Recent content by JayLove

Hi onipar, I'm not sure about the legality of shipping alcohol to and from Pennsylvania - the little research I did shows that it may not be legal at all, but I'm not certain. I'm in Washington State where it is legal to ship alcohol to certain states, however you have to be licensed to do so...

After conditioning in the bottle for 3-weeks, I now have some follow up tasting notes to contribute on my slight variation of this recipe: Color: The beer is a bit hazy and doesn't have much head retention, but a nice deep orange color. Aroma: The pumpkin and spices come through prominently...

Hi onipar, I finally bottled my version today - later than anticipated. The sample looked a lot like your above picture - cloudy and dark orangish - but it smelled and tasted much more promising than earlier samples I've had. The pumpkin aroma and flavor is at the front and the spices come in...

Please don't "bump." I'd like to know how the latest iteration turned out, as well. I'm developing a recipe for a Coconut Milk Stout to celebrate my 4th wedding anniversary inspired by Black Raven's Coco Jones Porter - a delicious delicacy in Seattle.

Hello onipar, I just racked to tertiary today - only racked three times to clear out all that pumpkin trub. But initial fermentation wrapped up within three days. Did a taste test and the beer tasted thin - limited spice flavor, low pumpkin flavor and almost no aroma but a nice mild bready...

Hi onipar, Sorry to burst your bubble, but I actually had to use canned pumpkin for this batch. I had fresh pumpkin for the previous one. To your questions: Differences From Your Recipe: - Used same grain bill, hops and schedule. As I said before, your recipe really captured several...

So, I'm brewing my version of this recipe tomorrow --- don't want to steal your thunder in any way, onipar, but I feel my notes could be useful information for brewers who want to try a pumpkin beer and, since I am relying heavily on your recipe and have tried to brew pumpkin beer a few times...

I love a good pumpkin brew, but the pumpkin beer I brewed last year was none-so-great, in my opinion, though others liked it (too alcoholic and astringent and lacking in pumpkin character for my taste). I'm almost obsessive about research, especially when it comes to my brewing recipes and this...

Huh... getting mixed messages here, gypsyhead. Did the earthy beet nastiness set in? It sounds to me like the very concept of how to approach a red velvet cake inspired beer needs to be re-examined. I'd like a little more input on your experience with beets as a coloring agent, though, and if...

Mike- You sold me on this one --- I'm going to brew this next weekend re-pitiching yeast from my stout. Then maybe brewing Jamil's Evil Twin after that...

Damn you, Eagle Rock Brewing!!!! I used Rye, but I don't think I properly colored the beer. I've decided that me furture attempt probably won't use beet juice - too much of a wild card. Instead, I will likely go for a Chocolate Cream Vanilla porter and color with food coloring later - giving...

Hi Gypsyhead, I had a birthday the other day and my wife decided to make me a red velvet cake using beets for the food coloring per the instructions available online on how to do so that we've been reviewing. She had the peeled cut-up beets steeping in hot water for several hours and you...

Hi gypsyhead, Have you had a brew day? Anything to report? On the edge of my seat to see how things are going this brew.

gypsyhead, I added a whole sliced beet at the end of my boil and the wort looked pretty dark brownish when the boil was complete - but after a week in primary the red color really came through, even with the chocolate malt and roasted barley. Basically, I don't think you'll need to worry...

Hi GypsyHead, First off, now that it's been in the bottle for a month or so, the flavor has evened out - there's more of a chocolaty flavor and the lactose sweetness comes through - but there's still a strong eartiness and a lot of chill haze. However, the color looks great (a nice blood...