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Someone mentioned Pennsylvania Swankey Ale earlier, and I thought I'd come up with a recipe that matches the descriptions. Here's my first cut on that idea: Amish Mafia Swankey Ale 3 lbs Mild malt 1 lb Brown malt 1 lb flaked maize 8 oz crystal malt 45L 4 oz chocolate malt 2 grams anise...

Since the subject of Furries was brought up in the 'What are you drinking' thread, I thought I'd annoy people with something I've done a few times elsewhere with... ahem... interesting results. The test is simple: just post your immediate reaction to the following words: Doug Winger This...

I have an EIPA recipe which I have brewed once so far, and while it was quite successful, I am considering what changes might be made to improve it, or just to simplify it. The main concerns are with the specialty malts and the hopping schedule. The existing recipe calls for a half pound each...

While the title might sound like a parody of an Agatha Christie novel, this is no joke: it's a genuine tragedy that took place in Mozambique this past week, where over 200 mourners at a funeral reception were poisoned with homebrew that was dosed with crocodile bile, 69 of them fatally...

I've run into a bit of a problem with the beer from this month's CHS group brew. I went to bottle the porter (brewed 2 Feb 2014, OG 1.056) today, and when I checked a sample by hydrometer, it was still at 1.025. The sample was cloyingly sweet, as you would expect given the low attenuation. I...

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After some false starts and delays, I finally brewed my Irish Stout, with exactly 28 days to go before SPD. I'm a bit concerned, however, as I was brewing outside for the first time (I just bought a propane burner, prior to this I worked stovetop), and had some problems with keeping the wort...

What AIPA hop-bomb has the biggest bitterness? Assuming it is at peak freshness, of course. Conversely, what IPAs (even at their best) fall short in this, and which do you prefer - the massive hop bombs, far over to the bitter end of the spectrum, or the more balanced or even malty examples...

I brewed a Maris Otter/Cascade SMaSH this past weekend, with an OG 1.057, and I pitched it with a starter using WLP 013 (London Ale). I attached a blow-off tube, in the expectation that the fermentation might overflow an airlock. The tube leads to about a half-gallon of StarSan solution. The...

I have tried posting to the recipe database in the past, unaware that there were specific requirements to the recipes to be posted there. These were, naturally enough, moved to the recipes forum. I do not have a problem with this, but it has led me to wonder if there is a rules page explaining...

Just finished brewing this, we'll see how it comes out in a month or two. Golden Hind Variation APA #1 (10A or 14B, depending on your point of view) 11 lbs Maris Otter malt 2 oz Cascade hop pellets, 7.1 %AA, FWH 1 oz Cacade hop pellets, aroma, 5 min post-boil steep White Labs London Ale...

(NB: Yes, the long boil time is typical of my setup. I brew my beer on a stovetop, and the burners seem to give an unusually low flame. One of the reasons I use FW hopping so often is the difficulty in estimating the time it will take to finish the boil.) Tripel Diamond Belgian Tripel 12 lbs...

Saison of the Witch #2 ------------------------ 5 gallon batch made from: 6.5 lbs. Weyermann Pilsner malt 2 lbs Briess Bonlander Munich Malt 1.5 lbs White Wheat Malt 0.25 lb Special B Caramel Malt 1 lb D-45 Amber Candi syrup 1 oz Hallertau hop pellets (FWH) 1 oz. Hallertau hop pellets...

Since the subject came up in another thread, I thought I would take a shot at designing a Scottish Light 60/- ale. I know that the peated malt isn't strictly speaking accurate, but I know it isn't uncommon to use when replicating the Scottish styles. I would probably want to use a very long...

Brewed this last Sunday (June 9th). The temperature in my fermentation area is a bit high (averaging 75°F) for the yeast, but it should be acceptable. 5 lbs. Briess 6-row pale malt 2.5 lbs. flaked maize 2.5 lbs. flaked rice 1 lb. Carapils malt 1 oz Liberty hop pellets, FWH White Labs...

This is a recipe I came up with some time past, but never got around to brewing. I intend to use it for my next batch, whenever that may be. Newton Pulsifer London Brown Ale 5 lbs. Maris Otter pale ale malt 1 lb. Crystal malt, 120 L 1 lb. Victory malt 8 oz. Special B malt 4 oz. chocolate...

Garnet Heart Brown Porter 5lbs Crisp Maris Otter pale ale malt 2 lbs. Crisp Brown Malt 1 lb. 45L Crisp Crystal Malt 8 oz Weyermann Cara-Red Malt 8 oz Biscuit malt 4 oz Crisp Chocolate Malt 4 oz Briess flaked barley (unmalted) 1 oz Kent Golding hop pellets, First Wort 1 oz Kent Golding hop...

Water Over the Dam 10 lbs, 0 oz Belgian Pale Ale 3 lbs, 0 oz Briess Sparkling Amber Dry Extract 2 lbs, 0 oz Caramel Munich 1 lbs, 0 oz Gambrinus Honey Malt 1 lbs, 0 oz Amber Candi Sugar 1 lbs, 0 oz Special B 0 lbs, 8 oz Weyermann Rye Malt 0 lbs, 8 oz Weyermann...

Peccavi India Pale Ale 5 gal. filtered water 1 tbsp pH 5.2 stabilizer 1 Whirlfloc tablet 9 lbs. Maris Otter malt 1 lb. Cara-Hell Malt 1 lb. 10L Caramel Malt 8 oz. Aromatic Malt 8 oz. Biscuit Malt 8 oz. Victory Malt Wyeast Thames Valley Ale yeast (1275) 1 oz Kent Goldings leaf hops...

7 lbs Belgian Pilsner Malt 1 lb Caramel Vienne 1 lb Briess White Wheat 1 lb Simplicity Clear Candi Syrup 2 oz French Strisselspalt Pellets @ FWH 1 oz Kent Goldings, UK Pellets @ 60 mins 1 oz French Strisselspalt Pellets @ Secondary 1 oz Bitter Orange Peel @ 5 mins 0.25oz Brewer's Garden...