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I'd assume that the american ale yeast is fermenting faster, and starting to settle out. In a week or two they should both have the same color.

There are 2 breweries in Akron that I would recommend visiting, Hoppin' Frog (a mile south of Akron) and Thirsty Dog (near downtown Akron). Pretty much every beer that Hoppin' Frog offers is outstanding, though on the more expensive side. All of their beers come in 22oz bomber bottles. Prices...

That depends on how you want to carbonate the beer. You can either naturally carbonate it via priming sugar, or you can hook it up to a CO2 tank. It doesn't matter which way you carbonate the beer, it will still need some time to condition.

I love this recipe. : ) In my 2nd batch I used safale us-05, results were awesome. This has been in the keg for about 2 1/2 weeks @ 11 psi. Whirlfloc used for clarity.

My 48qt igloo had a major issue with heat loss. The lid of the cooler was hollow. My mash temperature dropped about 8 degrees after an hour because of this. The solution was to drill some holes in the top of the lid and spray some insulating foam in it.

If it's for myself, I'll go for labatt. If I'm supplying a college party, Colt 45, ~$16/30pk It's the best bang for the buck as far as "beer" is concerned.

Beats me ^_^. You could try emailing Great Lakes about it. I'm sure they could give you a ballpark estimate.

I haven't seen a clone recipe yet. If I had to take a stab at it, my first attempt would be something like this. Batch size: 5.5 gal Yeast: Wyeast 2206 Calculated O.G. 1.060 Calculated F.G. 1.013 ABV% 6.2 Color: ~8 SRM Bitterness: 25 IBU (tinseth scale) Assumed Mash Efficiency: 70%...

I attempted a banana bread beer once. I used 1 bunch of bananas. I added them to my primary fermenter 1 week before I bottled. To prep the bananas, I cut them into small pieces, boiled them for a few minutes, then just dumped them in. The end result was a good banana aroma, but almost no flavor...

It started with Thirsty Dog's Siberian Night. A couple years ago I moved to a house which is no more than 300 feet away from their brewery. On my 21st b-day I walked over there and sampled every beer they had on hand. Siberian Night was the one that made me say "wow!". I recently had the same...

It might still be in stock here. http://www.thegrape.net/browse.cfm/4,11949.html

I fill a spare 6.5 gallon bucket (retired fermenter) will an iodophor solution. I can fit about 24 12oz bottles or about 12 22oz bottles in it at a time. I let them sit in the solution for 1-2 minutes. It doesn't take me more than 10-15 minutes to do 5-6 gallons worth of bottles. I wouldn't use...

+ 4 gallons strong ale + 8 gallons scottish ale + 7 gallons R.I.S. + 6 gallons cream ale + 6 gallons pale ale + 1.5 gallons IIPA + 5 gallons banana bread beer + 6 gallons of oktoberfest +3 gallons of "leftover" grain beer 31386.5 + 46.5 = 31433

I'll definitely try the 1214 once I get around to brewing this. Thanks guys.

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Alright, thanks for the advice everyone! Here's the new revision of the dubbel. I thought I'd do something fun and split the batch in half. Each half will get a different range of temperatures during primary. Batch Size: 3.3 Gallons Boil Size: 3.8 Gallons Est. OG: 1.064 Est. FG: ? Est...

I have yet to build a Belgian recipe. So after some research, I think I've come up with a decent idea. My overall goal is to achieve something learning towards Westmalle's Dubbel. I'm looking for a light body with a bold fruity/malty flavor. Batch Size: 3.3 Gallons Boil Size: 3.8 Gallons...

Here's my current top 5, all from Ohio 1) Hoppin' Frog - Boris the Crusher 2) Great Lakes Nosferatu 3) Hoppin' Frog - Hop Dam Triple IPA 4) Thirsty Dog - Siberian Night 5) Great Lakes Christmas Ale

I'm loving the first label, minus the spelling of marxist in english/russian. I think it might look better if you replace the Russian D with the letter A, and the russian Ж with an X. My brain for some reason won't let me read the Russian D as an A. Same case goes for the ABV. I keep...

Just made a variation using brown sugar and Nottingham. 17,000 + 5 = 17,005