Recent content by JaviBrewski

HB Kellerbier. Hoping it cleans up a little more during bottle conditioning as it was supposed to be a Pilsner

2Gal Mosaic/Sabro IPA. 1848+2 = 1850

Post work pint! Sloop and Prison City's Riot Bomb

+2.5gal Pilsner Brewed yesterday = 1595.25gal

came in the mail friday. finally got to use it yesterday

Still tweaking and tinkering. The one i posted was what i originally had and isnt even my very first draft. My OP is probably draft #2 and the link is draft #3

Mist of my IBUs are coming from the bittering addition at the 30mins. Youre correct in that the recipe is definitely in the upper limits of the style guidelines. Ive linked the recipe in brewfather in hopes it may help. https://share.brewfather.app/Xhkc68AnywxdOx

Thats my main concern and the part thats been beating me up. Most time i just follow a recipe and it tells me when to do everything. My grain bill isnt whats bothering me (thats easily fixable). Its the hop selection and hop schedule to get the most out of the selected hops thats driving me nuts...

3.5 gal batch

Updated grains and ive OG at 1.055

Mash would be at 155. Whirlpool at 175 for 15-20mins. And yes the warrior and hops at 5 mins would be removed as i have a hopstand and then id add the whirlpool hops Estimated IBUs is at 48.

So I decided to try and make a Pale Ale from scratch as its pretty forgiving brew and its roughly on the "easier" side when it comes to ingredients. I tried to follow the guidleines from BJCP but at the same time im not too focused on it. I mainly tried to keep it within the IBU guidelines in...

finally got around to bottling my psuedo-lager. came out nice and clear. cant wait to try it out in a few weeks.

should be ready by the end of the week. Just have to figure out how Im going to cold crash and then add the gelatin since i dont have temperature control. Mexican Psuedo-Lager with Lime

I too was an army brat. This is one of the earliest pictures of me with a beer. Looks like a Budweiser. I remember sneaking sips of Heineken's and Budweisers when i was younger. First beer i think I ever had on my own was a Sam Adams Boston Lager or Corona or Heineken. Really Cant recall.