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I believe it's honey malt. I had one of there pale ale's (something about a dog that died on the bottle) that specifically stated it used LOTS of honey malt. The nutty New Belgium flavor was particularly strong in that beer.

UPDATE: My keg of Sticke Alt blew yesterday, so I threw this beer on in it's place. The aroma is great, the taste is very Pliny-esque, and it recieved a great review from a brewing buddy who enjoys craft beer but has not yet had the privelege to taste the real deal. We'll see how it lasts...

I don't know if any of your local HB shops carry Wyeast, but their German Ale yeast is year-round and (I've read) the same strain as WL037.

Thanks for all the response everyone! I just brewed the Lagunitas IPA clone a couple weeks ago, and mashed at 158F. I hesitate to mash so high on this beer because it's so much bigger. If this one under attenuates....gross (the TARGET FG is 1.021). Also, I know that Whitbread is the yeast...

I've never lined them with anything. They're HDPE, the same grade of plastic used for all kinds of food-grade buckets. This has been discussed elsewhere, but I believe the conclusion was that the dye used in the homer buckets might keep them from getting a food grade rating. I trust the HDPE...

For recipe, there are many variations and those listed by Khiddy should produce some great beer. In the two Alts I made this year, I used WLP036 (Dusseldorf Alt) for the yeast and was quite pleased with the results. If you have the patience, this is a style that really benefits from a longer...

The day I got married, following our wedding reception, we visited the Hopcat in Grand Rapids, MI. As we were still in wedding apparel, our waitress wanted to help us celebrate and treated me to this beer. :mug: Naturally, I'd like to make something close for at home since Lagunitas isn't...

hmmm.... I'll add a few ounces of corn sugar tommorrow. We'll see what happens. I'll update in a couple weeks.

I will not claim to be a master brewer, but this recipe should get you an awesome beer: 1# Munich 1# Crystal 15L (or 10L or 20L depending what's available) 10.5# 2-Row Mash @ 153F for an hour. 1/2 oz Centenial, Cascade, or Amarillo.....FWH 1 oz Magnum, Warrior, or Columbus........60 Min...

You have all given me hope. Thanks. I'll keg it. Maybe I can serve it to the family at Thanksgiving.

So, I decided after two years of home brewing it was time to brew a couple special beers as Christmas gifts for some of my closest friends. After some thought, I decided on two: an imperial coffee/chocolate oatmeal stout (similar to Founder's Breakfast Stout) and Pliny (the Bastid). I brewed...

Sounds good. I think you'll almost always make good beer with that grain. FWIW, when I'm trying to let the hops shine I like to use Crystal 40L or 15L rather than the 60L just to give the beer some sweetness and head retention while avoiding the caramel I get with the 60L.

The man speaks wisdom. I woke up Saturday morning to find a massive explosion of Breakfast Stout (OG 1.085) all over my garage. It totally covered the inside of the fridge I ferment in, leaked out the door after filling the drawer, ran down the length of the garage floor and glued the door...

Based on the beers you have listed, I'd go with Spalter Perle or Magnum Amarillo (If you can afford three pounds and are serious about doing an IPA)

:ban: Six pounds for me and my brewing buddy! Cascade, Columbus, Perle, Saphir, Spalter, and Fuggles.

I used it in a batch of Centennial Blonde, my first all-grain. It REEKED during fermentation though. My sisters' text to me at the time: "Your beer is making the closet smell like rotting eggs." But it turned out plenty tasty.

Technique: You don't need to steep your Crystal/Caramel grains that long. There's no conversion going on anymore in those grains, so just a soak in warm (~140-150^F) water to disolve the sugars will do the trick. Sweetness: As has been stated, I'd drop the Crystal/Caramel malts to no more...

Sounds perfect. It's so easy to over-do it with Simcoe because it's such a strong flavor, but your recipe looks great.

I'd heard of the foam control stuff before, but wasn't too interested 'cause it's just one more thing to buy. The simplicity and price tag of the spray bottle of cold water though... I'm gonna have to try that. :)

...while brewing in the garage: Do not just dump in an ounce of hop pellets into an 8 gallon kettle filled with 7.5 gallons of wort at a rolling boil. YIKES! I think I lost almost a gallon of wort. My hydrometer reading said I got really good efficiency out of the tun though, so my sugars are...