Recent content by jblack138

Carapils is not in the NB recipe, but it is listed on the Tallgrass website. I figured if I was trying to make it & have jumpstart with the NB recipe, why not get as close as I can by adding some of the same grains they use. I do appreciate the input

I'm wanting to do a Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat clone. Using the recipe that Northern Brewer has and cross referencing with the Tallgrass website, they use Carapils and White Wheat in their recipe that is not in the Northern Brewer kit. It's my first time using Carapils and my question is do I...

I appreciate everybody's input. I'm not dedicated to the Special B, but I had some leftover & was just wanting to use it up. Thank you all for helping out!

Thanks for the replies! I'm still searching to average things out. I didn't expect them to be too much of the grain bill, but I figured an amber would be a good way to use some of the up.

Hello! Quick ingredient question for anyone who can help I've got some 60L & Special B leftover from some previous brewing & would like to make an Amber next. Any ideas on how much of each I should use? I'm not proficient at recipe building & haven't taken the time, or money, to purchase a...

Urban Chestnut, St. Louis. Big Muddy, Southern Illinois Victory Southern Tier O'Fallon, O'Fallon, MO Anchor Abita Deschutes Tin Man, Evansville, IN New Belgium New Holland Great Lakes Kentucky Bourbon Barrell Anderson Valley Goose Island some Clown Shoes It's all run of the mill stuff where I'm...

I've read the primer a few times & I'm still scratching my head a bit. My Freshman level chemistry is non existent. Failed it miserably! I don't expect to be an expert any time soon, but a good starting point would suffice and I think I have that now. We'll brew it up and see what happens...

I know there's going to be a difference, but just for beginners, an extract. I'd like to do a partial mash, but I don't want to muddy the waters too much. I'll stick to extract until things make a little more sense. I'm getting ready to download Bru'n Water right now! It looks overwhelming but...

So I'm wanting to brew my 3rd batch of beer & water is going to be my new focus over everything else. Just theoretically speaking, help me understand using Distilled/RO/Spring vs Tap water. Obviously the first 3 are filtered to eliminate chlorine & the like from drinking water, but what is...

Thanks for the advice. Next time i brew this I'm going to shoot for a partial mash & I'll add the Munich then. Thanks again!

Attempted my first recipe using extract. Looking forward to input & tweaking it. Going to be interesting to see what everyone has to say. Start dry hopping tomorrow! 8 lb Light LME 1 lb Crystal 10L* .5 lb Munich Light 1 oz Summit (16.3%) @ 60 min 1 oz Citra (14.5%) @ 20 min .5 oz...

First time trader here, but looking for these 2 unicorns in my neck of the woods. Willing to fair trade multiple bottles to make up price difference if needed. Best trade I currently have is 22oz Little Egypt Hefeweizen, 2014 GABF gold medal winner. Have access to select Schlafly...

Man, I really appreciate all the advice & encouragement! It's fun! I'm not looking to open a brewery or anything. I just want to make great tasting beer! Thanks, again, everyone!

I've had it, but it's been a few years ago. I did like it, but it's not something I'm going down the 4-pk in an hour or 2. Definitely just a one here & there for me. Interesting flavor profile. Sweet, but not Samiclaus sweet. I would buy it again if i didn't keep finding new beers to try.

I feel that I have some good notes on my brews so far. They could probably be a little more detailed, but I have all kinds of numbers, what everything looked like at various stages of boil, and what to do different next time. I'm sure they'll get more detailed as I brew more.