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Thanks for the reply and the advice! That's the way I'm leaning, too. Here's what I've come up with so far, based on what I can get in bulk at my local shop. 6 gal. batch 5.5 lbs Pilsen LME (most at flameout) .5 oz each Hallertau & Saaz 60 min. .25 oz each Hallertau & Saaz 30 min. .25 oz each...

I really want to jump into a sour beer with something low abv, crisp, and refreshing. Could anyone help with an extract clone of Prairie Vous Francais from Prairie Artisan Ales? This is what the website says, “Prairie Vous Francais is our farmhouse ale modeled after our first beer, Prairie...

yeah, I'm planning on using glycerin.

I've been reading up on building a frozen yeast bank, and I'm curious about dividing the yeast cake. If I wash my yeast, divide it in half, and freeze it properly, once it has thawed (gently) for use will I need a starter if I plan on using half of the washed yeast? In other words, will half of...

I've got an oktoberfest in the primary that just started showing some krausen. we pitched one pack of wyeast 2112 w/o a starter and could've aerated it more. It took about 102 hours to get going, still not strong.

So after some looking around, here's what I've come up with. It's a partial mash based on BierMuncher's OktoberFast Ale. 3.5 Lbs Light LME 2.25 lbs Vienna 1.75 lbs Munich 1 lb 20L 1 lb Aromatic .5 lb 40L .5 lb Cara-pils 1 oz Hallertau @ 60 .5 oz Hallertau @ 45 .5 oz Hallertau @ 30 Wyeast...

BierMuncher, I worked up my own 5 gallon partial mash version of this to brew in a couple of days. Here are the specs, what do you think? 3.5 Lbs Light LME 2.25 lbs Vienna 1.75 lbs Munich 1 lb 20L 1 lb Aromatic .5 lb 40L .5 lb Cara-pils 1 oz Hallertau @ 60 .5 oz Hallertau @ 45 .5...

Thanks for the tips, they sound great! I've seen recipes that use kolsch yeast and maybe even notty or saf-ale 05 and 04

I know you're thinking I should just skip the extract and go all grain. As this is not a current possibility, I'd like some pointers on an Oktoberfest extract recipe. Here's what I've got so far.. 6 1/2 lbs Light LME 1 lb crystal 60L 8 oz toasted malt 4 oz chocolate malt 60 min. 1 oz...

Hey guys, I'm looking for some help on an extract clone recipe for Fred, Hair of the Dog's Rye Barleywine. I've been out of Portland for almost three years and haven't had it since. Anybody have any ideas? This is what it says on their website, "Fred the beer is a deep golden color. It is...

thanks for the tip! Has anybody ever had to add fresh yeast at bottling time due to longer fermentation periods or should there be enough yeast still active to carbonate the higher og beer?

Hey guys, I'm looking for some help on an extract clone recipe for Fred, Hair of the Dog's Rye Barleywine. I've been out of Portland for almost three years and haven't had it since. Anybody have any ideas? This is what it says on their website, "Fred the beer is a deep golden color. It is...