I was thinking the same thing. I really hope not. That would end up way to sweet and malty for my taste. Hopefully it was just some dark Munich or something.
My thoughts exactly. I rarely let someone else mix my grains for me for this exact reason but I was in a pinch. Lesson learned I guess.
Beer was probably invented by mistake so I'm just following tradition I suppose
And we can all* agree that when beer was invented they didn't use a digital hydrometer so you can't make beer with one.
If you can't take a joke, stop brewing beer.
Yeah it's just the break material as previously stated. 15 years of brewing and I still can't let go of my trusty hydrometer. I used whirlfloc, but I'll agree it's quite a bit more than normal. I'll just attribute that to the mystery ingredients also
Definitely gonna dry hop. This batch is drastically underhopped for a malty brew. It won't add IBU's but it should still help. I never give up on a brew.
Yeah it's just the break material as previously stated. 15 years of brewing and I still can't let go of my trusty hydrometer. I used whirlfloc, but I'll agree it's quite a bit more than normal. I'll just attribute that to the mystery ingredients also
This is what I got from Beersmith. Thats with a little acid malt and carahell, which I did add. Definitely quite a bit lighter than what I got. I also don't think my picture really did it justice. That being said, I'm still looking forward to trying it. Of course I want it to be amazing, except that I don't know if I can reproduce it.
Local homebrew shop. They always go in the mysterious back room and return with a bag full of grains. You never really know for sure if its accurate until you brew.
I'm going to brew the exact same recipe again. I'll do a side by side comparison.
Oh yeah that'll make quite a difference. I wasn't going for an imperial Kolsch
They're a bit old school. Unfortunately I just found out they'll be going out of business.Bag full of mysterious grains.
Never seen a LHBS do that, but everyone's different. The ones I've been to always had some kind of "grain room," with self-serve bins and a scale.
I used to patronize Bader Brewing when I lived in Vancouver, WA. The clerks pulled the grains, but all the bins were in the showroom so you could watch for pulling errors. I never saw any.Bag full of mysterious grains.
Never seen a LHBS do that, but everyone's different. The ones I've been to always had some kind of "grain room," with self-serve bins and a scale.
Yeah I like to use a decent amount, but I've never seen it turn a beer red before. Like you said, it's still beer!I've seen some Kolsch recipes call for 40% Vienna, other say you sould use a "touch" of Vienna, like 5%? Hey its still beer!
I average about one 10 gallon brew a month and purchase (LHBS/online) all my base malts by the sack for the convenience and savings. And I just made a killing at Hopsdirect.com by buying hops by the pound at nearly 60% savings over previous purchases. The advantages to bulk purchases aren't just the identification issue, cost, or convenience but also the wort consistency from brew to brew.
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damn, man that's one fine red color! is that lighting or the way it actually looks?
and post another pic with a proper pose, with the head above the rim! i want to see it from a different angle...(just pour strait to the bottom, rough, let the foam die down to set the protein, then gently fill it up...i want to go to sleep dreaming that is my pillow!
You're welcomedamn man, you're my savior! i'm brewing tomorrow, i'm going to go to bed thinking of that!
It's fantastic. I'm not really into malty beers, but this isn't bad. Malty sweet but definitely not under-attenuated. It has a nice toasty flavor also. I thought maybe they gave me something other than Vienna, but now I'm thinking they gave me the 3# Vienna and 6# Munich instead of pilsner. I'm definitely not complaining.
