Recent content by robfalck

+5 gal of Honey Saison 21305

Funny I had the same exact thing happen to me this weekend. I milled mine at the LHBS but didn't pay attention, and got practically zero utilization out of my wheat. OG is 1.040 when it should be more like 1.065. Its going to end up being a 70% crystal malt beer, so it should be interesting...

+5 gallons of "Bananas Foster Weizen" = 6925

I got one with the valve, and after all the attachments it was around $75 if I remember correctly. Now I have also two non-ported, each costing about $25 each. Don't get me wrong, the port makes racking super easy, but I don't think the 200% premium is worth it, given that autosiphons are...

I have absolutely no idea how this would really turn out, but what about a California Common Yeast and fermenting in the 60-68F range? Not sure how it would do with a roasty beer, but it could potentially be a good compromise. I used Wyeast california common for a Chinook-driven steam beer...

I'm a big fan of Nugget hops and grow them in my backyard. With nugget and cascade you can probably do something like Troegs Nugget Nectar. My favorite recipe for Nugget is this one. I'm not sure if you intend to do any steeping in your extract brew, but I think it would work well with a...

I've been using Hopville for all of my recipes. It's generally pretty accurate for my purposes.

I have a honey saison recipe that I really like for warm weather. I'll probably do an AG version in a month or two.

It's definitely an option, in my case I guess I'm just used to getting ~5 gallons per brewing. I'd be sorry if I brewed something awesome and only had 2 gallons of it :)

I'm happy to read someone else in the same boat as me. I just did my first all-grain batch using a partial boil with an initial volume of 3.25 gallons. My method was very similar to yours. The premium bitters recipe mashed for 60 minutes at 149F. The water/grist ratio was 1 qt/lb, and I...

+5 gallons of premium bitters (brewed 02/05) 2860.75 + 5 = 2865.75

Thanks for the help. I'm going to replace the 50/50 split of flaked maize and corn sugar with 1 full lb of flaked maize. My LHBS only had american crystal malt, so I'm using that this time, but will order a more true-to-form variety in the future.

Thanks, I was planning on mashing around 150-152F. Designing Great Beers says a thick mash (1 qt/lb) and 149-152F is typical. Plus I'd like the FG to be around 1.010-1.012, which means a lower mash temperature as I understand it. If you click the process tab on the left of Hopville recipes it...

I'm brewing my first all-grain this weekend. I think everything here is reasonable but if I'm missing something or if you have any recommendations for improvement, I'm all ears. http://hopville.com/recipe/508100/special-best-premium-bitter-recipes/house-premium-bitters

5 gallons of dopplebock lagering. = 1,322.5