Recent content by rrbc2012

As a side note, how can I tell whether the sanke keg is a d system or another system?

It is a 1/4 barrel shorty sanke keg. Thanks for the suggestions on the spears. I'd love to use it as a keg but interested in my potions, including offer uses. Thanks again!

Been brewing for awhile now and always wanted to eventually get in to kegging. However, apartment living cramps that style pretty quickly (no second fridge, and with the food for the family, not enough room in current fridge). Anyway, I was given a free 1/4 barrel sanke keg but it didn't come...

Thanks for the feedback (and apologies for my late response to you!). I'll drop the C-10 and might add a little of the munich as suggested. if it turns out well, i'll repost the final recipe. I might up the IBUs to closer match the Founder's Dirty Bastard. Not sure if East Kent Goldings is...

I'm thinking the silence is a good thing . . . ? Any input is greatly appreciated. As I said, first "self" creation and really don't want to waste any of the precious budget here. Only get the chance to brew once every few months. Thanks all, this site has saved me before!

Hoping I can get some wisdom from the veterans and users on this forum. This is the first time I've "created" my own recipe from scratch - or pulling the concepts from different recipes. I'm looking for a wee heavy with good caramel and a decent "raisin/plum" profile, leaning to a little more...

Great looking beer EdWort! I'm through page 30 but thinking about using this as a base for a mango pale ale. I don't want to mess with the great thing he's got goi here, but anyone else try a fruit addition to this beer? Thoughts and recommendations greatly appreciated! Love this stuff!

Planning to do 2-3 oz of coarsely ground beans in 8 oz diluted water. Will be sanitizing the French press and storing overnight for addition (of the "concentrate") to the bottling bucket tomorrow.

Bottling this tomorrow. Followed recipe but adding cold steeped coffee to bottling. (Finished low with FG at 1.012.). What is the proper carb level for this beer? I know the style recommends 1.8-2.5 but hoping for better direction than that.

Excellent! Thanks for the replies.

How much cold pressed coffee to add? I've seen anywhere from 2 oz beans in 8 oz water to almost 4x that. Looking for a more than subtle coffee flavor here.

Here is the pic of the hefe I promised. I'll be kicking back enjoying the last few of these this week!

+1 for preheating. I've done partial mashes using a 5 gallon mlt. I first pour near boiling water in the cooler then put the lid on and leave it for about ten minutes (start hearing your strike water now). Once my strike water is up to temp I drain/dump the preheat water. Add the strike water...

Way overdue, but here's a quick result on this recipe. Excellent! SWMBO is not much of a beer drinker, but she is now! I think her words were "liquid gold." Can't beat that, except that I have to share now. This has been the quickest to disappear out of any beer I've made. The yeast worked...

Hey everyone. Sorry I've been MIA but that's what summer vacation is all about. Thanks for all the types and advice. I had actually not heard much about no chill, so that was quite interesting. I ended up just yesterday finding a faucet adapter for a different sink and will be running a hose...