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How do you figure that it would be ready by super bowl. The directions say 2 months. If I make it this weekend it should be ready by Thanksgiving. Is there something I'm missing? I would do that experiment, but I'm limited to space and fermenters. I have a pumpkin ale in one fermenter. I want to...

Beuller? Anyone?

You wouldn't mind your wife moving out or if it were that cold? :D

OK. Maybe I'll try that one next year. If I do that one now it won't be ready until March. Anybody try this one? http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/winter-warmer-extract-kit-2.html

Ziggy, I saw that kit, but it says it takes 4-6 months for it to be ready. I'd like it for this winter. Cyber, I have BeerSmith, but I only have 2 brews under my belt plus a pumpkin ale fermenting right now. Not sure if I'm confident creating my own. Thanks for the reply guys

Nevermind

+5 Cincinnati Pale Ale +5 Irish Stout 24,357+10= 24,367

Hey all, I'm interested in brewing a winter ale. Anybody have any suggestions on a good kit (extract with specialty grains) or a good recipe? I checked midwest and northern, but I would like some suggestions from the experts on this site. Thanks!

Great! Thank you both for all your help.

How would I be able to figure out the probable OG and alcohol percentage?

Interesting. I never tried one of those. That's exciting. I don't know where I went wrong with the OG reading. I even spun it to get the bubble off. That stinks since I won't be able to determine the ABV. Is there some other way to determine that?

Thanks. The ingredients for this recipe include: 6 lb. Dark liquid malt extract 4 oz. Chocolate Malt 4 oz. Caramel 10L 4 oz. Roasted Barley 4 oz. Flaked Barley specialty grain 1/2 oz. Nugget 1 oz. Willamette pellet hops American Ale Activator Wyeast (another potential mistake which I...

Will this essentially turn it into an imperial stout?

Thanks for the quick reply. I finished it at 12:30AM on Sunday. I won't be able to touch it until 9PM tonight if anything. There's already a 4 inch krausen on it. FYI, I did transfer the brew from the carboy to the kettle and then back to the carboy to aerate it. I don't know if that matters much

This is my second brew. I ordered the Irish Stout from midwest. My first batch didn't involve any steeping at all. This batch obviously did. I think I got a little excited before steeping that I forgot that I was supposed to use only a gallon for steeping. Instead I used 3 gallons. Does anybody...

Got it. Thanks again, beer brothers.

OK. Thanks guys.

I've been following Palmer's book and it says to put the malt in cold water. How big of a deal is it to use warm water, say 80 degrees Fahrenheit?

So what the milk crate protects the glass?

Sorry guys. I was stubborn. I went with the glass. I'll just use the bucket as my primary and eventually the glass for secondary. By the way, I do have a dog that gets in the way. I'll have to tie him up when I transport. And I barely see my neighbors. I can't wait to get started.