Haven't posted here for while. Most mail order shipments are ingredients and an occasional piece of equipment. But today I received an ingredient that I am particularly interested in using. Rum barrel chips. I intend to brew a porter that will relic a pint of porter featuring a shot of Coffee...
Good advice above and I too will suggest John Palmers The Complete Joy off Homebrewing as your first read. It is a detailed guide to learning the basics to mid-range brewing. The more research you do the better prepared you will be to begin your brewing experience. You are not gonna be an expert...
That sounds delicious and it inspired me to try a way of getting dark rum flavor in a porter. It could be done using barrel chips from an aged rum barrel. Thanks for the inspiration.
Welcome back to the madness @TinkerLynx. There are many ways and configurations to achieve brewing great beers. This site offers an array of possibilities to consider when setting up your new system. My suggestion is take your time and make good decisions that provide you with the set up that is...
Actually what I did yesterday. I brewed a batch of one of my favorites, a Czeck Pilsner. I always do a triple decoction mash but this time I took it a step further and boiled the decorations in a pressure cooker. I have been reading that doing so reduces the involved time with doing the...
I enjoy doing decoction mashes with various lagers and pilsners. I have been readying about decoction mashing in a pressure cooker. The process sounds like it saves times and promotes a better decoction without the necessary stirring while boiling with no risk of scorching. I am brewing another...
My wife and I had a hard day working in the yard getting ready for summer. So she went and picked up pizza while I commenced to enjoying a HB Marzen. It is amazing how well pizza goes with a true to style Marzen. Gee I love this beer.
Oh well the head diminished while I was woofing down pizza...
Today it's finally time to transfer the troubled porter into a keg. I transfered 1.5 gallons yesterday into a torpedo keg. It finished at 1.008 after a 1.054 OG. It taste great and now the torpedo is cold crashing and settling down.