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Thanks for all the great suggestions! I actually had brewed this in early July. You are right about the high percentage of wheat- I wish I had used less. OG 1.039, FG 1 (3711 is nuts!). The beer tastes more like a wit without the coriander / orange. Very tart, opaque, and funky. Not really...

FWIW, I got a 10% increase in my efficiency when I ran the wheat though the mill twice. I am too lazy to adjust the gap on my barley crusher and the double crush seemed like the easiest solution. My efficiency is pretty similar to what I get with all barley mashes.

Well I finally got around to making this and called it "Better suited to a simpler life". 10# German Pilsner 1.25 oz Saaz (Czech) @60 1 oz Saaz @ 30, 10, and whirlpool Mashed 151 -> 149 x 70 min Pilsner water profile Split batch fermented with Pacman (WY#1764) @ 65 and Ardennes...

Personally, I would increase the IBUs to 80 or so by adding a 60 min addition of a bittering hop. If you want to hit the estimated OG, increase the 2-row as your efficiency is likely to be lower than 75% on your first all grain. That said, I prefer to brew lighter in the summer so I would keep...

Thanks for the input. The weather was not too bad so I just brewed outside and used an appropriate step. Seems like it is time to buy a pump!

Hi- I am planning on brewing this up as a summer swiller and am looking for some feedback on the plan. "svelte" Grisette OG: 1.040 FG: 1 IBU 35 ABV 5.2% 4 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) (1.5 SRM) 3.25 lbs Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) 8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) 4.0 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) 4.0...

Hi- I recently got a Camp Chef SH140L burner with 24 inch legs. It is one of the better investments into my home brewery in a long time! No more waiting over a hour to get to a boil and it keeps me away from making a mess out of the kitchen... Anyways, I need to raise the burner up to...

Wow! This thing is over the top. Great recipe. Like a funky dank mango IIPA, but not as sticky. Unfortunately I cannot get Boulevard Tank 7 where I live, and can only compare to my memory of it- regardless this is along the same lines as tank 7 and is one tasty beer. Next time I make this...

I brewed this up in early April and we are ripping through the keg now! I dry hoped in the keg as it was carbing up and really like how that worked out. Despite being very drinkable, it smells and tastes like a fruity american IPA. Great stuff! Thanks for the recipe, here is what I did- OG...

I am planning on making a Pilsner, but fermenting with Pacman next week and am seeking some insight. I guess it could also be considered a Pilsner / Saaz SMASH. So, here is the plan 100% Pilsner 1.25 oz Saaz @60 1 oz Saaz @ 30, 10, and whirlpool Mash 150 x 60 min OG ~ 1.050 IBU ~...

Wow. This is some great stuff! I brewed this up about a month ago and just kegged it over the weekend. The quick carbed leftovers are fantastic. Deep amber with a tenacious creamy white head. Can taste the sweetness of the corn and the spice from the rye. I pretty much followed the recipe, but...

I have made 2 beers with Ardennes and both were to FG within 2 weeks. Both were ~ 80% attenuation and mashed ~ 152 - 154 and fermented @ ~70. I am a big fan and it drops out nicely when done.

I have been making this stuff that I call Houblon Lite- it is based loosely on the hop schedule from Hop Chewy. Although this is definitely not to style, I think it is consistent with the freewheeling Belgian brewing tradition (or at least how I envision it). Mine is a bit stronger than 4.5%...

I listen to whatever seems fitting, but I always play some James Brown and at least some grateful dead bootleg while brewing.

Nope. I bittered with columbus and hit it with crystal at 5 minutes.

I have gotten the cat pee / litter box thing from dryhopping with large amounts of citra (2-3 oz / 5 G batch). Fortunately, the cattyness faded after 2-3 weeks and after a month I could no longer pick it up. The strong tropical aroma also faded with time, but aroma is still there and very...

Thanks for the replies. I am pretty disappointed with my brew, but blame it on poor hop extraction through the hop bag. It is cloyingly sweet without the bitterness. Is it possible to take a gallon or so of the keg and boil it with some hops, cool, and then add back to get some IBUs? Glad to...

Hi- I recently made an all chinook pale ale using 2013 hops from hops direct. Although I have had several commercial beers focusing on chinook, this is the first one that I have made in a long time (>15 yrs). I am very surprised with the results. The beer has a dominant over-ripe tropical...

Make sure that the yeast is not all floating in the krausen. I have found that yeast to be very flocculant and require periodic rocking of the carboy to keep it in suspension. Shake it up and warm to 68 or so.

Great recipe! Thanks for sharing. Mine went from 1.061 -> 1.002 over 3 weeks @ 64 -> 78 degrees (#3711 is a beast!). The rye is fantastic- slippery and very spicy brew. Hopefully we wont drink it up before it hits its prime!