any experiences with this yeast that they care to share? one thing i am curious about is cold conditioning. i dont really have a set up to cold condition my beers at this point...

It's an all grain batch. I did a pretty basic iPad recipe just to get my new system dialed in. Man I miss brewing outside!

Just got back in to brewing about a year after moving into an apartment that doesn't allow me to use my outdoor burner. Just did a 2.5 gallon batch on my stove, but could only manage to bring the pot to a weak boil through out the duration of a 90 min boil. How worried should I be of dms? My...

The beer turned out good. I also wound up dry hopping with another oz of the Tahomas. I wouldn’t say there was anything new that that stood out about these hops. There’s some woody/earthiness with some faint citrus notes on the nose. I could see using them in a hoppier blonde ale or maybe an...

I’m planning on brewing this IPA once some carboy space frees up in a few weeks. Trying to go for a piney, dank brew. Let me know what you think! 5.5 Gallons Target OG 1.064 IBUs ~65 12 lbs 2-row Mash @152 .5 lbs victory .25 oz Columbus 13% AA @60 min .25 oz Simcoe...

The hops just arrived. There is some citrus going on, and I definitely get the cedary notes of the nose. I think I'm gonna do this pale with them next week: 5.5 gallon 1.054 Target OG 35 IBUS 9 lbs 2-row 18 oz Vienna 10 oz Crystal 40 .5 oz Magnum 13% @60 1 oz Tahoma 4.1% @ 15...

That's pretty much all I've been able to dig up as well. Farmhouse also mentioned some cedar notes, and there current stock is 4.1% AA...

I just ordered 4 oz of tahoma hops from Farmhouse Brewing supplies. Not quite sure what I plan to brew with them, but they sounded interesting...Has anyone here tried these yet?

I wound up sticking with what I had, and so far I'm pretty happy. I hit 1.060 for my O.G. and finished with a FG of 1.012. The beer tasted great going into bottles. Really nice balance between the caramel and roast flavors, and bitterness is right where I want it to be. Pretty excited to taste...

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I scaled back the Crystal a smidge and added little more roast. I also opted for a cleaner yeast. Here's what I'm going to be brewing this Saturday: 9.25# 2-row 1.25# Munich 10oz Crystal 40 4oz Crystal 120 10oz Chocolate 7oz Black Patent 1oz N.Brewer @ 60 .5oz N.Brewer @ 15...

Brewing up a Robust Porter this weekend. I might add some bourbon soaked oak cubes later on, but I haven't decided yet. Here's what I got so far... 5.5 Gallons 1.062 Target OG 45 IBUS 9.5 lbs 2-row 1.25 lbs Munich .5 lbs Crystal 40 .5 lbs Crystal 120 Mash @ 154 10 oz...

This beer turned out great. The Simcoe/Centennial combo provided piney/grapefruit notes and an overall pleasant bitterness. The German Ale Yeast ferments pretty clean, but gives a subtle fruitiness. The beer definitely benefits from an extra week of cold conditioning in the fridge after...