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Yeah, my conscious kicked itself when I posted that...maybe its more popularity, commercialization, or history for Bells. I mean, I can walk into any Marathon and find Bells, but not Founders. Kudos to Bells, Founders is on its way!

Awesome! And the triple hops brewed schpeel is great too. That means 3 hop pellets for their 10,000 gal batch...

Oh, and by the way, its EVERYWHERE up here!!! Michigan is truly a great beer state!

Let's see...I've seen six packs of hopslam for anywheres of $13.99 to $16.99 and the 1.32 gal mini keg for $34.99. And damn its good this year. Definitely a plus for living in Northern Michigan...

Damn, this is tough. I think overall Bells has better "commercial" beers (I hate to say that) , and Founders still has that "craft" appeal. As a homebrewer from Northern Michigan, its a tie!!!

Love Founders and hit it every time I'm in Grand Rapids, along with Sicilianos Market....

So, I'm choking back a Milwaukee's Best Light and on the side of the can it says "contains no additives or preservatives". But aren't hops a preservative?!?!?! Wondering if any others have seen shenanigans like this...

I would have to agree about that saturation point. My calculations came out to 1.109 and I only hit 1.080, and I usually have an efficiency of 80%-85%... I'll be adding some Makers and oak cubes in the secondary, so that should bump it up a little...:drunk: Things went well though. Made a...

I would have to agree about that saturation point. My calculations came out to 1.109 and I only hit 1.080, and I usually have an efficiency of 80%-85%... I'll be adding some Makers and oak cubes in the secondary, so that should bump it up a little... Things went well though. Made a 1L...

Thanks again for all the suggestions. I think I'll go with a 3.5 gallon batch and no DME, which puts my Makers Mark oaked Wee Heavy at 1.109. So, out of curiosity, what are the advantages and disadvantages of adding DME/LME to an all-grain brew?:drunk:

Thanks for the quick response all. Much appreciated! I will add DME the last 10-15 minutes of the boil per your recommendations. I do like the idea of a 3-4 gallon batch, but 5 gallons doesn't last SWMBO and myself long enough as it is!!! :tank:

Love this forum! :rockin: My question is: how can I brew a big beer (1.080+) when I max out at 11lbs of grain in my 5 gallon mash tun? Would adding LME or DME at flameout work? Or would that just give me a dry beer? (which I don't want for my Wee Heavy...) Yeah, I know, going to a 10 gal...

Awesome, thanks for the reply. The wedding isn't till June, so I have some time...

Just curious if anyone has brewed this lately and has any tasting notes you can share? I was looking for a good wedding brew and this recipe caught my eye. My only hesitation is all the jasmine... is it overpowering?

Just curious how your stout turned out? I have a sweet stout doing the same thing. I contribute it to temperature differences on the carboy. I had a fan blowing near it and that was the side I got the darker krausen...