Recent content by TimVeal

Kissmeyer is one of my favourite beers. I'm new to homebrew but I have support from some very experienced brewers (amateur and professional) and I'd like to work my way up to this as a goal. I wonder if we can at least work out a recipe by breaking it down by: base grain type additional...

I'm trying this recipe to start out as it sounds delicious! I have: OiO 2-row Malt Halcyon Pale Ale Malt (Thomas Fawcett & Sons) Brown Malt (Thomas Fawcett & Sons) ...I'm hopeful this will still make a great brew, while not being exact to the recipe. Any advice or whatever words of...

Hello Jonny from Stratford, Ontario. Welcome from another newbie - I also use Brewer's Friend, and hope to connect with some other locals for some brewing fellowship. You'll find this a great site - lots of very helpful and knowledgable people here. Best - - Tim

mOOps I think it was just the dry hops addition that was 10 days. I was told to wait till the krausen drops off and then add the hops and keep them in for 10 days. Then it goes to secondary fermentation for a while longer. Not sure how long till?? That's a good point about the ambient vs...

Thanks for the warm welcome all! It's great to be here. Aaron - the brewery is called Black Swan - right here in Stratford. I'm currently hobbling together a brew kit from used and makeshift materials, and should be ready to start my first brew after Christmas. I posted in the Beginner...

Much appreciated folks. This is exactly what I was hoping for - some solid advice from experienced brewers! Here's the revised version, using your suggestions: Fermentables 8 lb Organic Pilsner Malt 1 lb Munich Malt 0.5 lb Carapils 0.75 lb Torrified Wheat 2 lb Belgian...

Hi folks - hoping to learn from your experience! I've roughed out a recipe for my first beer... I like to drink a medium-hopped IPA, and I also like some of the Belgians - especially Chimay. That was the inspiration for my recipe. Your comments and advice APPRECIATED, as this is my first...

Hello folks - my name's Tim, and I have yet to do my first batch of beer. I'm surrounded by some very experienced home and craft brewers, including a successful microbrewer... and I've caught the bug! I am spending the next few weeks buying/borrowing/begging some equipment and am determined...

Did you get anywhere with this recipe? I'd like to do something similar - a bold IPA with Nordic aromatics. Just for some originality I'd like to change up some of the flavours - perhaps some Chamomile and licorice. Some of the more experienced folks should be able to derive a recipe from...