Recent content by montegod7ss

I already had a post typed up about this very subject and before I posted wanted to see if there was anything on the subject already. What I was inquiring on was if anybody today was making a true traditional IPA in the 9% ABV and 150 IBU range, but this one you talk of seems very close. I...

On the wort chiller thing, do you just hook it up to a garden hose and let it run or is it a circulating system? I will have to have a look at the Newcastle clone as that is what most everyone I know likes.

I would love to make an English brown ale right off the bat. All of my BMC swilling friends actually do enjoy Newcastle if I'm buying it, and I'm sure a brown ale would go over just fine. Do you have a good extract+SG recipe for a brown ale?

After searching and researching and drinking a lot of beer whilst doing so, I have decided to start brewing. I don't like "kits" in hardly anything so I think I will piece something together with the the best of everything so that I can grow into my setup instead of out of it. What I have in...

I didn't really phrase that correctly. What I meant was typically I don't drink yellow clear beer. I am a fan of Sam Adams and some others but overall I like dark beers like porters and stouts. This whole adventure is being overseen by the SWMBO and we both have a liking for Corona so I...

Hey all, I've been lurking here for a few days now looking around and want to start doing some brewing. I am a bit of a beer snob, as everyone here probably is, so I hope to get some nice beer out of this. If I wanted to brew Budweiser then I'd just buy it so hopefully the beers I enjoy aren't...