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Diablotastic, from what I have read it is all based on % of rye in your batch. I intentionally left my rye around 10% to see if I could get the crispness and see what other character came through. This BYO article talks a bit about the character of rye and what happens when you add various...

Thanks moonbrew, that is what I was afraid of. So basically I have an Amber Ale recipe, but I have lost the Irish. So now the question is: Do I brew what I have so I can learn about adding rye or do lighten up the LME, go darker on the Crystal and add Roasted Barley to get closer to style...

I have been trying to formulate a recipe for an Irish Red style beer, but I also wanted to experiment a little with using rye in a batch. Have I gone too far off the reservation here? Will this be too far off style wise to call it an Irish red? 5.0 gallons Original Gravity: 1.059 (1.052...

Lee, Erving, Lawrence, Lynn, Everett, Franklin, Sterling, Holden... Massachusetts has a lot of first name options. Welcome AA, even if it would be cruel to name a kid Natick :)

As I was drinking a bottle of this tonight, I thought this years recipe had a slight pine flavor to the sweetness. Perhaps Simcoe or Ammarilo or some other piney hops were added. Did anyone else taste pine? (I'm a Noob so I rarely know what I'm talking about)

Like durp, I bottled my first 2 batches after 7 days because that's what the kit instructions said to do. Both batches came out nicely and have continued to improve while they condition in the bottle. Having read a lot from this forum, I am really looking forward to my next 2 batches which I...

Nice to see homebrewing is going strong in Massachusetts! I just joined myself so greetings from Worcester MA. I started with a buddies equipment in October and was thrilled with the quality of my first 2 batches. Bought my own equipment and now I am hooked!

Weezknight, Have you made this beer yet? I just picked up WLP072 at my LHBS to brew a Biere de Garde next month. I was curious about your recipe, fermenting and conditioning timeline, and anything you noted from early samples.