Recent content by AK616

Please let me know what you think about how it turns out. I am curious to see what others think. I do think that with the proper yeast (and perhaps more hops) it will be better. Can't wait to see how it goes for you.

Sorry to have disappeared... Finishing Grad School really destroyed all of my fun. I brewed it and it turned out pretty good. Somehow, the fermentation got a little excited and ran hot for a day (I blame it on WLP007—I wasn't able to get 1028). As a result, the beer, when young, had a...

Quick update: If you have never used WLP007 you should know it ferments quite vigorously. My primary is a 7.9 gallon bucket and I put around 5.5 gallons of wort into it. Today, for the first time, I had had to remove my airlock and use a blowoff. 27 hours after pitching it sounds like a kid...

So I decided to brew this today. I used the recipe in the original post (with slight modifications) and added all of the DME late. However, I couldn't get my hands on 1028 and LHBS only had WLP007 so that is what I went with. I will be making this again with 1028 and will compare the...

Thanks for the tips. I will certainly use the 1028 instead of the 001. And about the IBUs... This is why I should not read computer screens without my glasses. Apparently, according to my awesome eyes, 30 is the same as 50. I'm thinking about brewing this next month—I have to find a...

So I would like to try to brew a clone of GL Blackout Stout and think I may have a recipe for something close. I got most of the information here (Blackout Stout) and tried to figure it out from there. Here it is: Great Lakes Blackout Stout (Partial Mash) Recipe Type: Partial Mash Yeast...

Thanks for the help and the explanation! It now makes sense. Also, thanks for letting me know about the timeframe; I was thinking it needed some time to age but knowing that 20 weeks is optimal is quite helpful.

Long time reader, first time poster and I hope it is ok that I have resurrected this thread. I have probably read and re-read this thread 3 times to make sure that I didn't skip over information that might have rendered this post useless (it probably is anyways). I want to convert this recipe...