Recent content by redstrat

Have any more rhizomes available? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Just kegged this up last week, its been conditioning since August, and I have to say, I'm a beleiver. First mug, poured beautifuly with cascading bubbles down the sides of the glass, rich black color with a reddish brown cast and a brown head. Flavor is extremely nice, big body with a...

Just polished off the last of my Keg of this recipe, it was very tasty, I can't wait to brew this again! The flavor of the Caramunich III took center stage for the malt flavors, which I really liked. I did a side by side comparison with mine and the Great Lakes Version and was suprised how...

I've had good results using Wyeast Bohemian Lager (2124), I'm sure there are others that would work too. I'd be really intersted to try others and compare.

Thanks for sharing this recipe, I'm brewing it as we speak, just added the 60min hops, smells awesome!! :mug:

I used 1.3 quarts per pound in my mash achieving 77% efficiency. That being said I used a long boil and ended up about a half gallon short of my target, I bet if I had used a higher water to grain ratio and maybe even more sparge water I would have ended up with a higher overall extraction.

Had a sample from my secondary, it was intense and warming, my feeling is this is going to be excellent this winter. :D Thanks again for sharing this recipe

sounds like a great recipe

Just brewed this recipe sunday 8-14-11, used a huge starter and hit an OG of 1.100. added the yeast and saw airlock activity almost immediately, thats a first for me. I plan to bulk age this brew in my cellar through the fall which should start in the 60s and by winter be in the low 40s...

I brewed this recipe earlier this year and it was amazing, i like the clone more than the original. The only change i had was i used an undermodified pilsner malt and i fermented using wyeast2124. I cant wait till the weather cools down again so i can brew this one again.

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