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Minkforce - my wife is a hophead as well and drank most of mine. Glad it turned out well for you. Be sure to share some pics when you have time. Did you bottle or keg?

The off taste/smell is kind of hard to describe, but it almost tastes a little soapy in the finish. Primary was between 68-70 (no attempt this time at temp control). You're right about too many beers and not enough time - and this brew (the first time around), was one of the better ones. I...

Just brewed my second all grain version of Bee Cave Brewery Robust Porter with a hydrated pack of Nottingham. The feementation was very active (lots of blowoff through the blowoff tube and some leaking of beer under the sealed bucket lid). When I popped the top I noticed a bit off an off smell...

JJW - I did not get a grassy or metallic taste to the beer, I got lots of malt flavor with plenty of hops (and a pine aroma) coming through. Not sure where that metallic flavor is coming from, but I have heard that extended dry hopping can produce grassy flavors. That being said, I've dry...

I am getting ready to do my first BIAB (Bell's Two Hearted Clone) and this reasoning sounds pretty good to me!

Yes - I didn't write the order right. I purge oxygen first (blast it with CO2), then give it a shake and reconnect the CO2 to force carb.

It's not too late, just don't do anything requiring a secondary/dry hopping. For St. Patty's day I would recommend Deception Cream Stout (just kegged and am drinking this), or one of my personal favorites, Bee Cave Brewery Robust Porter (which I will be drinking in March).

I do exactly what titansvol does. If there are a lot of hop particles, I will cold crash overnight so the particles drop out. If I'm worried about clearing the beer up, I'll use gelatin after racking and prior to hooking up CO2. As soon as I put the gelatin in, I seal the keg, shake it up a...

Cochised - are you in Dublin? What a great place to brew a beer, glad you've ordered your equipment!

I tasted my first few glasses out of the keg - and this tastes really good. I can see how this will age well. I decided to do two separate 1 gallon secondaries. 1 gallon racked onto a vanilla bean and the other racked onto 2oz. toasted coconut. Looking forward to trying those!

Just kegged this one after 3 weeks in primary. FG came out at 1.018. I put 3 gallons in the keg as brewed, and racked 1 gallon to secondary over vanilla bean, and 1 gallon over 2oz. toasted coconut. The hydro sample tasted great!

I love this recipe. Any thoughts on what adding honey would do to the taste?

I know - it's tough, but I think it will be worth the wait! I am currently waiting on a cream stout!

Minkforce, Ronarse - how are your brews coming along? Ronarse - based on your bottling date your getting close to cracking one?

I kegged, but I plugged it into Beersmith and show 4.32oz corn sugar for 4 gallons, or 3.93oz table sugar. This is based on 2.3 volumes and should work for this beer.

You could try the extract kit for Shallow Grave (by Heretic Brewing): http://morebeer.com/products/heretics-shallow-grave-robust-porter-extract-beer-kit.html

I agree with Dead Ringer, especially if you're an IPA fan, you won't be sorry.

This is a great forum to read, well done! I'm hoping you guys get the last beer your waiting on!

Pliny the Elder clone (even though I've never had the original). Did my first mead a couple days ago!

Ok - so no more ABV (because it's unfermentable), and no more sweetness as well? Just a little 'thicker' tasting IPA?