Recent content by jasonh82

So I was wondering if anyone had ever tried adding some malted rye to their dry Irish Stout grain bill? My hope is that it adds a small amount of spice and eccentuates the chocolate and coffee flavors. Here is what my plan is so if anyone has tried this or done something similar let me know. :)...

Awesome info! Thanks everyone! I think I've got some good basis to get started now. I really appreciate all the help =)

I guess where I become a little intimidated is knowing what grains to steep and how much to use. For example if I wanted to do an Irish Stout like a Guinness I would buy the dark DME and then get some chocolate malted barley and some roasted barley, but how much would I need per 1 gallon batch...

These are all great options and excellent advice. Thank you all =)

Is it possible to brew a good beer from just Dry Malt Extract or Liquid Malt Extract? If it is then are there any good beers that anyone recommends making? I'm kinda open to all styles right now. Thanks in advance!!

How about taking your finished AppleJack and hitting it with an apple pie recipe like you would do for moonshine? Clawhammer has a pretty simple apple but tasty apple pie recipe that could be tried or altered to taste. You can watch that video here. The recipe is basically: - One can of Apple...

Hey everyone! I'm new to this site and to brewing. With that said I have a few questions. I have done a gallon of still apple cider with a 1/4 of a cup of apple juice concentrate and pitched with a tsp of Nottingham Ale yeast. It came out well and so I decided to make Perry from a gallon of...