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Congrats on the first mash! You'll never go back... I've been making some nice blonde ales with about 8-9 lbs base grain and whatever hops/yeast I have easily available. Depending on the mash temp and yeast, it can come out sweet and malty or dry and fruity, or anywhere in between. At 3.5-4%...

I'm looking to brew a brown ale this weekend, something full-bodied and toasty with hints of nuttiness and chocolate flavors but without noticeable caramel. My target is Avery Ellie's Brown Ale but I haven't found a clone after several days of searching. So I just made something up with no...

If you're looking for a big hop flavor and aroma, try going with all late addition hops. Some time back I brewed an all-Simcoe American Amber with 1 oz. pellets at 20, 10 and flameout. Beersmith tells me I got 46 IBU, and my tongue tells me the hop flavor is HUGE but the bitterness is subtle...

Oh $hit... A bomber of Mendocino Talon Barleywine Captain Morgan's Homebrew Amber Ale Luksosowa Homebrew Wee Heavy Now I can barely type...

I'm a proud Scotsman with the red beard to prove it. SWMBO keeps telling me I should buy a kilt but I haven't quite followed through yet. Once I do though, brewing will have to be the second thing I do while wearing it. :D

A friend told me about Newcastle over his ice cream years ago. Shortly thereafter I had some Breyers vanilla with a Saranac Black Forest Stout and it was wonderful. Not something I do often, but I wouldn't hesitate. I've also been talking about mixing a bottle of the Chai Porter that finished...

Keep the temp constant if you can, and preferably below 170. I've also heard of people who add the grain bag to their water while heating and remove it when they hit 170. This approach seems like it would yield less flavor/color from the grain, but I've never tried it.

You might get something closer to an American pale ale, but I'm willing to bet it will be great right out of the primary. Give it two weeks and pull a sample, if you want to age it longer then move to secondary or just bottle after three weeks.

Pours with a little head that diminishes quickly to a light ring around the edge of the glass. Carbonation level seems perfect for the style. Clean, slightly fruity and caramel aroma, deceptively mild. The flavor kicks in with a thick chocolatey and bready flavor backed by plenty of hop...

Brewpastor's 08-08-08, *******!

Now tasting the standard 08-08-08 stout... Low carbonation, not much head to speak of. The aroma is very malty with hints of chocolate and roasted aromas. Nice full mouthfeel with the chocolate and coffee detected in the nose, plus a hint of raisin fruitiness. The initial sweetness...

I opened the Belgian sour first... not my favorite style. It came out flat, with a slightly fruity, vinegar aroma. The flavor reminds me of red wine gone south. I tend to save the best for last. :)

This is such a big beer you can really take your time. Mine spent 1 month in primary and one month in secondary.

Just cracked the first if my 08-08-08 RIS samples for the evening. Let the fun begin! Pours thick and black with a light, brownish head that diminishes shortly thereafter. Fresh bready aroma with a slight fruity element. A strong bitterness hits the tongue on first sip, to be quickly...

Looks like a decent, if simple, recipe. A few comments... Do you mean that you started chilling after 45 minutes of boiling? Hop addition times are typically based on a 60 minute boil, and your 1 minute hop addition would have gone in a minute before flameout. This could make a big...

I just couldn't wait... and... My 08-08-08 is terribly over-carbed. Sorry for those who'll be tasting it tomorrow...

I use my swing-top half gallon growlers for bottling all the time. They don't seem to take any longer to carb and are great for parties.

Just finished an Ommegang Dubbel... training for 08/08/08. :cross:

I'd say you have... Free hops! Throw them in an APA and enjoy!

I typically add any extra hops to my pint glass later in the brew day. Makes a big difference and can really spruce up a mediocre beer. When a friend told me recently that he'd pulled a cone from one of his Cascade plants to see if they were ready to harvest, I suggested that he drop it in a...