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After reading this recipe I had to try doing something with raspberries. I did a PM Northern Brewer Spotted Cow clone and used White Labs Cream Ale yeast. It was my first double brew day and wanted to do something my wife might like. Just put it in secondary on the berries today. Normally I...

I was wondering if it would be worth it for me to invest in a refrigerator/digital temperature control set-up. I am doing partial mashes. The temp in my basement ranges from 65-72 year around and doesn't fluctuate radically. I have only done 4 batches, but have seen my temps during raging...

All grain is looking much more appealing to me after doing the PM. It definitely adds something to the brewing experience, beyond extract. Can't wait to see if I can taste the difference! :p

I just brewed my 3rd and 4th batches last weekend. They were also my first Partial Mashes ( A Strong Dark Belgian and a Raspberry Cream Ale). My oven doesn't have a warm setting, so I bought a Coleman 75 qt. cooler that was big enought to put my 5 gallon stock pot into. I first put a bunch of...

I will be brewing my third and fouth batches soon. These will be my first partial mashes. First I was thinking of getting the Spotted Cow partial mash clone kit (Speckled Heffer) from Northern Brewer and adding 3lbs. of organic raspberries to secondary. Thought it would be a good base for a...

Just opened the first bottle yesterday. Fantastic! I had to make a couple minor tweaks due to only having 1 oz. of Amarillo. I wanted to see if I could improve the head over my first brew so I added a half pound of carapils and carbed with Munton's KreamyX. Head is great with pretty good lacing...

Just put mine into secondary this morning. The sample tasted good, but not as hoppy as I was expecting. I did the extract (full boil with the all-grain hop schedule). This is just my second batch. Can't wait to see what the dry-hopping will add.

Finally brewed this yesterday and made bread with the spent grains. Couldn't keep my nose out of that Simcoe hop bag. :)

From the creator: Waiting for a break in the weather so I can brew this!

Thanks, didn't realize Dextrin malt was AKA CaraPils. I will put that on my shopping list. I have kind of a gunslinger mentality in the kitchen so I was thinking of getting the brewsmith software to help me put together my mini-mash recipe. I'm afraid I might over do it if I don't. Any...

FWIW I just did a SDB with an OG 1.09 and FG 1.02 (78% attenuation). It carbed up nicely, but it took about a month in the warmest room in my house, which was about 75 degrees. I only used about 4 oz. of corn sugar per the recipe, I will up that a bit next time.

:mug: My first batch was a Strong Dark Belgian (extract with specialty grains). The recipe I used called only for CaraMunich grains. It turned out great. It was supposed to be a Rochefort 8 clone, but tastes almost exactly like New Glarus ABT (I wasn't really expecting Rochefort 8). My only...

Mudflap, did you prime with corn sugar? I was thinking of using Munton's Kreamy X. This will be my 2nd batch. After that I am going to revisit my first brew (a Strong Dark Belgian)and see what happens. It turned out great, but my head retention and lacing could be better.

Thanks. Hoping to get going on this soon. Just my second batch, but I'm hooked.

Batch size 5.0 gal Boil size 2.5 gal and then there is the part about topping off with water in the fermentor...

This is going to be my next batch. Can anyone point me towards the page with the recipe for a full boil? This thread is huge! Thanks in advance. :)

I just did a strong dark Belgian for my first Brew despite the urging of my LHBS to do something easier to get my feet wet. I would say if you are not in a hurry, then go for it. I spent a ton of time reading and watching everything I could find on the net before I attempted it. It turned out...

I have just one brew under my belt and it came out great. I spent a lot of time on the forums and read How to Brew. I used the Brewers Best Deluxe kit and it worked well. I did use a 6.5 Gallon Better Bottle instead of the brew bucket that came with the kit though. Just because I wanted to see...

:rockin: I was really starting to worry. It took a little more than month, but it finally happened. This was my first brew (a strong dark Belgian). I am really happy with how it turned out. It tastes a lot like the Brother Theolonious I had earlier today and I am drinking it warm. Pretty good...

40L is a big pot (about 10 gal.). I assume you will be using a turkey fryer outside as your stove would have a hard time boiling 5+ gallons of water. I steep my grains inside on the stove while my brew pot heats up outside. You don't want to use too much water when steeping your grains...