Recent content by scottseverance

oh and just saw the question now. yes bja, I am related to Joan. It is a distant cousin thing but it's pretty funny. I played in a band with a kid with the last name tweed. We used to tell people we were the bastard children of softcore porn stars. It was a good laugh, our band sucked. I...

Thanks Revvy. Glad to have the help form others. Also, glad to hear you are sexy and drive like a maniac. The recipe consists of 3/4 pound of crystal 40 and a half pound of victory. I used a 3 pound bag of extra light malt. I used simcoe for a full 60 minute boil and threw in cascade at 20...

I have a lot of work to do on brewing I think. Once I feel confident enough to share the recipe with everyone I will. I just want to taste this batch first to make sure it is what I am looking for. If it is cider like garbage I want to refine it. Once it is good I will share it with...

glad i didn't go througih with it! I used beer smith and calculated an amber recipe (with the help of a friend) that has 130 calories per 12 oz serving. Not bad. I can tweek the recipe and remove the victory grains and take it down to 120 calories but then the abv will be a bit lower than a...

Thanks for the info everyone. I am starting my first batch. I will definitely get some trial runs of basic home brew so that I can understand the fundamentals. Maybe someday soon I can figure out the light beer stuff.

you are exactly right. Thanks much for the information. Now I wonder if there is any way to measure the carbs. I am just a fat guy who wants to be careful about the extra calories and carbs. Great craft beer has made me huge! That and being a little lazy.

I am having trouble getting my beersmith program to show the calories that will be in my recipes. It seems to be stuck at 43 calories per pint but I am using 5 lbs of 2 row and 2 lbs of corn sugar so I know that cannot be right. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am very new to beer smith...

wow chunk1227, if I didn't know any better I would think you are a beer brewing professor. Thank you for your answer, you really helped me with a lot of questions I had. The beers that interest me are ales and lagers. I love IPA's but we both know they are loaded with carbs and calories. I...

thank you az ipa for the info. You seem to be very knowledgable and have already shared great stuff. I am new to the process of home brewing and just want to make my own lighter ale that I can enjoy drinking. I just cannot handle commercial light beer, it is terrible. I am not sure I...

I am trying to make a hoppy ale that doesn't have a lot of calories and carbs. I weigh 300 pounds now and have determined that all the great craft beers I drink are making me fat. Of course, a lot of it has to do with the lack of exercise. Either way, I would like to make a nice ale that...

what if i use a little 2 row? I was also planning to use some flaked oats and some victory.

hello, i am going to substitute corn sugar for malt to try to make a lighter beer. the plan is to add a little after i steep my grains and then add the rest toward the end of the boil. is this a good idea? will this be effective in lowering calories? The plan is to use an agressive yeast to...

thank you very much ubermick. the information you have provided me has been incredibly helpful. One day in this forum and I have already learned so much. You are right about the wood, it is a little bit risky. Now that I have a wife and a daughter I think about those things a little more...

I actually liked this link that someone posted in response to the original post. It looks like this frame will cut down on the welding. http://breweryconstructionguide.com/index.html