Recent content by mcritchlow

this yeast is pretty temperature sensitive in my experience and very different from what you'd expect from a belgian yeast (warm to hot ferm temps). i make a belgian pale with it and ferment low (appx 62F). Great beer, no sharp or medicinal flavors at all and pretty darn tasty belgian flavors i...

interesting that's what they told you. they should check Sierra's website: http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/torpedo.html :mug:

83% 2 row, 6% victory, 6% munich, 4% wheat. mashing about 152. i don't miss the crystal at all.

Looks like a cool recipe, and of course a great story. What lov is the caramunich you used? weyermann has a few options.

i got one of these too. just a heads up that 6.5 gallon carboys, at least mine, don't fit correctly on the base. i got it to work by double stacking a carboy drainer on top of the base and then it worked fine and was stable. I think it works great for cleaning kegs.

Great work! Do you have the Shark Bite Red recipe?

I think you'll be happy with the results. Maris Otter is fantastic stuff, but I'm on the same versatile/cheap thing with base malt. I use regular 2-row (current bag is Malteurop) with a little victory/munich mixed in. Is it exactly the same as using MO? no, not exactly but I think it's damn...

i use fuggles in mine, seem to work well and not get in the way of the core sweet stout flavor profile. no aroma hops.

a homebrew ESB from my last batch (5 months old). surprisingly good still but I like the latest/fresher version more. now a Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Wild, yum

just made my own variant of this recipe, very similar to others posted. mine turned out a bit darker than Tumbler with maybe a hint more smoke character (which i like). http://hopville.com/recipe/857895/american-brown-ale-recipes/beetlejuice-brown-ale

kegging up an attempt at a Tumbler clone tomorrow and brewing my first Milk Stout on Sunday.

Hi everyone, going to take a crack at going with RO water for my next brew, an oatmeal stout. here's the recipe: http://hopville.com/recipe/927282/oatmeal-stout-recipes/updegraff-oatmeal-stout-2011-10-08-version my question is, would it be preferrable to add the CaCL and gypsum to just the...

my house pale ale with cascade/columbus/citra all late hopped. i've made it about 5 times (only been homebrewing a little over a year) and it's consistently a favorite even with those that don't usually like hoppy beers. lately I've been upping the 10 and 0 min additions a bit higher...

I'll second this recipe. it's one of my favorites. i use s04 and 12oz of choc malt but otherwise keep the recipe as is. It's a great summer porter too :)

i've got one that's got more focus on late hopping. but i've made it a few times and have been very happy with the results http://hopville.com/recipe/624884/american-pale-ale-recipes/caliban-pale-ale Just something else to think about. Good luck on the brew!