Recent content by Manglemart

Hey everyone, I've seen some clone recipes for Surlys Abrasive Ale like these ones: http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=100716&hilit=abrasive+clone but I haven't found a brew schedule. I am brand new to all grain so I'm not quite comfortable trying to come up with my own. Anyone...

Yeah I was a little disappointed since the kit was about $60 for me. It's an ok beer just not what I expected. Whether it was something on my part or Midwest who knows. There's always the next batch!

Kegged today got a final gravity of 1.018 for an ABV ~7? I didn't do a temp reading for the "mash" so maybe that's why the ABV turned out low? Not sure but that's what I got out of it.

just transferred to a secondary today. i added 3 med size beets to try and get a rich red color. it tasted very sweet yet so im thinking of doing a third racking to let it settle. the kit suggests 3 week secondary so maybe itll even out on its own. i didnt take a gravity reading but ill keep...

I just brewed this on wednesday and I ended up with an og of 1.071 ill try to post the fg when its time to keg