Bump my Carapils up 5# (total 15#)
Anyone up for a 1/2 split of Munich or Pilsner?
I don't work on Fridays so I can help any time with the splits, just let me know.
The Bluebonnet Brewoff is in Irving, TX.
I've got an Oatmeal Stout entered this year.
Last year was my first time to go, I think I had a great time but it's kind of hard to remember when you have so many great free beers to sample ;-)
I just picked up mine at Homebrew Headquarters in Richardson $90 ready to go just need a ballvalve. I think Kelly the owner? said he could sell the kegs for $30 for the do it you self type.
I work in a fab shop and could have done it myself, but I didn't like the idea of mixing buisness with...
The only problem I've had dry hopping is that sometimes a few leafs make it to the bottling bucket. Most of the times they end up sticking to the side of the bottling bucket. But every now and then they get in the siphoning tube when your bottling and cause the bottle filler to stick open. Not a...
If any of you begining brewers like me get a chance to go to a Homebrew competition you should go. I got to go to the Bluebonnet Brewoff last weekend. I got to meet alot of nice and interesting people, get a feel for the local clubs and best of all drink alot of homebrew :D They had almost 1200...
If your house stays close to thoughs temps. go ahead and brew some. If your alittle on the warm side you could try the towl/bathtub/fan thing and bring the temperature down some.
I guess I will get to find out soon what fermenting at higher temps does to the taste of my beers. Cause I'm not...
Well I've only done a few batches, but from what I've read the type and quality of the yeast you use is so important is because it makes the magic happen :cool:
Liberty Ale Clone:
8 lbs LME
1/2 lb 40L Crystal
1/2 lb Munich Malt
1/2 lb Cara Pils Malt
1/2 oz Fuggles Hops -pellet (bittering)
4 oz Cascade Hops -leaf
California Ale Yeast WLP001
steep grain at 150 degrees for 30 minutes
at start of boil add Fuggles and 1 oz of Cascade
dry hop...