Recent content by tjnowak

10gal, thanks for noticing, I'll update main post

Home Beer Brewing Kit, with EVERYTHING needed to start brewing at home. $1000 OBO Includes all that is pictured and more: - Blichmann BoilerMaker 10gal Brew Pot - 2 glass 5gal carboys - 2 glass 6gal carboys - Mixing bucket - Bottle stand - ~100 empty 22oz bottles - Wort chiller - Boil stand -...

I was contemplating doing a beer with jalapeño, and mesquite might work with that

Update. Went with an American Wheat extract recipe as it seemed to be a little more mild and hopefully let the flavors shine through. Put about a pound of rhubarb in pot with 2 pounds strawberries and 1cup sugar. Strawberries have off quite a bit of water, so I reduced down the mixture a bit...

Thought this would make a nice combo, just wasn't sure what type of beer to add it to. Was thinking a lighter ale or blonde of some sort to let the flavors really come through. Ideas or thoughts? Also, anyone have any experience with rhubarb and beer combo? Was thinking maybe just cook it down...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/RaspberryWheat.pdf Currently have this in the primary and will be transferring to secondary tonight. My question is why add it on bottling day instead of to the secondary? I would think giving half of the extract to secondary would be good...

Also, in good holiday spirit, I'll be making this with Guinness this weekend instead of IPA

Think I posted this separately, but I should probably post it here so it's readily available. Beer used in this recipe is whatever is to your liking. Sometimes I spring for something like a HopSlam, other times I go with Two Hearted. The more hop the better, I say. Dough: Have 1 cup of...

Ahhh, whew, hopefully that is it. I was just so anxious that I just had to try one after 1 week. They have been stored at 67 degrees, without fluctuation. Should I bring them upstairs where the temp is warmer? I'm in no rush to drink the beer as I'm preparing for a marathon in the coming...

Deadringer IPA Extract Kit http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/DeadRingerIPA.pdf That's whats I was using. Stayed in the primary for 2 weeks. Transferred to secondary. Dry-hopped after 1 week, bottled 1 week after that. Used the priming sugar Northern Brewer gave me...

Colander/strainer works well, just let it rest over the brew kettle for a minute

I recently discovered the recipe's section on here a couple of days ago, you should take a gander there. Basically almost any time I was going to use water , wine or alcohol in a recipe I have been substituting with beer. Most often can work out depending on the type of beer. Good luck, cheers!

Definitely will research that further, sounds interesting. Do you end up getting a little of the maple syrup flavor too? Or does it mellow out a bit? I'm not a huge fan of maple syrup in general, but if it added just a hint I would think it would work well with a pumpkin beer

It was ver good, but then again I'm a huge fan of IPAs in general. I actually have a pizza recipe where I use IPA beer instead of water for the crust. Then use the same beer to make the sauce by mixing it with tomato paste. I should probably post that one too.

Good idea! At what point do you add it?