Recent content by ray_from_wray

so after taking into account everyones thoughts, much appreciated btw, here is an updated grain bill: 1.5 lbs oats 5lbs pale malt .5 lbs crystal 40 .25 lbs chocolate malt .5 lbs crystal 120 .75 lbs victory malt 1.25 lbs roasted barley .5 lbs carafa III .5...

WHEW!!! That is one sweet rig! If my wife had let me build a bar the way I wanted I was planning to have a kegerator in a little used closet with taps on the wall similar to your setup. The way you did it though goes way beyond what I had planned. Looking forward to the next house already...

@ ddrrseio... the only reason i was looking at the carafa III is to push the color a little more to the dark side. The kind I was looking at was indeed the "dehusked" so i wouldnt get the bitterness, just the color. Also, I will ditch the carapils, and I have already boosted the Oats to 1.5...

Is there any reason you did more caramunich than special B? Im working on my own dubbel and am a super newb and recipe building so I was just wondering if there was any science behind those numbers or just winging it?

Awesome! Thanks folks.

This is my first post here at HBT and I hope I'm posting this thread in the correct place, if not please let me know. I have been reading info from you more knowledgeable folk for some time, and am wanting your opinions. So after doing several extract recipes from a kit, I decided to try...