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I used 11g (~0.375 oz) organic ground coriander, and at bottling it tasted pretty close to accurate. Although, it was simply a "will it pass or is it awful" judgment I was going for.

Let me rephrase my original statement... "I am not associated with, nor do I know anything about, the vendor, but the 42 qt PolarWare pot (which I only know of by positive brand name recognition, which doesn't mean that I know anything specific about this item in particular)..." :o

I am not associated with, nor do I know anything about, the vendor, but the 42 qt PolarWare pot with valve for $115 in this announcement looked like a good deal.

I've been reading a lot on how to get good orange flavor into beer on another thread about Blue Moon. General consensus seemed to be that the best option was dried sweet orange peel. Not as common as bitter orange peel, but it can be found both at homebrew suppliers and regular grocery spice...

Also, not nearly that much coriander. Closer to 3/8 oz seems to be about right.

Blue Moon uses sweet orange peel, although i think one of the recipes that a lot of people like in the thread i referenced (nilo's #4) uses a little bitter and mostly sweet.

More information than you can shake a hydrometer at here, including tips from one of the brewmasters who developed Blue Moon's original recipe.

I'd actually considered a protein rest, but was steered away from it here. What benefit would it offer?

brewit2it: thanks for sharing where you are now. Looks like a good recipe, but it's a bit more than I can mash right now - I've got my 8 gal brew kettle, but the next best option I've got for PMing is a 2.5 gal stock pot with a paint strainer bag. Next time I try it, I'd like to get some wheat...

I tasted my gravity sample Sunday. The coriander was a little harsh, and I thought the orange was ever-so-slightly understated. It had only been in the fermenter for 6 days, so I think a little time will mellow the coriander. Unfortunately, I'm afraid it will also fade the orange. I noticed the...

Color looks good, and the yeast are obviously alive & kicking!

Not great beer, but great value, and good beer. Contract brewed by Gordon Biersch for the west US market, and by Saranac for the east US market.

Inquiring minds want to know. I want to know!

My absolute favorite hot weather beer is 21A Hell or High Watermelon. Easy to drink, thirst quenching and delicious.

PBR did an amazing job at grass roots hipster marketing. IMHO, it's as mediocre as the rest of them. I like Old Milwaukee, for nostalgic reasons. It's as mediocre as the rest of them. If I'm somewhere with only 3 or 4 beer choices (around here, that's usually Bud, Bud Light, Mich Ultra or...

Did I seriously just hit something close to 80% efficiency? I started my mash of 3 lbs pale malt & 1 lb flaked oats at 155. Strike temp for 6 quarts of water was 170, and I had to add a few splashes (maybe half a cup) of cool water to hit that 155 mark. Figuring that was close enough, I put the...

Tried this today. This is my 3rd 5-gal batch, and my 1st real attempt at a partial mash. I thought I was getting DME that was 65% wheat, 35% barley. That would've put this recipe within a percent or so of the 50:40:10 ratio of barley : wheat : oats that Wayne's original recipe called for. What I...

I drove by work on Saturday, grabbed the "we missed you" note on the front door, called the number, tracked the driver down... I'll be brewing tomorrow morning. :ban:

Only the shipper can do that, and then it's $11. I'd expect MW to pass the charge to me if I contacted them to do it, and it's not worth it to me.

Was planning to do a Blue Moon clone this weekend. Midwest shipped a day later than I expected, and I gave them my work address for delivery. So when FedEx home delivery shows up tomorrow, there'll be no one here to accept delivery. :(