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Yam Of God v3 (for a picture please visit:http://pdellarocca.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/yam-of-god-3-0/ 15 lbs 2 row 6 lbs sweet potatoes (5 mash, 1at 0 mins of the boil) 2 lbs Vienna 1 lb victory 1 lb American crystal 60 1 oz fuggles 4.8% AA(60 mins) 1 oz Hallertauer 4.75 AA (5 mins) Yeast...

Now that I'm reviewing our notes that batch actually had a little problem during the boil. We actually sparged too much and boiled very close to 8 gallons (so much so that some over boiled over the side). I<m readjusting with my calculator now and this is what I'm thinking: 9lbs 2 row 2...

Ok I get the concept. I'm not kegging but bottling instead. I don't see this as having an impact on the process but I figured I'd mention it. The one issue the my brew partner and I have is that I don't think either of us have the fridge space to cold crash as you've described. So I,ll...

As for fermentation schedule, we fermented in primary for about 6 days, until it dropped to 1.008. We then transferred to secondary for 8 days and dry hopped in secondary for the entire time. Our efficiency hasn't been great usually around 65-70% so a new recipe, given 11 lbs 2-row, 1lb...

There was one other issue that I forgot to mention. There is a huge sediment at the bottom of these bottles which takes away from its otherwise excellent clarity. How can I resolve this issue?

hmmm great ideas... I will definitely take that into consideration.

So we are looking at brewing version 2.0 of this beer and while family and friends genuinely liked it I wanted to improve on a couple of items. I think it works well in the 5-5.5% abv range. The bitterness is also good where it's at. What I want to improve is two-fold: 1-Malt complexity...

Exactly how it tastes hahaha

For images please visit: http://pdellarocca.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/burnt-toast-brown-ale/ 9lbs Maris Otter 2.5 lbs Crystal (60L) 1 lb Roasted Barley 1 oz East Kent Golding (60 mins) 1 oz East Kent Golding (5 Mins) 1 Packet of Safale S-04 Strike 170 Mash 152 OG 1.044 FG 1.008...

Hopaholic For a picture please visit: http://pdellarocca.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/hopaholic-ipa/ OG 1.045 ABV 5.2 IBU 60 Boil Time 75 minutes Strike 170 degrees F Mash 152 degrees F 5 days in primary 8 days in secondary Recipe 13lbs two row malt 1lb light Carastan (L15) 0.5lb Crystal (L60)...

Also, Chickypad, my idea was to have an amber-ish coloured ipa. I was going to try to accomplish that with the crystal, do you have any other input about how I can get to that colour? Thanks

Interesting feedback, thank you for your insight thus far. So, I figure I will add a second addition of Simcoe at 5 mins and move the Cascade to 5 minutes as well. Haven't dry hopped yet but I can definitely give it a try. Any ideas of what I should use for dry hopping? (I was thinking...

Going to be brewing this one this weekend. Here is my idea for the recipe: Hopaholic Expected OG 1.065 IBU 82 Recipe 13lbs two row malt 1lb light Carastan (L15) 0.5lb Crystal (L40) 1oz Simcoe (13%) (60 mins) 1 oz Zythos(10%) (15 mins) 1 oz Cascade (4%) (10 mins) 1 oz...

Hey Bauer, what's the progress on your beer? After three weeks, here are the findings on my Sweet Potato Ale: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/yam-god-437857/

So after 3 weeks, I am very happy with this beer. Still sweet but the complexity of the malt profile is excellent. It is smooth and very full bodied. The initial alcohol-y flavor seems to have gone away. The only draw back is that the beer doesn't taste or smell much like sweet potatoes...