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I have just recieved a free bag of Briess caramel 10L and due to being flat broke I thought I would try making my 'goto' recipe that uses 100% 2 row with 100% Caramel instead. Any thoughts?

As I had stated before, I do my own research and just wanted to cover all bases in case someone had something better than what I had found. I tend to use my "thick skin" as I lobby to protect my (and your, if you live in the US) rights from the government trying to take them away. I come to...

Thanks to those who took my request seriously. To those that do not understand the question, maybe you have a cartoon showing a caveman that is eating porridge with a caption of "This porridge makes me feel happy" Something to that effect. Smartass answers turn a lot of people away from...

That's awesome if I had asked for a smartass answer. I think most people DO google and other research, but feel they may have missed something if they don't ask others. Don't assume that others are stupid maxam

I need a pic or a cartoon to display in a powerpoint. This pic will coincide with the topic "Home brewing beer has been around longer than recorded history" If anyone has something that will fit this topic I would appreciate recieving it from you. This request expires after 3/15/11...

Thanks for the advice.

8#'s two-row 1.5# honey malt .5# munich 3 lbs raw wild honey .5 oz amarillo 60 min .5 oz cascade 40 min .5oz amarillo 30 min .5 oz cascade 20 min single infusion mash at 150 for an hour. batch sparge. add honey at flameout I have no idea what the AAU's of the hops are.

I cant seem to avoid making beers that are bitter. Now I like bitter so I'm not complaining but every beer has been more bitter than expected. The last beer I brewed was an all grain honey ale. I even cut the hop bill in half and it ended up tasting like a light version of my Rye ale fully...

excellent reasons not to. Thanks guys, I have a hard time thinking ahead w/o first making the mistake.

Is there any reason not to leave my pre-sanitized hydrometer in my fermentor (carboy)? It seams more convenient not to mention less opening therefore less contamination. Thanks for replies.

Thanks for all the input. I'll be patiently waiting for the beginning of September.

how low should I take it> .5? .25? Should I up the rye or 2-row to make up for it?

This is my first time coming up with a recipe. I admit I pulled it out of the air, but I used "beer recipator" to help with the details. It is trying to be a rye with an undertone of roast flavor. What do you think? Any comments? Too much something? not enough something? Grain 7 lb...

Well, since today is the 2nd day of m 3 day FG check, I decided to boil a cup to sterilize and dipped it into my beer for a taste sample. Now I feel beter about everything and cant wait to try it in about a month....Mmmmm!!! For anyone who might ask, OG at 73*f was 1.048. Yesterday was at...

I found my grain list: 1' Maris Otter .5' Medium Crystal .5' Roasted Barley 1' Chocolate I appreciate all the advice and well wishes In reading another thread, I remembered who "told" me to boil the grains...Alton Brown on "Good Eats"