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25 + 5 gal dark mild = 30

Dark mild mashing in.

Last year's 1/24 Irish red that I eventually rebottled into bombers because the 12 ouncers were yeast bombs. Now it's flat and weirdly smooth, almost like port. The more I brew beer the more I find that it (mine in particular), can be strange.

Ground grains for tomorrow's brew. This was made challenging by scale and grain mill malfunctions; fortunately, troubleshooting resolved issues in the time I had available.

Brew less; brew better. Generally be more organized, attentive and dial-in on details. In brewing and all other aspects of my life.

Thank you. It's highly likely to end up weird, with Maris, smoked wheat, Saaz, and Nottingham. If so, I will post nothing about it

My next beer after the dark mild this weekend is going to be a clone of your Smokestack Lightning, with your permission. 50 / 50 wheat malt + smoked, Saaz for bittering, haven't figured out the yeast yet.

Hopefully brewing a dark mild Sunday. Need to get prep started tomorrow and Saturday.

Read up to page 64. Feel better now about my swamp-cooled "lagers".

That's a shame. His posts were always positive, encouraging, humorous; they (and he) will be missed.

Keep us posted - looks interesting.

Bourbon vanilla pumpkin that I brought for my wife's friend to try was actually a hit. Bourbon has faded, esters are popping - not in a bad way. Tastes almost like a Belgian. Another fortunate accident.

Ordered hops (Goldings, Fuggles, Magnum) for next two batches. Lack of foresight + extended shipping times = last brew of 2024 now being the first of 2025.

A little late for a marzen, but a Red Dawn courtesy of Bonesaw Brewing, Glassboro NJ. Delicious.

Thinking of changing it up; decreasing Crystal overall, Crystal 60 slightly, adding some Crystal 80. Grain bill will be : 5.75 lbs Crisp Maris .5 lbs Crystal 60 .25 lbs Crystal 80 .25 Chocolate Hop schedule is : .75 oz Fuggles @ 60 .75 oz EKG @ 30 .75 tsp Irish Moss @ 15

Brewing the Angry Hank's Street Fight soon. But a Moose Drool clone sounds good too.

Interesting. Maybe I'll try a small amount of Crystal 150 instead of the chocolate malt. All 3 would be too much.

Are the two different Crystal malts for flavor and color, respectively? Crystal 150L must be pretty dark, hence the relatively small amount.

Thank you. I stand corrected. So then you'd say the ratio of 1 lb of C60 in this recipe is correct?

This is the recipe for what was supposed to be an Irish red - the LHBS store owner steered me away from roasted barley, toward chocolate malt for some reason. The resultant beer was nothing like an Irish red, more like a brown ale; maybe even a dark mild. Grain bill was : 5.5 lbs Crisp Maris 1...