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OK, folks... this batch is carbed and I just had my first full glassful pour and its absolutely delicious (IMO). I just made some notes in my brew log and here's a recap: I can still taste some sort of off flavor. Its not cloying now, with the carbonation on full and all but as a...

Roger that Chris. Being in FL doesn't help, eh? ;) I'm lucky that I only have about 14-30 days of really hot weather here in WA. Most of the year I can control the fermentation temps by moving the buckets from 1 of 3 rooms that all have varying warmths. I do have a stand up freezer that I...

HAHA. Mine was cobbled together as well, from a variety of recipes and what hops I had laying around that seemed to play well together. How bad can it be! :)

Awesome! I like this idea about mixing in the enzymes first but I never tried it because my strike temps we over the denature point of the enzymes so I added them after water and grain (targeted 158F target temps last time). I may try a version of this myself next time. My limiting factor...

Legume, do you do a separate cereal mash of the buckwheat, as Glutarded_Chris describes in other posts? If you're not familiar he is cereal mashing in a separate mash tun at a higher temp than the millet, etc. and then combining these later. I don't remember the mash schedule but it seemed...

If you want to lower your brew day time, consider using the enzymes. I'd like to be an enzyme free purist too but 8 hours vs. 4 hours trumps that sentiment. My last batch's orig gravity was ~1.050 with 14 lbs of grouse malts (9lbs pale + 6 specialty) and liquid amylase added to the mash (2...

It looks like it plugs into any 120V outlet just fine. Electricity scares me more than flame though. Read this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/electrical-primer-brewers-145019/

Thank you for taking the time to recap!! Thermamyl, interesting!

Well, this test batch was tasted last weekend (1st bottle of 4) and this is probably my first bad batch of beer. It was a sour IPA. Both me and a friend tried at the trailhead after a ride and we both spit it out. I'm at a loss as to what went wrong. Sourness may be bacterial. It wasn't...

I'm guessing and again only a quess is that Grouse and CMC are gearing towards meeting demand of the startup GF breweries and that the homebrewing market is not a major concern (I am sure they DO care however). I know publicly they'd dispute this but when you are shipping pallets of malted...

Steve, if you are extract brewing then I would use this recipe is a basis: http://ghostfishbrewing.com/ghostfishblog/gfhomebrewing-grapefruit-ipa/ This was my first GF batch and its done by one of the guys on here: Igliashon Jones who is the brewer at GF brewing. On its own, its delicious...

Sure! I think IPAs are a bit easier because they are hop forward and the hop bill will carry over, 1:1. The tricky part is the malt bill but its getting easier due to the advent of gf malts. examples: http://www.glutenfreehomebrewing.org/ (grouse malts and eckert rice malts) and...

I'm sad to say that CMC (via boulder fermentation supply) is higher. Something like $5 a pound! http://www.boulderfermentationsupply.com/coloradomaltedgf.html Looks like shipping is a bit cheaper "$15.00 flat-rate per order. US addresses only." Consider GFHB with Grouse is high on...

Bottled this last night: OG 1.070 FG 1.020 (but I made a rookie mistake and took the hydro sample after priming sugar addition, doh! So I can probably subtract a couple of points for the sugar and call it 1.017) This should put me in the high 6, low 7 abv range. :tank: Amazing pungent aroma...

Chris, I know that was directed at Igs but I am using this: http://www.kegworks.com/amg-300l-liquid-exo-alpha-amylase-4-oz I either got it from LHBS or glutenfreehomebrewing.com

I've been using this is a guide for now: http://www.glutenfreehomebrewing.org/all_grain_brewing_tutorial.php I'm trying to get a fine crush, unfortunately the mill I purchased doesn't close down too tight so I am milling mine with 3-4 passes until I don't see any intact millet grains...

Interesting. I've seen Bob's Red Mill Millet in 16 or 20oz bags (I even eat it for breakfast on occasion (with nuts and honey or maple syrup its pretty tasty). Can't remember the cost however. I this what you're basically using? If not can you divulge your source? :)

Indeed, I ordered a few 5 lb bags of Grouse Pale from GFHB for around $9.25 each back in Jan. Now I see its up to $13.99/5 lb. What the... that's going to sting a bit next time I order :(

Damn autocorrect, LOL.

This is a hotly contested/debated issue that can sometimes bring out the worst in people :) In general, there has been a shift away (at least it appears to be a shift) away from using secondary. John Palmer mentioned that secondary is no longer needed (this was a northern brewer video on how...