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Hi, I contacted a brewer to ask about the grain bill they use in their dark mild ale. Within a day I was surprised to see a reply! 90%. Maris Otter 6% Brewers Invert Sugar ... Can I sub candi sugar/ golden syrup / make my own? 2%. Crystal Malt 2% positive Caramel for color. ... I would...

Just stumbled upon this post - here is another well travelled Yorkshireman! I hail from Barnsley but am now living in upstate New York. I just started home brewing, and am looking forward to the endless possibilities this new hobby will bring. I don't have enough friends to drink and share...

You'll be fine - what temperature is your fermenter at? I pitched at over 70F in my last batch, and the primary fermenter was steady at 68F (a little too high for what I intended). My krausen was gone on the third day. I read up (Joy of homebrewing) and found that the beer may turn out a...

Thanks for the stirring tip! I didn't have any clumping issues... I started out with a very basic grain bill (maris otter,flaked&roasted barley) and have a stout which is looking very tasty right now, racked in the secondary. Was very happy with how this went and will keep the thread alive when...

So, this tastes good! I found the beer was a little too carbonated for my liking but this is one character of the style. If doing this again I would mix up my own bottling sugar rather than use the fizz tabs that were provided. I had racked to a secondary after 10 days in the primary -...

Here is a follow up to the basic stout recipe posted above. After 1 week in the primary fermenter, the gravity reading steadied out at 1.016 - OG was 1.040. I was expecting the FG to each 1.014. The krausen really took off very quickly on this one and lasted 2 days before sinking back down - I...

I just brewed my first BIAB yesterday, a 1.5 gallon stout, with similar results. The wort was very cloudy, which I took to be the extra grain flours that were suspended. I achieved a 67% conversion, which I was happy about for a first attempt. Afterwards, I was thinking that next time I would...

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind because there will be a next time! Pleased to hear I am on the right track.

Brew day tomorrow! This will be my second batch, first non- extract brew. I've done all the preparation, read up on all the books and now I'm ready to go! My one concern is did I buy the correct grain from my lhbs? I asked for a roasted barley, and further reading has provided me with some...

Makes sense, thanks!

Hi, eulipion2 - was this BIAB a 5 gallon batch? I'd like to give this a go, but for a 1-2 gallon BIAB batch.

I'm a novice brewer - currently have a Caribou Slobber extract kit on the go but want to move on and brew up a BIAB beer. 1) I want to give a 1-2 gallon BIAB batch a go. I'm looking for a simple wheat beer recipe with a quick and easy grain bill (something akin to a Leinenkugels or Blue...

Hey, this sounds tasty, thank you for sharing this recipe. I am thinking of trying a half batch of this using a BIAB technique. Would it be as straightforward as halving the ingredients listed?

Thanks for the feedback. Yes - there are a couple other differences between the two sets of instructions (hop additions, boil time). My thought is because this is a dark ale I would want to use the secondary fermentor to improve the clarity and condition the beer better. This will put my...

Hi, I'm brewing up my first beer - a 1 gallon batch of CS from NB. The beer is currently sitting pretty in the fermentor at 70F (fermentor temp) and has been for the past couple of days - the bubbling had almost stopped when I checked this morning. My question is - should I consider moving...