Thought I would share this great deal!!!

[TwistedGray]

You asked for it

https://www.midwestsupplies.com/pages/promos/[email protected]&_bta_tid=187966526121392350606132841232723891317208429151100460693496884100746464561205218773494171333532186114

Sale runs thru 9-10-17.

Okay, so that coupon code does not work for the SIMPLY BEER product line, fyi. They confirmed this with me.

 

[Br3w4u]

60 dollars for shipping to Oklahoma? WTF?

 

[FloppyKnockers]

UPDATE:

Alright...two weeks later I kegged, carbed, and tasted. It finished at 1.012 which landed me just shy of 5%. It was about as dark as you would think (about 24ish SRM). There was surprisingly no hoppy smell. The first sip was bitter enough to make your eye twitch. With any bitter beer, a few sips in is the sweet spot. The second and third pint was quite tasty.

I would definitely do this again with a few modifications. First, all grain. Second, maybe reserve some of those flavor and aroma hops for dry-hopping.

In all the years I've been making beer, this is the first kit I have ever done so I can't say anything to the quality of the kit compared to others. However, I would recommend this kit to someone who was just getting into the hobby.

A big thanks again to @cwwillmon for pointing this deal out. There's no beer like free beer. :rockin:

 

[ba-brewer]

UPDATE:

Alright...two weeks later I kegged, carbed, and tasted. It finished at 1.012 which landed me just shy of 5%. It was about as dark as you would think (about 24ish SRM). There was surprisingly no hoppy smell. The first sip was bitter enough to make your eye twitch. With any bitter beer, a few sips in is the sweet spot. The second and third pint was quite tasty.

I would definitely do this again with a few modifications. First, all grain. Second, maybe reserve some of those flavor and aroma hops for dry-hopping.

Thanks for sharing. I plan to brew this in a day and so with some modification. I have had mixed results with later flameout type hops additions so I was a little worried about the 1min additions. I will do a full boil and want to keep the IBU close to the original recipe. Kind of leaning toward these hops additions;
14gm nugget 60min
28gm comet 15min
14gm nugget 10min
28gm Amarillo 5min
56gm centennial dry hops

Hoping to get some grapefruit flavor from the comet addition and a dank pungent aroma from the dry hop centennial hops. I want to use just what came in the kit, but I do have some more Amarillo and centennial hops I can add to the keg later if needed.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Thanks for sharing. I plan to brew this in a day and so with some modification. I have had mixed results with later flameout type hops additions so I was a little worried about the 1min additions. I will do a full boil and want to keep the IBU close to the original recipe. Kind of leaning toward these hops additions;
14gm nugget 60min
28gm comet 15min
14gm nugget 10min
28gm Amarillo 5min
56gm centennial dry hops

Hoping to get some grapefruit flavor from the comet addition and a dank pungent aroma from the dry hop centennial hops. I want to use just what came in the kit, but I do have some more Amarillo and centennial hops I can add to the keg later if needed.

That sounds like a solid plan. Keep us updated!

 

[cwwillmon]

UPDATE:

Alright...two weeks later I kegged, carbed, and tasted. It finished at 1.012 which landed me just shy of 5%. It was about as dark as you would think (about 24ish SRM). There was surprisingly no hoppy smell. The first sip was bitter enough to make your eye twitch. With any bitter beer, a few sips in is the sweet spot. The second and third pint was quite tasty.

I would definitely do this again with a few modifications. First, all grain. Second, maybe reserve some of those flavor and aroma hops for dry-hopping.

In all the years I've been making beer, this is the first kit I have ever done so I can't say anything to the quality of the kit compared to others. However, I would recommend this kit to someone who was just getting into the hobby.

A big thanks again to @cwwillmon for pointing this deal out. There's no beer like free beer. :rockin:

Right on sir. Bottling mine this weekend.:rockin::rockin:

 

[brick_haus]

Yes, thanks for passing along this deal CW.
Poured my first (kegged) pint today. Color is light, as per style good clarity for age. Good head and decent retention. Not much, but pleasant aroma, stone fruit. Bitterness is low/medium for style. Flavor is slightly dank. Good clean beer and true to style. A very good, basic example of a west coast IPA. A quick easy brew and very good.

7g pre boil volume (full boil)
RO water
2.5g Gypsum and 3g CaCl2 added pre boil

OG. 1.048
FG. 1.010

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1506115715.751811.jpg

 

[Brownalemikie]

Okay, so that coupon code does not work for the SIMPLY BEER product line, fyi. They confirmed this with me.

Yep, you're correct. Sorry about that. The ad said "site wide" so I wrongly assumed it meant all items. But even after paying for shipping, $19.99 is a great deal. JMO

 

[cwwillmon]

Yes, thanks for passing along this deal CW.
Poured my first (kegged) pint today. Color is light, as per style good clarity for age. Good head and decent retention. Not much, but pleasant aroma, stone fruit. Bitterness is low/medium for style. Flavor is slightly dank. Good clean beer and true to style. A very good, basic example of a west coast IPA. A quick easy brew and very good.

7g pre boil volume (full boil)
RO water
2.5g Gypsum and 3g CaCl2 added pre boil

OG. 1.048
FG. 1.010

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Nicely done!! I will post my first glass pour in 2 weeks.

 

[cwwillmon]

Thought I would share this home brew special, even if it's been bottled for 5 days. Maybe too soon for some bit got a little excited. I had the same OG. 1.048 = FG. 1.010. Nice and bitter. Not too hoppy. Very sweet at first. But overall a first brew success. I'm glad I wasn't sending pictures asking if it was infected. I will let the remaining bottles sit another week then dive in.

 

[TwistedGray]

Finally got around to brewing this thing...

Looks like I am the only one who couldn't get the OG ... mine came in at only 1.036 so down in the 3.5% range. Not sure what I did differently, so...oh well...I like low ABV brews.

...I do need a bigger brew kettle, so maybe that had some impact.

 

[ba-brewer]

I had a keg issue and the beer did not carb, poured completely flat but had a nice hoppy aroma. Move to a second keg and did some rolling to force carb and over did it a bit. Hard to pour but the rocky head looks nice and leaves some lace. Clarity is not that bad but it was clearer prior to transferring to the second keg.

I did a 30min full volume boil using this hop schedule;
1oz nugget 30min
1oz comet 15min
1oz amarillo 5min
2oz centennial dry hopped in the keg

fermented with WLP007 slurry I had on hand

Been a while since I did a extract beer and ended up a bit low on gravity so added some sugar to get it to 1049, finished at 1012.

Prior to kegging I got a bit of fruitiness but the dry hop centennial hops pretty much dominate the flavor now. Got decent aroma from dry hopping the two ounces that came with the kit.

The smell of the wort boiling brought back memories of my early brewing days, it was an enjoyable brew night. I think I will do more extract beers in future when I am running short on time.

 

[TwistedGray]

Really weird in that my yeast stopped after only one day ... bizarre.

 

[cwwillmon]

I'm glad all these beers turned out for ya'll. I was excited about the deal and it being my first brew. Had to share the deal. I've been on F.H. Steinbart about putting on more specials. Their flavor profiles are dank and are a great beer!!

 

[TwistedGray]

Perhaps it's legitimately done fermenting. Gravity reading is at 1.016, and the fermentation has completely stopped.