Recent content by rhawnk

Been away the last few weekends, so finally got around to tasting it. I purged the CO2 a bit, as i may have overcarbed it a little bit. That head stuck around for a few minutes while I took the pic. Was all but gone by the second swig. Smell is strong of white wine, not overpowering but...

Well, its a done deal. Final recipe: 1 lbs Rice Hulls 7 lbs Pilsner 1.5 lbs Rye Malt 1 lbs Barley, Flaked 1 lbs grits (supermarket brand - Market Basket - yellow) 1 oz Sterling [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min (didnt want to waste half :) 1 oz Hallertau...

Welp, can't get Nelson Sauvin anywhere (at least not by this weekend). So going to sub in Hallertau Blanc to try to maintain that white wine aroma/taste. 1 lbs Rice Hulls 7 lbs Pilsner 2 lbs Rye Malt 1 lbs Barley, Flaked 1 lbs Corn, Flaked (grits) 0.75 oz Sterling [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min...

OH!!! Yea, very good catch, i copied the 'measured og' from beersmith, not the 'EST og'. Thats a big difference tweaking a bit to even things out gives me this: 1 lbs Rice Hulls 7 lbs Pilsner 2 lbs Rye Malt 1 lbs Barley, Flaked 1 lbs Corn, Flaked (grits) 0.75 oz Golding, U.S. [5.00 %] -...

Thanks, wasn't really happy with that addition as well, cornmeal mash sounds like a good idea. I've never really done it before, do i make it before the main mash and add everything together, or do i mash both at the same time and just add the cornmeal when it's ready?

Greetings, Made a last minute decision to brew something different this weekend for fathers day. Recently had Trillium's sprang (Kolsch) and really like the flavor profile. But with current New England weather, i dont think ill be able to sustain the temps for a kolsch. So i figured i'd...