Yeah I don't get the goat butt thing at all from Columbus. To me it's a bit spicy, a bit resiny, a bit citrusy and altogether awesome. Try Anderson Valley's IPA for a commercial example of proper Columbus flavor and aroma.
I think a .5oz Northdown, .5oz EKG would work really well dry hopped. 2 awesome hops.
I'm with Yooper, as much as I like Bitters I do not like Fuggles - dirt mixed with some weird wood sums up its taste to me.
Couldn't this randall 3.0 be used as sort of a 'Torpedo' ala Sierra Nevada?
So you'd use it to recirculate beer (with a pump) out of the keg--> thru the randall--> back into the same keg.
Recirc like that for like and hour and that should be a similar result... no?
I am about to do this exact technique and thought I might try to mimic the 'Torpedo' idea - where I recirc the beer between kegs, with one of the kegs filled with leaf hops and with a sure screen on the out dip tube...
I did a search and couldn't find an answer to my specific question...
If I don't do any sour beers, is there any advantage to going to an oak barrel vs using cubes/spirals?
I'm ready to take the plunge on a barrel but wonder if there is any advantage flavor-wise over the cubes/spirals...
Hey folks, the recipe is not really close. I used to brew this beer professionally (no joke) and it has A LOT of different grain in it. Like kitchen sink amount.
All I'll say is the hopping is Horizon, Glacier, massive hit of Simcoe.
I liked Brewmasters, I think Sam is great - he's got a really winning persona.
But the show has been too Dogfish-centric. It just seems to be one long infomercial for DFH. That needs to change.