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Did you ever follow through with the Hall and Oates beer? I think it's a great idea!

Beginner question! This sounds awesome, but why would the schwartzbier appellation no longer be appropriate, and what is odd about your new batch? Taking notes, here... thank you! (And best of luck!)

Hi, folks! When feeling experimental, I get a kick out of using themes in my recipes. This time, I thought I'd use stuff with as many "C"s as possible, and invoke some lame office humor. Problems with this: 1. This removes rhyme or reason from a flavor standpoint, and 2. I'm not...

This is awesome, you guys!

I have the same question in mind when using Hopville's BC tool. I mean, the software will clearly categorize a brew as "extract with specialty grains," but these grains which would ordinarily be steeped seem to, in the software's mind, contribute notably to OG/FG/ABV as if they were efficiently...

I'll really, really have to have this beer. I love, love Halifax and would move there if the opportunity arose. The bartenders at one brewery remembered me after a year's absence from town--by name! It was wonderful to feel so welcome while enjoying such good beer. Also: I REALLY dug Gahan's...

Sorry, I couldn't find a newer thread on this topic (is there an easy way to do that?). Something I don't understand about Cry Havoc is just how versatile its "hybridity" (?) makes it. How's it act when it's in the gulf between typical ale and lager temps? I live in San Diego and...

Glad no huge red flags appear. Do you have any thoughts on it still being successful as a simple single infusion mash? I just ain't got the skillz for the decoction stuff yet. (Or should I hold off on this until I CAN do a good decoction mash?)

LOL! I'd be thrilled if they worked since I'm new to recipe creation. But, yeah, a main reason for this thread is to see if random themes led anyone to making a bizarre recipe that did, in fact, work out.

Hello, genteel folk. Just for LOLs, I was wondering if anyone had much luck creating recipes wholly around stupid themes in the ingredients? For example, I was bored in the office and someone asked me to CC them on an e-mail. I noticed a lot of ingredients for beer start with "C," and, as...

Full disclosure: n00b here, but I'm getting a real kick out of making goofy recipes, whether success or failures. This might generate a lot of eye rolling. Sorry! (Also: bonus points if you know where I got the title of the beer! :rockin:) OK. Here's the logic: I really like Cascadian...

Sweet. This is really useful. Thanks very much, brushvalley + Arcane. Somehow I missed Appendix C. :P @Arcane: Do you have any suggestions for repair? I noticed that taste before fermentation even began. Any chance that by the time the beer's been in bottles for a few weeks that terrible taste...

Why not just go for, say, a 3-gallon batch? I think that's more fun anyway. I was just goofing off, but maybe with a small batch, a slightly shorter boil, and just 3 lbs of DME, you could whip up a Blonde Ale like this: http://hopville.com/recipe/1162697/blonde-ale-recipes/a-simple-girl

FWIW from a beginner: My starters have been pretty casually made and they're usually made just the night before. Granted, I've not yet tried to whip up any super-strong brews, but I've had no problems.

On my most recent batch, I had this problem while doing late malt additions, but not when doing the original, smaller addition at the beginning of the boil. I think so far I agree it's more likely to occur at 200+; I think most guides say to add DME after specialty grains but before bringing to...

I went back to howtobrew.com like you said. Here's why I find this confusing: (howtobrew.com) I'm not trying to be inflammatory, but, being new and all, it's tough when everyone but me is an expert--but, like most experts on anything, they don't seem to agree.

:off: Actually, iaefebs, veritas' reply is a good example of what I mean, and of why I chose the word I did: while, more formally, "disambiguate" is reserved for situations wherein we'd need to identify the precise sense of a single polysemous term, in this case a more casual act of "removing...

Hello, all. Fining agents such as isinglass, gelatin, PolyClar, etc., are going over my head a bit. The hardest part is trying to keep them straight. Is there a definitive table disambiguating the details of each options? For those and other fining agents, I'd like to know...

Hello, everyone! The alternative title refers to the fact that I've lived in San Diego for 11 years and have never learned how to surf because, I'm told, veteran surfers hate the n00bz so much that it's preferable to just stay the hell on land. Here's hoping that folks making their first...