Recent content by JoelAJ

I brewed this up last month. Been drinking it steadily. I only made 1 modification to the recipe. I used 2 lbs of raspberries and 10 oz of cherries to keep it from being to sour. The outcome was fantastic. This is a great beer without being over the top sweet or sour. both fruits were organic...

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Keep it in the primary for another week or 2 and then start measuring FG for consistent readings. I've never bottled before 2 weeks and have had to wait up to 5 weeks before fermentation completed once. Just ignore the 7-10 day recommendation and go with what's right. Most instructions that...

After brewing about 10 batches so far, I still haven't purchased a wort chiller. For the first several beers, I just cooled it down in cold water. After that, another brewer brought up the idea of using ice from the grocery store and adding it directly into the bucket on top of the hot wort. I...