Recent content by rustybrew

irisndfan2, thanks for the props! i love this beer, perfect balance of bitterness and flavor. enjoy! itsagoodipa, i have done this as a partial mash once. it turned out awesome. i don't remember exactly what i replaced the amber malt with, but it was good. if i can find my notes at home i'll...

Agreed. I've been looking for Staropramen and Gambrinus since the first time i got back from Prague 4 years ago with no luck... oh well an excuse to go back i guess =) I remember finding somewhere you could order staropramen kegs online...

if they're grouped together just dump them all in. generally while i'm waiting for the water to boil i get out several bowls and separate out the hops. i.e. put all of the 60min hops in one bowl, 30min in another and put a little sticky note on them. that way if i'm too distracted (or...

I do... just dump them both in at the beginning of the boil and you're off! If i were more concerned with color i may add the amber later. overall it looks and tastes great the way it is, slightly more amber-ish than some IPAs.

(I think the OG/FG numbers are right, not entirely sure) Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item Type % or IBU 4.00 lb Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 57.1 % 3.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 42.9 % 0.50 oz Saaz [3.90%] (60 min) Hops 3.4 IBU 0.50 oz Chinook...

I was originally looking at White Labs 300 or 380 but thought I'd mix it up a bit. If you think the results will suck, then I'll give one of those a shot.

I was floating the idea of the Chinook, but I doubt I'll end up using them. I'm not trying to make a wit, but the yeast properties looked interesting. I'm just shooting for an enjoyable dark wheat. If you have a suggestion on a different yeast strain I'm open to suggestions!

Thanks guys, I'm more or less attempting to follow DeathBrewer's guide (here). I was planning on mashing in a smaller pot (2-3 gal capacity I think) and pour it into my boil pot (5 gal capacity). Also planning on topping off with water in my primary. So I guess the general consensus is that I...

Hey everyone, I'm going to do my first partial mash this weekend and need some feedback on my recipe. 3Lb Wheat DME 3Lb Light DME 1Lb Wheat Malt 1Lb Crystal 120L .5Lb Honey Malt 1oz Hallertauer @ 60min 1oz Hallertauer @ 30min 1oz Chinook @ 30min I'm thinking "WLP410 Belgian Wit...

I enjoy it, one of the best SA's I've had in a while.

SN Torpedo and Anchor Liberty Ale are in my fridge!

dvdfnzwbr additions = 3399 + 5 of my IPA Total: 3404

So I just brewed another batch of my IPA and I was a little disappointed last time with the actual beer i yielded. I decided in my infinite wisdom to add about 3/4 gallon of watter to the batch. Came home today and the foam in the fermenter (bucket) had "blown-off" the airlock and I had a nice...

Well on new years eve we drank about 1/2 this batch. Everyone loved it but I was a little disappointed. Not that it wasn't good, but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to give this another shot and make some changes to the hop addition times. I'm going to move the Nuggets to...

Exactly what I was just thinking. Maybe PhotoShop next time =)