Recent content by simonpeternielsen

Hey Guys, I am deciding on what to brew for my fifth batch of beer, and I was wondering how important it is to do a full boil (5-6 gallons) for a recipe, as opposed to using the same amount of malt/hops in 2-3 gallons of water and adding the rest of the water after the boil? The reason I...

Thanks guys! and yea, I knew Jameson wasn't a bourbon whisky, but the batch is for my friends birthday, and he loves jameson and stouts........and i figured I'd give it a go. They were French Oak chips with a medium toast

Hey guys, so, for my third batch of beer I decided to do an imperial stout. I got the recipe out of EXTREM BREWING by Sam from Dogfish. I also decided I wanted to add some bourbon soaked oak chips to the secondary fermenter. I soaked the chips in almost 200ml of jameson for two weeks, and...

Thanks for the direction, guys! This is some good stuff to look over, and I think it will help alot. Thank you for being patient with a noob! :)

Hey, My second batch of Home Brew was a partial grain Irish Stout made from a Brewers Best Kit. We bottled on St. Patricks Day, and after a week and a half I tried a bottle. It had a huge head and seemed like it turned out awesome. I just recently went to go try some more, and the beer has...