Recent content by s2000

Enjoy By is a 50/50 mix of English and US base malt with some dextrose on top, word straight from the brewmaster. I imagine the US base malt is standard 2-row, the English could be Marris Otter, Golden Promise, not sure. Mitch Steele did an article in Zymurgy recently about hop bursting and...

I really think you guys should have a look at Weyermann Caraaroma. I don't work for Weyermann, I swear! I have some Caraaroma and some Special B in front of me. Please note I am not an expert or anything, just my immediate thoughts. The Caraaroma is visibly, obviously darker. Some of the...

Reading up on Special B and how it compares to Caraaroma. There are a lot of conflicting opinions. One person says Caraaroma is "sharper" and "roastier" than Special B, then somebody else says "Caaroma is like Special B but less roasty". :confused: EDIT: Having been reading about the two grains...

Has anybody tried using Caraaroma rather than Special B? I can't seem to find any mention of it in this thread. Apparently it's very similar but not quite the same, perhaps it would be closer to the real deal? I've also noticed while fudging around with the recipe that 89% base malt, 8% Special...

I'm just going to give some random thoughts here. This thread is 67 pages long, so forgive me if I'm just repeating the obvious. As has been mentioned, if Stone are to be believed, Arrogant Bastard is the result of accidentally scaling the pale ale recipe incorrectly, resulting in something...