Recent content by jkp42

hey guys, so I am trying to put together a big brew with my home-made malt. I'd like to do it with 100% home-made, but since it's my first go at a barley wine/big brew, I thought I'd throw in a bit of DME and Sugar to help me out. Here's the recipe. Hoping to come in at 10% abv or so..Comments...

hmm, so priming is not just about carbonation? who'd a thought it.. anyhow, since I'm not looking to spice the brew up any, it looks like white sugar is the way to go. Thanks guys!!

Hey guys, I am looking for an alternate priming sugar for all my recipes that call for corn sugar. I am thinking either honey or molasses, or possibly caramelized white sugar if neither of those are a good option. Does anyone have experience with these? do you know what the ratio of...

Hey guys, I am very much a newbie to brewing, so this should probably be in the newbie forum. I am hoping, however, that some users in the All-Grain section may be able to answer this question, since it relates to do-it-yourself malting. I am trying to make a high abv. all-grain beer from...