Recent content by tjosie

Hey, calgary! Yessssss!

I'm hoping to pick your minds a bit. I've had a bunch of brett beers in the last many years and one characteristic that I pick out in about half is Rocket candy. Just wondering if any of you have noticed this before and what brett strain it might be. One example is the brett saison from les...

This read in a ron swanson voice in my head.

I just listened to a beer guys radio podcast where one of their friends was experiencing some stalled fermentations. The solution - the guys thermometer was busted and he was mashing higher than he thought.

FWIW, I use a secondary for my fruit beers. I usually need the extra space that is freed up by taking the beer off of the trub, and I don't think you have to be super concerned about oxidation because the yeast is still active, especially after you add the mango. Secondary may not be necessary...

With only 3 lbs of mango I wouldn't get my hopes up too high over mango flavor notes. I'd probably bomb more in that bitch if I was looking for some pronounced mango flavor.

I'll let you know in a few months. It's a cherry milk stout, so lots of potential for being a **** up. Good luck with yours!

Im just coming off my first stout brew as well. Looks really similar to mine, except I had a little flaked something in there for body but thats not too important. My one question or concern would be - will the c120 at 1% add much of anything in the presence of all those roasty additions?