Recent content by hoppy_kilroy

Cool, I'll have to play with the recipe a bit this week. I would just go all grain but I don't have a cooler big enough to convert into a mash tun. And since I live in an apartment I don't really have room to have multiple coolers hanging around. lol When it comes to the hops the more I...

Could I perhaps do a partial mash with the grains and add them back to the wort? Something like boil 2.5 gallons of water for wort and 1.5 gallons of strike water for the mash with no sparge? I should also note that I'm brewing on an electric range top so my total boil volume is limited to...

I've actually been thinking cascade and perle. Something like Cascade 1 oz 60 min Perle 0.5 oz 20 min Perle 0.5 oz 5 min

So something more like this: Batch Size 5 gal OG 1.057 FG 1.014 ABV 5.6% Color 11.0 srm Fermentables Total grain: 9.350 lb Muntons LME - Light Extract 6.600 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L Grain 1.000 lb Rye Malt Grain 1.000 lb...

Well I wasn't going to use honey extract. The software just classifies honey as extract for some reason.

This is my first attempt at a somewhat original recipe. I pulled bits and pieces from other recipes then messed with it in Brewtarget until it looked ok to me. I'm not sure about the hops though. Kilroy's Honey Rye Ale Batch Size 5 gal OG 1.058 FG 1.014 ABV 5.8% Color 15.8 srm Calories (per...