Recent content by Taketwofl

Gerry, You're making this really difficult not to just suck it up and "go for it" in terms of trial and error. All the help I've received from you guys thus far makes me want to try this and alter it from there, adding this and that as needed. Not to play devils advocate on myself but is that a...

First off, on the Spinal Tap reference :rockin: I love dark beers but what you're saying makes sense once it hits a certain limit it's not getting any darker. This is hilarious but true at the same time. I love what little I've dabbled in brewing and I have a passion for beer that started way...

You are absolutely right and I cannot believe I didn't think of that, guess there's a reason I'm the rookie. I'll stick to kits for the next few to get the basics down without having to research the internet to figure out what "Wort" is. All joking aside that was an excellent suggestion and my...

Challenger, I think once I do take on this bad boy I might do the Wheat and Oats to see the outcome while if I do that I probably will switch it back to a light LME and keep the carapils.

Billl, I honestly couldn't agree more. This isn't going to be my next brew by any means (though I want to do a Stout for my next). I'm just trying to slowly learn information and in due time after quite a few batches maybe attempt this. I am going to stick with a few kits and venture slowly...

Challenger, You are indeed a lifesaver with your knowledge base. I only have a 5gal pot as of now so I had planned to use a top up method not entirely sure if that will make me need to change up my hop implementation. What would you recommendation be on scrapping the Wheat LME for Oates, both...

Here is what you asked for in order to help Challenger, I've added some revisions as well! O.G. 1.072 Color: 60 SRM IBUs: 46 Predicted ABV: 7.7% Looking to do this in a 5gal batch •1lb roasted barley (300) •6oz chocolate malt (350) •8oz crystal 60 (60) •3lbs wheat LME...

Challenger, yes. I honestly was mixing and matching from recipes that seemed to have decent reviews from other brewers. I haven't had any experience with a lot of the materials so I'm kind of mixing and matching and probably making some weird crazy stuff. I'll post the % as soon as I can get...

Gerry thanks for the advice. It seems I need to work with getting my IBUs up for sure. I'm not fan of super sweet stouts so I was trying to keep the chocolate on the low side with a hint of it so I'm hoping that will work. With the color and hop comments. Would you suggest any different hops...

I was planning to use some sort of American Or Irish Ale not entirely sure yet. Would it be better to make a separate hop addition or up the amount of each I'm putting in would you say? Also thank you for the insight. My research didn't give me much on IBU inputs as you might have guessed.

So I'm coming here not only to introduce myself to the community but I am seeking advice. So to start I've been browsing around for a simple stout recipe that isn't handed to me in a kit and handed to me, as well as playing with this new app I've found. So here is a basic recipe I've...