Jonkl
Well-Known Member
Happy New Year, all!
I've been brewing for a little over a year, and decided, after lurking in a lot of threads, and lifting/tweaking a few recipes, I should probably show myself.
Over the past year, I've been mostly doing a bunch of 1-gallon pilot batches, with a few bigger batches thrown in. I'm pretty ADD when it comes to brewing. But after getting a little tired of sharing all of the good batches, and drinking down the less successful ones, I just built a bigger mash tun and started getting a little more serious. (Santa also brought me some "Beer Box" casks. Woohoo!) I plan to still do the 1-gallon batches with new ideas, but now I get to brew more of the beer I really like.
So far, my most successful brews have been a breakfasty brown ale, a cream ale with sweet corn, a witbier brewed with saison yeast and finished with brett c, and a barrel-aged green chile beer.
I know I've probably developed a few bad habits and weaknesses with such small batches, so I'm wide open for tips and critiques when it comes to recipes and practices when scaling up.
I look forward to learning from everyone here as we figure out more about this fun hobby!
Jon
Albuquerque
I've been brewing for a little over a year, and decided, after lurking in a lot of threads, and lifting/tweaking a few recipes, I should probably show myself.
Over the past year, I've been mostly doing a bunch of 1-gallon pilot batches, with a few bigger batches thrown in. I'm pretty ADD when it comes to brewing. But after getting a little tired of sharing all of the good batches, and drinking down the less successful ones, I just built a bigger mash tun and started getting a little more serious. (Santa also brought me some "Beer Box" casks. Woohoo!) I plan to still do the 1-gallon batches with new ideas, but now I get to brew more of the beer I really like.
So far, my most successful brews have been a breakfasty brown ale, a cream ale with sweet corn, a witbier brewed with saison yeast and finished with brett c, and a barrel-aged green chile beer.
I know I've probably developed a few bad habits and weaknesses with such small batches, so I'm wide open for tips and critiques when it comes to recipes and practices when scaling up.
I look forward to learning from everyone here as we figure out more about this fun hobby!
Jon
Albuquerque
