Recent content by shanewheel

Bumping this thread because this one of the better/easier Berliner recipes I could find. There aren't many out there. I went with LME instead of grains, for my own ease. I also used Cascade for the hops because, well, I have Cascade. Either my hydrometer's off or they went heavy on the...

Good luck with your new business. Love the log cabin!

I have an 11.2% Barleywine sitting right at 40 days. I was worried that I messed something up (although I was not under the influence of homebrew at bottling and distinctly remember measuring out the sugar as it was a 3 gallon batch). Now I see that I just need to develop some patience...

Unless it was a *really* light beer, I'm not sure you'd notice it.

The problem with the stuff you get at the homebrew store is it's so dang expensive. I'm going to experiment with white oak dowels from Home Depot. I figure they have decent surface area, and I can always buy a few dowels for the same price as a spiral. I'll toast them with a blowtorch and...

This works like a charm. So much easier than some of the wooden jigs out there. :mug:

Never mind. I figured out what I was screwing up in Beersmith.

Inside the house we usually keep the temp in the high 70's, and I've been able to get my glass carboy down to 70-71 by just wrapping a wet towel around it, and down into the 60's by pointing a fan at the wet-wrapped carboy during the hottest part of the day. It's cheap and it works. Can't...

This may be a rookie question, but I don't see how he hits 104 IBUs with the hops listed in the recipe. I'm thinking more like 30-40? Or am I missing something?

I haven't had time to sit down and listen to the podcast. If someone else wants to post the recipe to this thread I'd love to give it a whirl.

Just racked this brew into a secondary and it tasted pretty darn close. The hop was just about right but I think it will fade over the next few weeks so I threw in the half-ounce or so of chinook I had left as a dry-hop. Even if it's not a perfect clone, it's going to be a keeper. And the...

Gave this recipe a try today. I only had about 6 ounces of molasses so I substituted in some brown sugar for the flavor and sugars. The gravity was about 1.044 and the taste was really good. The tea adds a little astringency and the molasses complements the apple flavor. I plan on watching...

How'd it turn out? I haven't brewed in a little while, but I'm thinking of doing a Tripel for my next batch. I'm interested in how the oaked Tripel turned out.

Tried brown sugar once with a dark ale. Honestly couldn't tell brown sugar was used, once the yeast eats the sugar there isn't much left. If you want the brown sugar flavor to come through I would suggest carbing with straight molasses.

This was my first all-grain batch and I'm very pleased with the results. The beer isn't as red as some of the other folks have mentioned, but the taste is great. The rye really comes through and gives the beer a dry, clean finish. The hop flavor is present, but not overpowering. I would...