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I caught myself daydreaming yesterday after contemplating a DFH 90-minute clone. I was thinking about what the result would be if you paired the "late hopping" technique (as described in Gordon Strong's new book "Brewing Better Beer") with the continuous hopping technique popularized by the...

That's great! I'm curious to hear what you think when it's all said and done.

I just read Gordon Strong's new book "Brewing Better Beer" and have decided to brew the Avant Garde Pale Ale, largely because of my love of the hop varieties, and my curiosity about trying the First Wort & Late Hopping techniques described in the book. Have any of you brewed this one yet. If...

I'm intrigued...will check back to hear your tasting notes!

Mash at 152 Wyeast 1056

Hey everyone...I'm taking a stab at my first SMaSH recipe...I'd love any constructive criticism you've got! Here's the recipe: 11 lbs Vienna malt 1oz Amarillo FWH 0.5 oz Amarillo 20-minutes 0.5 oz Amarillo 10-minutes 0.5 oz Amarillo 5-minutes 0.5 oz Amarillo Flameout Mash at 152 Wyeast 1056

Just transferred to secondary...the hydrometer reading looks like the FG is 1.033. The OG was 1.106, so it's right around 10% ABV. My wife and I just sampled the hydrometer remnants. Let me begin by saying she's my biggest critic when it comes to brewing...she LOVED it and claimed that once...

This weekend will mark two weeks in primary for this beer. I'm going to transfer it to secondary, hope for solid attenuation, give it a taste and evaluate the vanilla presence. Wish me luck...I'll report back on the two-week tasting notes after the weekend.

I'm just finishing up the last few bottles of this...and I must say it turned out excellent! I missed my OG by a smidge, but it's still over 9%. I'll definitely rebrew this one!

I still haven't attempted this one, but would love to brew it so that it's ready this coming Christmas. We need the breathe some new life into this thread and get to brewing it :mug:

I brewed this labor-intensive beer last night. I agree with sniperd that this was a seriously thick mash...it lautered very, very slowly, but it all worked out in the end. I usually boil-off about 1.25 gallons, but for some reason I started with 6.25 gallons pre-boil, and only 4.5 gallons...

I'm planning to tackle this brew tomorrow while smoking a nice 5-Vegas Cask Strength cigar :D My LHBS didn't have Belgian Black Malt, so I went with 2 lbs of Carafa III instead. The OG is estimated to be 1.112, with a final ABV of 11%. I'm also going to use turbinado sugar instead of white...

So I brewed the all-grain NB Irish Red kit this past Saturday. It was around 45-degrees in my garage, and I thought I was pretty accurate in calculating my strike water temperature (target mash temp was 153). After doughing-in I moved my 10-gallon rectangular cooler mash-tun inside the house...

I'm assuming the lactose is added during the last 10-minutes of the boil?

Can anyone post the amount of hops for each addition?

I'm planning to brew this soon so it's ready for my wife's birthday in June!

I'm going to brew this on Saturday...had to make some substitutions for the Crystal 105 & 150, but I think it'll be fine. I also had to make substitutions for Willamette hops (went with Fuggles), and Nugget hops (went with Magnum). After reading one of the prior posts, I realize I didn't...

I'm planning to brew a huge stout in about two weeks and this one looks like it's right up my alley; very strong, complex, but not overly hoppy. Does anyone out there have tasting notes on this beer to help with my recipe decision? Also, if I'd like to brew this in a 5-gallon batch, is it a...

**BUMP** Come on y'all...someone's gotta chime in.

Hey everyone...I'm gearing-up to brew a pretty hefty imperial stout (10%-ish) for this winter, and have seen many HBT recipes that look amazing. I'm also contemplating giving the Deschuttes Abyss Clone a try, but the thread seemed to fizzle out before anyone who brewed it gave their reviews...