Recent content by jclark1299

Got my hands on some kegs in perfect time to rack this brew. Day 1, very harsh finish. Day 2, harshness seems to be going away. Day 3, Damn good beer. This is the first brew I am totally pleased with. Will be trying this one again and hope to get better OG/FG results. 1.066 - 1.022. Not...

After a month in primary I am stuck at 1.022. Pitched Nottingham yeast cake from a English Mild at 62 degrees and submersed the primary into a tub of water to keep temps low. Initial fermentation was not as vigorous as I anticipated. After two weeks I checked the gravity and it was 1.022...

Has a Breckenridge Vanilla Porter tonight and thought it was too vanilla-ey. I already bought the grain bill and have been wanting to make a pecan porter down the road. Since I am not feeling the Vanilla, I am going to go for it. Researching tells me to roast them several times at 350 and...

Excellent Craftsmanship! I hope mine comes close to as nice as this.

First Mild and first time hitting over 80% efficiency. Looking forward to the results, no tweaking of the recipe and it smells glorious!! Also the Cowboys won which makes today a great day!

I followed this extract recipe exactly with the addition of 1/2 # of 2 row and lowered the Magnum to 1 ounce in hopes of lowering the IBUs a little. I cooled to 75 and aerated the wort before putting into the primary. I am waiting to pitch until it gets to at least 70 but I went a head and...