Recent content by Malty_MacHops

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Could be good. I had a brewpub sour brown recently that was aged in bourbon barrels. It wasnt made with fruit, but the beer had a distinct tart cherry taste which went very nicely with the vanilla notes of the oak. As far as a first time I would stick with a dark fruit dark beer combo to oak...

If you're sticking with cherries, the type would affect which style I went with. If they're dark sweet cherries I'd go with a porter or a chocolate stout. If they're the lighter color tart cherries try something like a Belgian strong ale or maybe a saison. But I feel like you will always get...

From what I've seen I'm the first to get here the way I did. I was looking for beer apps on Android market and one of them was for HBT. It was free so I downloaded it for a peek. You guys answered my question fast and added some good advice, so I'm in.

Sounds great guys. I appreciate the advice. I've got a few weeks off school, so hopefully I can gather my supplies and have a batch in primary before next semester starts. Between fermenting and conditioning, I should have some brew ready for post mid-term celebration.

Hello beer people. I'm pretty new to brewing and over the last couple of years I've been getting deeper and deeper into the craft beer/food scene. So, I guess its time to give homebrewing a try. I made a batch of extract with steeping with a friend once a couple of years ago. Unfortunately...