Recent content by tehgoody

Yeah DMS not DME. ><

Thanks for all the info! Kettle lid has been destroyed. One last question: do you always 90 minute boil or just for those kinds of malts to get rid of said DME. I've been doing 60 minute boils for most everything.

Sadly I can't remember if I covered it or not. Usually I've been leaving it open until the last 15 minutes or so.

Only 60 minutes. I'll have to do 90 on the next attempt.

Hi, Just tasted the first pilsner I've ever made and it tastes like corn. I used flaked corn in the mash but I didn't think it would contribute that much flavor. Maybe I used too much? Grain bill below: 7 lbs Pale Malt(6 row) 60.9% 3 lbs Flaked Corn 26.1% 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -...

Thanks for all the help guys. Here's the final bill: 9 lbs Simpson's Golden Promise 0.5 lbs Crystal 40L 0.5 lbs Cara-Pils 1 oz Pacific Jade @60min 1 oz Nelson Sauvin @20min 2 oz Pacific Jade @0min 1 oz Nelson Sauvin @0min 2 oz Pacific Jade DryHop 7 days 1 oz Nelson Sauvin DryHop 7...

LHBS got some pacific jade in and I wanted to play around with them. This is what I came up with: 9 lbs Simpson's Golden Promise 1.5 lbs Crystal 40L 0.5 lbs Cara-Pils 0.75 oz Pacific Jade @ 60min 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin @ 25min 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin @ 10 min 1.0 oz Pacific Jade Dry Hop...

I made a brown ale with maple syrup (as well as molasses and brown sugar) that turned out pretty well. It ended up taking about 4 weeks before it was ready to bottle and I used 8 oz of maple syrup.