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So, through one accident and one fortunate happenstance I've ended up in a situation where I can have some fun improvising up a wheat brew! The Accident is that earlier in the summer I accidentally bought twice as much Pale Wheat Malt as I needed since I was looking at 5gal batch recipes...

Chickypad, I brewed up your APA and your Stout to join the other beers I made for the Aug 1st BBQ. The APA, made originally for my buddy Ray because he's a big hop-head, was named "Ray-member The Ale-amo", and the Stout was themed for the Star Wars fans in the group as "Dark Side Stout" (to...

"An Alpha Acid Unit (AAU), also called Homebrew Bitterness Units (HBU) is a measure of hops used - typically for a 5 gallon batch. It can be calculated simply by multiplying the percent alpha acid of the hops used by the number of ounces of hops. For example 3 ounces of 5% alpha hops would be...

Both are pretty high OG. The APA has an OG of 1.056 and an FG of 1.014 The Stout has an OG of 1.071 and an FG of 1.021 I'll turn the fermentation temp up to 21-22C and check the gravity next Mon/Tues. If they've reached their FGs I'll bottle, else I'll wait until I get back. @atom -...

So I've got a big BBQ coming up on the 1st of August and have been brewing up a storm to make sure I've got a number of awesome brews all bottled, carbonated and ready to go. This past Sunday (July 3rd) I brewed an APA, and on Monday (July 4th) an Irish Stout which are both bubbling away in the...

Thanks Mary, good summer beer is a necessity!

Haha yeah I plugged those values into Brewer's Friend and immediately realized that it wasn't for a 2.5gal batch. I figured it was closer to 6gal which would give me an OG around 1.074 with the honey, 1.068 without, and around 68IBU If that's right, I can size it down from there. Yeast-wise...

Funny how the goal posts have moved so much for IPA over the years. Sometimes it seems like everyone is in a contest to make the hoppiest, most alcoholic IPA they can make nowadays. I was watching a BrewingTV episode that they did with Wil Wheaton that led to Northern Brewer's Plinian Legacy kit...

You guys are awesome, these look great! chickypad - I was sitting there trying to decide which of the three to brew when I realized that you set it up to brew all three with the ingredients I've got! Three more styles out of the leftovers from what I've made already, that kicks ass. Thanks so...

Ooh, that looks really good and super simple too. When you say to lager post-packaging, do you mean once it's bottled? So I'd ferment at Ale temps, bottle it, then let it sit in the bottles at lager temps for 3-6wks?

I just started into home brewing this year and have done up a couple of 2.5gal brew-in-a-bag, all-grain brews. I decided to try a variety of styles to have some fun with it, so I brewed a Belgian Wit, a German Hefeweizen, an English Mild Brown, an Irish Red and a Blonde Ale that's kind of an...

I just started into home brewing this year and have done up a couple of 2.5gal brew-in-a-bag, all-grain brews. I decided to try a variety of styles to have some fun with it, so I brewed a Belgian Wit, a German Hefeweizen, an English Mild Brown, an Irish Red and a Blonde Ale that's kind of an...