Recent content by Kolchek

Forgot all about this post. I tried caramelising a couple blood oranges in the oven just to taste before brewing, & it tasted like regular oranges. I didn't bother going through with it. Instead I did a split batch of a red ipa, half as standard & the other half I added pomegranate juice. It was...

Will be attempted in the next week or two. Stay tuned...

Not really worried about haze... it's all the rage now isn't it? ;)

Yeah, I meant roast the fruit in the oven. Not overly "burnt", I was thinking caramelized blood orange might work well in an red.

Adding citrus to beer is nothing new, but has anyone ever caramelized the citrus before adding? I'm thinking that it might add a new twist. Opinions?

Cheeky Monkey did a great limited release Rum/Raisin Bock & I want to try do a Rum/Raisin stout. They used rum soaked raisins in theirs, & also aged it on oak. I was wondering if I could get some feedback. For the rum/raisin part I was going to steep chopped raisins in dark rum, then after...

Thanks for the reply. I do all-grain & was trying to find a way to shave a bit of time off, but it's no big deal - I'd rather have better beer. Yeah, I calculate IBU based on the volume of 1 pot, not both. I have to use a bit more hops, but that's fine. I've pretty much worked out my...

Hi all, I do BIAB & use two pots for my boil. I do my 60min hop boil in a large pot & use a second smaller pot to get up to my desired final volume with lower gravity sparge [2nd pot is normally about 7L/2gal]. I was wondering if I can do a shorter boil on the 2nd pot. I boil both pots...