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Unfortunately, I don't have the means to make a lager. Why would you shy away from using it in a pale ale? Everything I've read about it makes it sound like it would be great. That's considering that I like a lot of citrus notes in my beer, though.

I've just got my hands on a couple hop varieties (Sorachi Ace and Summit) that I haven't yet used. I also have some Citra that I would like to use on it's own to see how it does in a beer. The goal of this recipe was to create a pale ale that let's the hop shine through regardings it's...

Could that ring not be residue left from a mini krausen kicked up by the bottle carbing process?

So in short, commercial brewers never have "green" Beer because they have tight yeast and fermentation temperature management?

I know it seems pretty stupid to ask, but are you 100% certain that the dirt isn't deposited on the outside of the carboy?

It really is. The fermentation went wild. I had a blow off tube running at full bore for a good few days until I could settle back to an airlock.

I'll keep updating as it comes along. It's been in the primary for 3 weeks now and has reach it's FG at 1.009. I'll be bottling either today or next week. Initial samples tasted pretty good, slightly warm due to alcohol as i way overshot my efficiency and ended up near 80%. So the beer is...

That's my mistake, that's supposed to be pale malt, not pilsner. Thanks for the help! Looks like this one is up to bat very soon.

Hahaha didn't even look at it that way. Awesome! How does that grain bill look? Going for something fairly simple that'll let the hops shine through, not that they wouldn't at those volumes.

How does this look to you guys? Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.24 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.081 SG Estimated Color: 11.0 SRM Estimated IBU: 103.3 IBUs Brewhouse...

Here's my (accidentaly) double hopped version. Scaled everything back for 5 gallons except the hops, woops! Turned out GREAT though. I'm a fan of bitter beers and this hits the spot. Many of my friends find it undrinkable due to bitterness, but the few that are big into IPA's and bitterness...

I like a little more suspension with my mountain bikes... The Giant served me well until I noticed cracks running around the headtube welds. That got replaced by the Foes, and I couldn't be any happier with that frame.

Wort into and out of the kettle was a bit hazy, but nothing like the picture above. The starch would make sense though. I've since started treating my water and getting much more complete conversions. Thanks for the troubleshooting!

Popped a bottle after 10 days carbing, couldn't help myself. Looks like mud! Tastes great already, but why is it so murky? The specks are on the glass and not floating in the beer by the way. I followed Yooper's recipe exactly and used Nottingham. I also bottled one beer in a clear glass...

And here's the recipe as it stands now: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.54 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.051 SG Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM Estimated IBU: 30.9 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency...

Awesome! Thanks for the help guys. Stout-n-Braggot: I'll definitely take your advice on the switch to oat and wheat flakes along with the hop choice. Ellis: Thanks for the heads up on the mash temp. I hadn't even considered that. Cheers everyone! I'll post up here once it's done!

Going for a bit of an experimental beer. Grain bill at 60% efficiency: 10# 2-row 1# (R)ye malt 1# (O)at malt 1# (W)heat malt Pitching a kolsch yeast How will those additions change the flavour? I'm assuming it will be more so in the body of the beer, correct? What if I used flaked...

Yeast rafts. In other words, soon to be beer!

The prison saga in the comics was my favourite part of the whole storyline. Dare I say, it almost seemed plausible the way it was presented.

I think it seems appropriate to brew a walking dead beer and let it age till season 3 airs... Hmmm...