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Making my Ruination clone in a couple of weeks. This is what I got so far: Type: All Grain Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: CASTLE BLACK EQUIPMENT Efficiency: 70.00 % MAKE A 1 USG STARTER USING 1.5 2-ROW AND CASCADE OR CENTENNIAL. THEN SPLIT THIS CAKE INTO TWO BATCHES AND USE THAT TO...

Should be able to get the chinook easily. its the amarillo and simcoe that are the tougher ones to get a hold of. try hops direct see if they still got some. thats where i get my hops for the most part.

Sard, I think you might have something good going on there but I still think with a brew this big, you might want to give it more time to condition, much more time. I just cracked open a simple coffee stout, aged 10 months. It was so smooth it went down like a milk stout. Give it time mate, I...

Not a bad idea but as good as I am watching all the brew "documentaries" I am really bad at making one. I might shoot something with the Iphone though, we ll see. I was talking to the girlfriend about it last time and she said: -"If you make three small batches of Arrogant Bastard, you...

Double R, I like you recipe. Looks like some hoppy goodness. It is very similar to mine posted just before. However, I think the Chinook dry hop addition makes all the difference. I usually would dry hop with it but skipped it for the Celebration since S.N. states to dry hop with Centennial and...

I am liking this last recipe lot. Please do post results. PS: You could use some carafa II in there if you are going some some dark note without excess roastyness. However, I think you ll get what you are after with just some DeBittered Black. Again, looks really nice. Happy brewing.

Double R, my recipe was: 2-row: 85% C-60: 11% Carapils: 4% Boil: Chinook, cascade, centennial Dry Hop: Cascade, Centennial Result was very hoppy/fragrant. You can smell the centennial right out the bottle. The brew itself tastes sweeter than it is dry even though it finishes at...

This is all great guys and I am sure that your brews will come out just fine. Still, I think that A.B is single malt, single hop. I ll go with Special B or C-150 (best bet yet, multiple sources) or Simpsons Extra Dark. Either way, we gotta brew it to see. A three way blond test never fails.-

Ah, this is great DHB, I cannot thank you enough. I see they also have 1764 pacman, not currently, yet its on their list of items for sale. Now I am surely making this one. I will be posting recipes for A.B. With C-150, Extra Dark Crystal, Special B. Recipe 1, C-150 Recipe 2, Extra Dark...

Agreed with the C-150 DHB, tasty McDole knows his stuff, but the closest to C-150 I found commercially was Simpsons Extra Dark Crystal (155-165 L). It is the darkest of all Crystal Malts. Could it quality as C-150? I may well give it a try as early as next month. We'll see. As for everything...

Just make sure not to leave a lot of cocoa nibs and coffee beans in there for too long. They do tend to extract much bitterness. I may prolong my secondary but will leave it on the beans for only a week. PS: Ended up adding 6 oz Kentucky Bourbon instead of 1 oz. Yeah... 1 oz would have...

DHB, if you dont mind me asking what is your recipe?

I ll have to agree here. Have had the Arrogant Bastard, on tap and side by side with Ranger IPA, again on tap. Ranger tastes like aspirin and is dry as heck, while the A.B's mellow maltyness comes through so fine. It needs more bitterness. Was thinking to use some gypsum next time to see how...

Two very valid questions. IBUs: Up the Nugget to the bitterness but dont change the Willamette. If you get 48 IBUs you are golden, the Willamette can do the rest. (Also, although I didnt do this it may well work: Do an 90 min boil and have a 90 min nugget addition and a 60 min nugget...

Just racked into secondary. SECONDARY: -------------- Hydro sample is very bitter and very coffee forward. Might skip the secondary additions of Lactose, Cocoa and Coffee. Instead add (Greek) Coffee, Cocoa Nibs and Lactose to Bottling. Lactose is a must and will be increased from 4 oz to...

Cant wait to try mine darn it, still in the primary! I am extending it to get the FG down as low as I can. I used S-04. Will rack in two days and bottle this for the long run. Still, cant wait to sample it!

I did a 1 week dry hop and it tastes and smells very hoppy. Good stuff you cant go wrong with a 1 week. It more quantity of hops than time that matter to me at least.

Good Question. NONE.- I used a massive (~2.5 quart) cake of S-04 from another brew and fermentation went fantastic. Nothing too aggressive or too slow. The key here: Pitch at a low enough temp (60 F is fine) and let the yeasties raise it to 64 max. Should be good to go - ambient temp (~62 F -...

Brewed this recently, trying a 2 week sample as I write. A - Appearance is very clear and very similar to A.B. Levibond is spot on. S - Smells great. Hoppy, caramelly, malty more than anything. T - Tastes great also. Filling taste, nearly mough watering with a hint of alcohol lingering the...

Made this one on 12/15/2011, trying currently a 3 week sample: Pale Malt (2 Row) US 84.9 % Cara-Pils/Dextrine 4.3 % Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 10.7 % Chinook [11.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min 55.8 IBUs Centennial [10.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min 6.7 IBUs Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min 6.8...