Recent content by randal-c

The other day there was the perennial article about how younger people are turning away from beer and drinking less, drinking more spirits, etc. The article made the case that younger people weren't necessarily drinking less, but drinking less beer due to the sky-high price of beers (even in...

California V! One of my very favorites for American porters, pales and IPAs. I actually prefer it to the chico strain. I don't get the sulphur talked about in some reviews and it's always been a strong performer for me. Having said that, IMO the best thing to ferment a blond ale with is a...

I normally harvest yeast from a helles and repitch it into a bock. This time I did a split batch of 5 gallons each helles fermented with the Ayinger yeast strain from white labs and the (supposedly) Augustiner strain from Omega. I decided to grab the yeast from the Omega strain and then left it...

I get this sometimes but not to that extent. Last time it happened I was checking to see how far down I had boiled and realized I couldn't read the interior kettle marking because of hop debris. Now I just remove the lid to add hops. I know it's not as cool as using the port but if I remove the...

You can indeed just tip in some fresh zest post-fermentation. I make a witbier in which I add blood orange zest and the ethanol extracts the flavors nicely and never had an issue with infections.

Finer Bock, a recipe I've brewed for many years now.

What color is the tilt and which version?

My first batch was a Williams brewing starter kit with a Porter extract ingredient kit included. I had been into "microbreweries" (adjusts onion on belt) for a number of years and always considered myself a fan but was never into the brewing side myself. In 2003 we were broke after the dot bomb...

Hello. First post here but I've been lurking a long time. I've been brewing for about 12 years and never entered a competition or joined a club. I suppose it's time to get social. Randal