Recent content by jdblant80

I took the DME and hops with me. I originally thought about taking some pre-hopped extract with me, but nothing at the local HBS looked particularly good right before I had to go. I would consider that as a potential option though. I will say boiling some fresh hops in the tea kettle did come...

Correct no boil. The hop utilization wasn't great, but I was shooting for a wheat beer -ish style and with the hops staying in during fermentation it still had a good aroma. Probably wouldn't be brewing an IPA this way! Also, most of the beers in the area are so malty a little under utilized...

Interested in getting some additional thoughts on brewing while traveling. Background. My job takes me to various countries in Africa periodically where there is not much selection on the beer front. On my last trip I decided I had enough time to brew a small batch. I used a 3 gallon...

Thanks for the input everyone. I wonder if it wasn't a mix up given some of the tasting notes. At least I got some good feedback on the saison I submitted.

Must have been some left. Stated there was little hop aroma and that it was a bit worty like it was under-attenuated. The citra hop aroma definately come through on my other bottles and the attenuation was fine (og 1.066/ fg 1.014).

Just received a score sheet back from a competition and I'm a little curious for some input. I submitted an IPA I had brewed about 1 month prior. I force carbed in a keg and bottled about 18 with a beer gun. Bottles sat about 2 weeks at ambient in basement (~65°) before I shipped to the...