Just ordered my first kit from MoreBeer (Pale Ale). Been ordering from Austin but figured I'd try MB as it's closer to where I am. Cleaning bottles out this morning and can't wait to brew next weekend. Been almost a year since I've brewed anything.
Hi Kevin. Congrats on your first batch!
1. C-Brite is a no-rinse sanitizer.
2. You'll want to crack open those grains. A rolling pin usually does the trick for me. Just remember, you want cracked grains not powdered.
3. Sorry, not sure about the lemon. Are you sure you want to lemon-up a...
I have NEVER seen this happen before.
I made a dry stout on 2/6/11. It was a extract kit from AHS. Everything went well. SG and OG were on target. (1.055 - 1.015)
I transferred to secondary on 2/16/11 planning on bottling last weekend. I had to put it off until this weekend tho, so it was in...
Apparently I need to pay closer attention when I'm putting these things together. The golden naked oats aren't supposed to take the place of oatmeal. It's a specialty grain that contributes a bit of nutty flavor and supposedly helps with giving the beer a nice head.
My first recipe. It is going to be an oatmeal stout.
Ingredients:
5 lbs Alexanders LME
grains:
1/2 lb Roasted Barley
1/2 lb Coffee Malt (Simpson's)
1/2 lb Caramel 60L
1/2 lb flaked barley
1 lb Golden Naked Oats, Simpson's (UK)
1 oz East Kent Goldings (60 min)
1 oz East Kent Goldings (30 min)...
Welcome BarleyandApple. Like you my love of cooking stoked my interest in home brew. It will be interesting to hear how you make out with your local ingredients. Good luck!
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