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I've screwed around with water chemistry but that hasn't made a huge amount of difference. The biggest thing I've been doing to make this recipe better is using liquid yeasts. Using S-04 as described in the original recipe makes a good beer, but I've found it is even better with liquid yeasts...

I've used maris otter, golden promise, plain old english pale ale malt and probably us 2-row at some point for this beer and the color has always been very similar. Without holding beer from one batch and another side-by-side I probably couldn't tell the difference. So I'd just keep the...

I'm pretty sure asking someone who owns wolves this question is akin to asking a homebrewer: "I didn't know homebrewing was legal. I would be worried I'd go blind."

I was laughing at the title, nevermind making it in to see the contents of the thread. Reminds me of a guy I work with. He's from Sudan and when I ask him what he said (because he has an accent, not because I can't hear) he tells me to have someone pee in my ears. Apparently, in Sudan that's...

Mangy Mingin' Molly

Haha, it's been 3 weeks and a couple days since I brewed this last batch and I'm drinking it right now. It's not completely carbed yet, but tastes great. I've found that when I pitch a proper amount of healthy yeast, and control fermentation temperatures with an iron fist, I can go from grain...

Alright, so I'm drinking an early sample of my beer and I'm ready to report preliminary results. I need to pick up a bottle of Pumking to try side by side with this beer, but I can give a quick update now. Remember, I brewed an imperialized version of my Samhain Pumpkin Ale recipe, not an...

By the way, if anyone is interested in how my imperial version came out, I'm drinking some right now. It's really nice. If you remember, I took the recipe and added enough golden promise to get the og to like 1.078 or something. I then added 1/8 teaspoon of McCormick Vanilla Butter and Nut...

Aging should definitely reduce the spice level and a cooler aging may help speed the process. I don't recommend using those premixed spices for just this reason, you can't be sure what kind of ratios you're getting. But I can understand not wanting to buy 5 different bottles of spices just to...

It's ready to ferment! Wort tastes unlike any I've ever tried. Very dry, toasty and husky. Not as much sweetness as usual but I hit og right on. Going into the fermenter. It's pretty.

It's good to hear you are a fan of the warminster mo. I'd read a lot about it but I trust your opinion much more than random posts google returned. Either it or the heritage crystal definitely adds something new to the wort. I've never had runnings that taste like this. First running were...

So just this week I read about Simpsons new heritage crystal malt which is a c55 malt made of entirely maris otter variety barley. I knew immediately that I had to try it. I also have some Warminster floor-malted maris otter Ive only used once before, and that was on a big beer I won't be...

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Poured a nice light orange, brilliantly clear, with a one finger, soapy head. Slightly estery nose with some spiciness from (I think) allspice. Wow, very rich and sweet flavor, more than I was expecting. It seems very different than last years from what I can...

Southern Tier Imperial Pumking at Tyler's Taproom, Durham (taken with iphone 5)

By the way, I'm impressed with the iphone 5 camera!

I had some Pumking on tap tonight. Spicier than last years, I think. More gingerbread than capn' crunch this year. Still pretty damn good.

Shipyard Brewing Company's Pumpkinhead Twist-off cap. :( But pours a brilliant gold, much lighter than many other pumpkin ales. A foamy white head quickly dissipated. Aroma contains lots of cinnamon, and sweet, bready malt. There even seems to be a touch of spicy hops in the nose. Getting...

Bad day... Time for a beer. Harpoon's Pumpkin UFO (Unfiltered Offering) Poured a slightly hazy deep gold. Small head quickly dissipated like that of soda. I think the second pour is going to be a little more cloudy. The beer has very little aroma. A little spice, a little malt, maybe...

Yeah, I know. Everytime I hear someone say that pumpkin doesn't add anything to a beer I figure they either haven't tried it or have a really crappy palate. Either way, I've stopped wasting my time responding to them. I'm glad you like the beer, despite its high FG.

Lakefront Brewery's Pumpkin Lager This one pours a beautiful bright orange. Crystal clear in the glass and a fast-dissipating one-finger head. Aroma is nice and of clean sweet malt supported by background notes of spice. I'm really enjoying the flavor. Sweet malt upfront with toasty...