Recent content by LoreleiHI

I'm building the recipe off others in this thread. Most seem to have used straight corn sugar, with lactose to sweeten, as it comes out dry. Crabbie's is a malt ginger ale, but very light and sweet--almost soda-like--so I've taken half the corn sugar (and a bit more) and turned it to DME. If I...

My roommate loves Crabbie's, and I wanted to brew something that she'll enjoy. I've made a few things, but it's been a while, so I thought I'd run this by the hivemind. :) 5 g water 2 lb ginger 3 lb light pilsner DME 2.5 lb corn sugar S-05 I'm lactose intolerant, so using that to boost...

I've been away from home unexpectedly & unavoidably for almost 4 weeks. My sweet stout is perfectly aged (my host had some, since he'd helped make it)... And my golden/cream highbred has been bottle conditioning for 4 weeks, and I've not had a drop. Granted, there are 6 cornies of homebrew...

I'm testing different beers when I go out (unless I have a craving for a favorite like Midas' Touch. In fact, over the weekend my spouse and I went out with friends, and I ended up trying an amazing beer called Allagash Four. I have to admit, there's a difference between tap and bottle, but...

My first homebrew. An extract w/ grains kit built by Jasper's Homebrew Supply. It came out pretty damn good. :)

Yep. Made my way to the LHBS and bought two. The owner knew exactly why, lol. :)

Oooh. That sounds *tasty*! /scribbles idea in notebook

Normally, I wouldn't either, and I'd have my spouse as a failsafe if the panic attack got that bad. I think that was part of the plan (she deals with her issues by triggering me--and 30 yrs vs 1 year, who has deeper buttons, heh). Anyway, panic attack, not thinking clearly, made not the...

Just finished my Golden Cream ale (it's so close to both, lol). It's in the fermentor in our basement, that's finally got up to 60F. We have a solar blanket on hand (as well as conventionals) if the temp drops again. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite the fun time I had planned, since my wife...

Second brew, all set up & just waiting for water (we have a deep well, usually it's great, but we get off flavored in some conditions, and I don't want to risk it). I'm wicked excited, despite the migraine. Yay that my spouse is willing to run to the store for me! Anyway. I'm making a Golden...

+2. There's a lot of people who have done lots of brewing who hang out online, and most of them are willing to help. Lots of LHBS are the same, willing to give guidance and usually a quick recipe scan to see if it's viable (after all, they want repeat customers, which may not happen with a BAD...

Fellow beginner! As with food, rule #1 is (say it with me!) SANITATION! Would you cook with tongs that you *know* were used for raw poultry without giving them a hot soap bath & scrub? Or not wash produce you got at the supermarket? (Think of HOW MANY HANDS touched those before you did!) Same...

So, a question from a new brewer re: recipe being brewed tomorrow: I'm making a blonde/cream type (it straddles the definitions, basically a touch too dark to qualify as cream, otherwise spot on), with a last-minute yeast change due to dead yeast beasties (yes, I did a started in advance, it's...

Frankly, it sounds like Kona Brewing Co Koko Brown. Which is pretty damned tasty. :) Damn, now I'm missing my old home in Waialua... /looks at the damp New England spring

This is my 2nd brew, and my first all on my own (I had a brew day with a friend, he did AG and walked me through extract w/ grains). This recipe I worked up on my own, modifying a NB recipe. It's extract w/ grains. I'm pretty solid on process, since I read constantly, and have done it once...