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BTW, don't feel bad to vote none. This is just for fun! We'll just see what happens! Mike

Thanks Gary! Don't forget to vote in the poll! Cheers, Mike

Well, I have decided to try my hand at growing hops in planters on my roof. Ambitious? Yes. But I think it can be done. I live in San Diego, and have no yard. So, it is out of necessity I chose this method. My rhizomes were delivered last weekend by Freshhops. Got 2 of Centennial and...

My wife's family makes real maple syrup for a living. I've tried to decide best how to incorporate maple into beer. In theory it sounds great. As such, I think beer made with maple sap might have a nitch market (organic, all-natural what-have-you). But, it's the idea you'd be selling /...

That was part of my curiosity, as this was essentially a high powered wit, with plenty of WLP400 in solution...so I thought I'd be more likely to see something...but from the sound of everything, NOT seeing anything, is more the norm. Thanks again for the advice and great discussion! Cheers...

Great news. Thanks for the reassurance. I guess I will just have to be patient with them! Not hard since I have much of it in the keg already! We'll see what happens! I it took nearly 14 days to ferment out, and then I let it sit for another 14 days on the yeast cake. Of course, I...

Hello All-- I've done my best searching the forum for a direct answer to this question... I'm fairly new to brewing, with 5 AG batches under my belt. I went straight to kegging right away, and have been happy with the results. This last batch I decided to brew the Stone Vertical Epic...

I couldn't wait to post beer porn. It's still force carbing, so this was right out of the fermentor...don't think it could get any cloudier, which is the style of course! Great color, a bit lighter than the picture implies.

FG was 1.012. Final ABV 6.6%. Higher attenuation and drier profile as predicted, based on the previous mentioned deviations throughout the recipe. Tastes is excellent, though I am sure one doesn't have to be a neurosurgeon to surmise that this is a different brew than the original recipe...

Looks great! As for myself, I can't wait to get this baby in the keg. Smells great! This is as of last week, when I drained the trub and checked the SG. A beautiful beer for sure, and already demonstrating that awesome head BM has touted. All I can say is, JACKPOT! Cheers, Mike

Drained the trub today (there was almost none) from the conical. SG was 1.021 so we still have a little way to go. Bubbling every 4-6 seconds, so should be good... It tasted good though! Young, but good. I wonder if I got so far from the original recipe that I'll have a different beer...

Well I made it...but the decoction really boosted my efficiency, and I ended up with a 5.5 gallons of 1.062 wort! So much for a session ale... After resting at 148 deg for 30 minutes, I did a a decoction with 1 gallon of mash, and THEN hit 154 (a little lower than I expected). So, let that...

Well, today I am having to react on the fly. Goes to show you how adding steps can actually add an order of magnitude in degree of difficulty... So, After my protein rest, I added 3 gal at 176 strike, and settled at 148 deg... Not totally unhappy with that, as it will yield a different...

Well, what would brew day be without a mishap? I found my yeast starter had somehow rattled off the magnetic stirrer sometime between 0200 and 0530 this am. So, I lost 1/2 of my yeast. I decided that there was a low likely-hood of contamination, (foam stopper, sanitized) so made an emergency...

Well, tomorrow is brew day for this beer. The yeast starter is "started" and can't wait to get this going. My first batch of SNPA clone (pretty similar to BierMuncher's, it turns out) is great! My wife was shocked, which is probably not all that uncommon of a response for homebrewers I...

Challenge accepted! :D Cheers, Mike

I am new to the forum and to homebrewing...I decided to go AG from the get go, and this will be my second brew. #1 is a SNPA clone which has spent 1 week in the conical so far. I'm still trying to learn my system, but got 69% efficiency right off the bat. (of course, how it turns out is...