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  1. J

    100% Malted Corn Lager, Double Decoction Mash

    Interesting. In a couple of days, I am going to rebrew my recipe but slightly tweaked. How was your starch conversion test?
  2. J

    Can anyone sell me Maris Otter seeds or other heirloom 2-row varietals?

    I am interested in beginning a home-breeding program. I have purchased some barley seeds, both 2 and 6-row, which are best suited for my climate, however as is standard with North American types of barley they are rather bland in terms of flavor. I tried googling for Maris Otter seeds or other...
  3. J

    My First Competition: Results, Disappointments, Improvements

    What should the ideal pH be? Mines was mashed at around 5.4. Didn't check the sparge although I'll check that next time
  4. J

    My First Competition: Results, Disappointments, Improvements

    I don't know why the rounded it to 78 lol, but I'm happy with that score considering this is kinda like the premier competition.
  5. J

    My First Competition: Results, Disappointments, Improvements

    I've been brewing for a relatively long time however I have been rather shy on sharing my brews, let alone having them test in high scrutiny, however I decided that I was decent enough to at least enter and I should shed some of my cowardice. I am also someone who likes to take things way too...
  6. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    Oh I know, however I've had mixed results with gruits. One time, when brewing a pale ale I added rose petals in the last 15 minutes or so and it almost tasted like Tettnang. It was obviously more floral however a lot of the flavor elements where hitting the same notes.
  7. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    All right so whenever I have used beans in the past, I tend to get them in their dry state, crack them under the mill but give them a coarse grind as bean flour sure loves to clog the system. After you have cracked them, cook them at say 180 f to 200 f for about 1-2 hours to completely...
  8. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    most likely I'm going to step mash, mostly since I like doing things atleast in my head "naturally"
  9. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    Man this would be one interesting adjunct lager!
  10. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    Excellent! Yes I also hope for this to be a years long project, since I love combining my love of things, especially theology and brewing! I mean, if we REALLY want to let the grist shine, fermenting with a malty lager strain would be the best but like uh patience is not one of my virtues lol
  11. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    All about being biblically accurate! Also, at that percentage beans impart a sorta nutty semi sweet flavor, as I have used beans before in brews. Also gives an amazing head!
  12. J

    Need ideas for brewing an experimental beer

    I'm someone who likes doing weird experimental things, and one thing that I love other than my love of homebrewing is theology and philosophy. I actually studied Philosophy in college back then! So anyways, I'm thinking of brewing a theologically inspired brew, and not just say Trappist abbey...
  13. J

    Does anyone question where the major yeast manufactures source their yeast?

    Now I'm not complaining that we essentially have access to some of the major yeast strains used by a lot of the major breweries and larger craft breweries, in fact I am fond of harvesting the yeast of bottle conditioned beers myself, however, has anyone questioned how these people get some of...
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