Recent content by johnnybob

Look up the recipe for Dragon Blood wine. I've made it and it's outstanding.

Next week I will brew an all grain 2 1/2 gallon batch of Cream Ale. Expected OG - 1.045 - 1.050. I going to use US 05 dry yeast. Do I need to pitch the entire package or only half?

I don't know if there's much difference between the two, but here's a good recipe that uses Brewers Gold. I've made this many times and it's one of my favorites. Ballantines XXX Ale OG 1.058 8 lbs 6 row pale malt (2 row works just as well) 2.5 lbs flaked maize 1 lb light munich malt 8 oz...

I totally agree with this statement. The best Big Dogs is the Draft House (the original) on North Rancho Drive.

Well now it's my turn to make some of this stuff. I went to Costco yesterday to buy my juice. My local Costco doesn't carry TreeTop, so I bought the Kirkland brand, 100% pressed apple juice, Ingredient list: apple juice. I think this stuff should work really well. The rest of my ingredients are...

The California is actually a pretty good place. Lots of Hawaiians like to stay there. It's fun, it's an old property, but the old cocktail waitress'? What the hell, what goes on here, stays here. After a few pints at the Main St. Station, you might as well check it out. It's right across the...

It's the 80 year old cocktail waitresses in skimpy cheerleader outfits across the street at the California that's disturbing. The Califorrna is actually a pretty good place. Lots of Hawaiians like to stay there. Fun, old cocktail waitress'? What the hell, what goes on here, stays here. Might...

The best place in town is the Draft House on north Rancho Drive. The brewery is located here and the beer is very fresh, not to mention a good selection. Tenaya Creek is pretty good also. If you're Downtown, try the Main Street Station, there's a brew pub located inside that's not bad.Also...

Look for St. Peters Old Style Porter. Delicious.

Cervesa, is the spanish word for beer. Typically, Mexican cervesa is a pale lager. Pale lagers are usually very lightly hopped (with some exceptions) and use little or no finishing hops. Make the kit once as it is written. If you want to tweak the recipe and add some finishing hops, do it next time.

All I ever use is white table sugar. It works just fine. Use a little less of it than you would corn sugar. Look at tastybrew.com for a priming sugar calculator. Incidentally, table sugar leaves no aftertaste that I can detect.

I want to order a sack of 2 row base malt from 50 Pound Sack.com. Their prices are very good, but I've never ordered from them before. Have any of you out there had any experience with this company? What are your thoughts. Thanks for your responses.

I use 1/2 pkt of rehydrated dry yeast per 5 gallons. Any strain/type of beer yeast will do. All you're doing is fermenting the priming sugar.

I would suspect too a high primary fermentation temp. This is a common cause of "off flavors" in beer.

I would suspect too a high primary fermentation temp. This is a common cause of "off flavors" in beer.