Recent content by DonMagee

Thank you guys. I appreciate the feedback. I almost never brew anything bigger than 5 gallons. I don't know if the extra size would be worth it. I'll think it over.

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a 15G version. If you had to do it again would you do anything different? Tri-clamp rather than NPT or another vendor all together. I'm getting back into homebrewing after a few years and finally have the money and the time to build a 'dream' system. I...

I am looking into getting back into homebrewing and building a new system. Im also looking at the spike electric system and comparing it to SS brew tech. Are you happy with your decision? I'm looking at the 15 gallon Spike+ System.

I've always added honey right before flameout (1 to 2 minutes). I've found this to be the best for me.

I've pitched one vial straight into a beer before I knew about making starters. The beer turned out pretty good, but the lag was scary. I thought my yeast was dead.

One of the best pepper beers I've ever had was a habanero mango double IPA. I wish I could get the guy to give me the recipe.

Thanks for the input, I'll drop the crystal a bit. I really wanted to keep the color a bit darker, but I don't want the flavor of the hops to suffer.

In addition to my IPA brew this weekend, we decided to do a Brown Ale/American Brown Ale. This recipe is based off of a kit I got a while back. Any thoughts on how to spice it up? OG 1.058 IBU 32 SRM 23 IBU/OG .56 2-Row 9.0 lb Caramel Malt 60L 12.0 oz Caramel Malt 80L 8.0 oz...

I'm working on a new IPA recipe. Am I going overboard with the hop combo? OG 1.066 IBU 55 SRM 6 IBU/OG .84 Mash at 154F for 60 minutes 2-Row 10.0 lb Vienna Malt 2.0 lb Caramel Malt 40L 12.0 oz Carapils Malt 8.0 oz Centennial 0.5 oz 60 min Amarillo 0.5 oz 60 min Amarillo 0.5...

Count me in please!

Do you want any roasty notes in the beer? If not try midnight wheat. It will add a LOT of dark color without any flavor to speak of. I love the stuff.

My problem is that I"m always off on my brews. I'm brewing the beer I want to drink in the summer in the summer and the beer I want to drink in the fall in the fall, etc. The effect is I'm always a season off.

I could cut out the vienna alltogether. something like: 6lb pilsner 4lb munich 1lb dark munich 8-12oz caramunich II The guys who are asking are not BMC drinkers. They are just tired of ales and want to push me to do something new.

As said above, it depends how much roast you want in the IPA. I like a little roasty background. I went this route and it was a big hit with my friends. If you want almost no roast, go with midnight wheat. It will get it black as night and has no noticeable flavor. 11lb 2-row 1lb crystal 60...

Is there a huge difference between pils and vienna? I wanted more malt and I figured the extra biscuit I got from vienna would give me that. I've used it as a base malt before without any issues. Plus you don't need a 90 minute boil with vienna.