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I'm going for a very citrusy IPA with a malty backbone to stand up to the hops. Any thoughts on my hopping schedule to maximize fruity citrus flavors? I went with toasted 2-row for my "malty backbone," would munich work better? Crystal 60L instead of 20L? Torrified wheat instead of barley...

After brewing this one with Hallertau, the results are in. The day after the party the keg was extremely light. Very good indeed. Good crispness with a malty backbone and enough herbal note from the Hallertau made this one a hit! Very much like Fireman's Four and other American Blonde ales...

Transferred this one over tonight. The sample was delicious... very much like the Texas Blondes I've had from both Real Ale and Southern Star. Now only if there were some Texas blondes around to drink it as well. Made mine with Hallertau which is giving me the a less hoppy beer as hoped for.

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I love cascade just as much as the next guy. I just wanted something with a slightly lower IBU to make it more like a true blonde ale and hallertau seemed like the obvious choice. Also, I plan to serve it up at a party with some non-beer aficionados and this seemed...

I was extremely tempted when I saw a post on this thread saying... this beer is like Fireman's 4. Being a Texas ex-pat in Virginia, I'm hoping this beer will be a pleasant reminder of home. I've decided to do the mini-mash and subbed Hallertau for the Cascade to reduce the hop profile a bit to...

So Ed, I loved this Kolsch so much, I want to use it as a template for my first "original" recipe. I haven't tweaked it that much, but I wanted to create a beer that had a little Let me know what you think! All Grain 7# 2 row Pils Malt 2 # Flaked Corn .5 # Wheat (for head retention only) .25...

Damn fine brew. I did this partial grain for simplicity sake and it was top notch! It takes me back to Cologne where I had way too much Kolsch one night. What do you think about adding flaked corn to this recipe? What would this do to the beer? I'm just starting to experiment with recipes...

Oswegan-- I'm finally getting around to brewing this beer... how did yours turn out? I noticed you made this one back in Sept. of '09. I think this is the best scotch ale I've ever had. Did you use a yeast starter? How long did you end up letting this bad boy age? I converted this recipe...

Cracked it up to the 50s last night. The stream is still fairly weak this morning. I also tried disconnecting and re-connecting the QCs and switching the gas connects. I think its coming out a little better now--as in, I don't have to wait 5 mins for a pint. One of the taps comes out all...

I have gas lines for all four. I have the temp set at 39 degrees. I'll try cranking up the temp for a while. Its an older freezer and may not have even temps.

I recently built my Kegerator with four taps, but sadly I'm having trouble get a strong stream on two of the four taps. I've checked for leaks and didn't find any. I tightened all the fittings and it still comes out a trickle with lots of foam. Any troubleshooting advice?

Good to hear this is normal! Can't wait to pull a draft of my first beer! Cheers,

So I finally got my kegerator up and running! Trouble is, now it seems my CO2 tank is being consumed rather rapidly by my first kegged beer. I checked for leaks using soapy water, and found one and corrected by tightening the bolt. I know my keg is ok--since it was tested by Austin Homebrew...

Thanks for the info! Finished my 4 tap kegerator and transferred my first AG IPA this morning... rapidly approaching beervana. -Cheers

So you just steralized, transferred, and didn't bother purging the headspace with CO2? This seems to me an unnecessary step so it's good to know I can do without. Thanks! Cheers, :mug:

New to kegging and anxious to transfer some beer that's been in the secondary a long while. I'll wait until I get my kegerator running and get better acquainted with my set-up.

Easy question that is hard to find an answer to: Can I use a corney as a secondary without hooking it up to CO2?

I've heard of people dry hopping right into the keg... I think with a month you should be fine. And come to think of it, aren't IPAs dry hopped for over a month normally?

I have my doubts as well, not aiming for 9% but decided to go with the original recipe. If not tasty by Halloween, certainlywill be by thanksgiving. Looks like you have some experience with pumpkin beer, how did yours turn out? I'll report back here after first tasting! Cheers, :mug: