Recent content by mike4420

How did this turn out? Curious about 7lbs of oat malt.

Just to follow up on this... The swirl, appropriate temp and 24 hour chill time really helped. We have another family get together in 2 weeks so I'll bring more then. Lesson learned.

Yes I added Ginger, Orange, cinnamin... I only chilled it for about a hour, the ginger was dominant. I think it will turn out good, once given the appropriate amount of time. Yesterday I moved the bottles from the basement (I was keeping them too cold) swirled up a bottle and will throw it in...

Thanks for all the reply's! I definetly learned some stuff from this. My family is all Miller/Bud Lite drinkers (except for my mom who really likes this blueberry beer, Wild Blue). I brought over some Belgian Dubble before and they all said they enjoyed it. I brewed a Spiced up Hefer...

Its been 2 weeks since I bottled, I used 3/4 cup sugar which is enough for 5 gallons. I ended up only have 4 gallons in the bottling bucket so I know I have enough sugar in them but I tried one last night and it still seems alittle flat. I brewed this for a family get to gether this weekend...

Interesting idea with the flaked corn, thank you.

Bike N Brew thanks for the info, very helpful!

Looking to brew a IPA this weekend and want to imitate Burton on Trent as close as possible. I think I have gotten close enough but looking for opinions. My Current Profile Calcium: 29.8 ppm Sulfate: 37.0 ppm Magnesium: 7.6 ppm Chloride: 10.0 ppm Sodium: 7.2 ppm Bicarbonate: 71.0...

Uhlee, did you ever find a answer? I'm looking into imitating burton water profile.

Well I will let you know in about 6 months! I did 10gal and went with WLP099 and Wyeast 1028 London Ale. I went with a starter 2 days prior to pitching. They are very different colors. The 1028 has some red in it while the 099 is kinda yellow orange, looks nasty! But as long as it taste...

Torchiest, just wondering what you decided to do.

I want to do a oaked porter and found this recipe. This will be our first all grain. I'm looking for some thoughts from experts about the ingredients and amounts used. http://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/20061202.php Bad Tom's Imperial Bourbon Oaked Porter We'd have a recipe here for...

I am looking into oaking also, heres some reading I have found so far... http://***********/mrwizard/1396.html http://***********/mrwizard/913.html http://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/20061202.php Also interested in hearing about experiances & methods....