Recent content by max129

I brewed this back on New Years Eve of 2011. Over 2 years later, it just won 1st place for Wood Aged Beers in a local competition. Great recipe. It really has gotten better and better over time.

1 oz is a bit much coriander. I used .75 oz in a wit and it was very overpowering. I put .5 oz of lightly toasted coriander in my White IPA and it was perfect. Using Glacier hops are a good choice. The tangerine/orange juice character that I get from them would probably fit really well in a...

I'd also like to know if the graham crackers were mashed or put in the secondary. I was thinking of making a Southern English Brown with graham crackers so any advice would be appreciated. Great looking recipe. Did you end up entering it into any competitions?

I brewed an all Glacier APA a few months back. The taste and aroma were just a big bomb of apricots and orange juice. It was a little muted at first but really shined with some time.

I second Novare Res. Loved that place. Gritty McDuff's is a decent brewpub if you want to visit somewhere smaller than Allagash, Shipyard, etc. I loved Maine Mead Works - the owner is a great guy and you can sample about a dozen or so excellent meads there. Have a good trip.

My fridge looks really similar to that but it's 4.4 cu. To remove the glued on door, I used a utility knife and a whole lot of force. It easily fits a couple of kegs now so I don't see why the 3.3 wouldn't work for just one. Good luck.

I brewed the More Brown Than Black clone recipe from BYO with some harvested Conan. It turned out amazing - very fruity.

The brewery rep that I originally spoke to said that they were phasing the beer out because making the rice fermentable was too much work. I assumed he was talking about mashing whole rice.

I'll have to try that. I've had this fridge for about a year and it's great for lagering my 3 gal batches but I've never been able to fit a full ball lock keg inside.

Agreed. 8% of crystal is a bit much, especially if you don't like the stuff. Munich would be a good sub.

I wouldn't worry too much about adding something to the braid unless it became a problem for you personally. My braid was fine without any extras for about a year and a half. Then I started getting stuck sparges. I found a really thick, high temp tubing at my lhbs, cut slots into it, and...

Anyone else enter this? Received your scoresheets/ribbons yet?

I second saisons

+2 = 826 Accidentally dropped one into a pot and then gripped the extra one too hard out of anger.

You might want to check out Biermuncher's post about making one of his beers non-alcoholic. It doesn't seem to have completely wiped out all the booze but he claims it lowered significantly.