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"Blind Mice Triple" (three blind mice) will have to be in the works, although in this case it was only 2. Maybe a "Doppel Blind Mouse Bock" is a better name, although a third could always be included in the mash. Ha, no I just got it! The Better Mouse Trappist Ale!!!! Perfect! I will...

I have tried googling like that and only found a few reviews, in German. I was looking for more of a history of the brewery i guess? I am stumped.

Catt22: Would you advise a protien rest with that?

Sounds like a plan. I originaly bought 1, 3 gallon carboy, and now this will be the 10th, 5 gallon working volume carboy, all hand me downs. Talk about a pipeline, they are all full and only 1 with starsan.

Nice, just found a carboy with a mouse in it as well.

Found a carboy in a relatives basement that has been the final resting place for two of the critters for a looong time. Would you use it? If its never going to be safe for brewing, can I use it for something else?

Most fun thing I've brewed so far was a strong dark Bock. Simple yet complex. Anything you need to lager is extra fun.

Lagers need the S when first bringing it down to temp. I have a bunch of each, like em both.

Well normally I would aim for a strike around there or a little higher, but on the day in question I was hosting a brew party. There were maybe 8 completely inexperienced brewers and about 4 cases of beer. When it comes down to it, the mash may very well have been 162 since that what my notes...

Thanks for the help everyone. I will slowly add dextrose to bump up the ABV to taste. The good thing to come out of this is that I have had my eyes opened to the effects of varying mash temps and will not ignore it from now on. One follow up question, what will the differences be in...

Interesting. I have not been paying as close attention to my mash temps as I should have been. I was aware that different temps were used for different rests and all, but thought that was a more advanced art then I needed at this point. I am still getting a bearing on the different malts...

I just went back and checked my notes. I do a 2 pot boil and the OG reading was from the weaker pot which was a detail I forgot since I normally take it from the full carboy. The overall OG may very well have been ~1.06 since I have been getting upwards of 80% efficiency. I am still...

OG and FG were read at ~65. Hydrometer reads correctly. Mash temp was ~162, Sparge 165-175. Thermometer reads correctly.

Brewed this stout 2 1/2 weeks ago. I was racking it to a secondary to clear out hops/trub floating around. Took a reading and I am still at 1.042?! I am expecting 1.010 - 1.012 It tastes great, but my OG was only a few points higher ~1.046. 7# Pale 3# Roasted 2# Flaked Barley 30 min...

A relative just came back from Germany and one of the stops was what I assume is called the Muhlenbrau brewey? They brought me back a very nice 1 litter flip top bottle (looks like an oversized maple syrup bottle) of a Dunkel Bock that says Schellenbier on the label and Muhlenbrau on the flip...

Aren't you suppose to airate your wort after the boil and before fermentation? ... Don't people buy stones and what not to purposely do this?

If you go to the Sam Adams brewery in Boston they will give you a free tasting glass (made of glass) and fill it with free beer a few times for ya.

8216 +5 Special Stout = 8221

I didn't know this was a one night thing only, or that it was out this soon and I have been to a beer festival in the last month, the LHBS every other week, the beer distributer every week, and this forum almost every day. TERRIBLE promotion!!! I am actually very mad I did not know about it...

So being new to homebrew and wanting to learn the right way, my brewing group has made a few batches with 100% of certain malts to find the exact profiles they have. One of the things which has surprised us was the huge difference in wheat compared to barley. The barley beers have all tasted...