Recent content by emerida

I tried (as second brew) a honey cream ale and added raw honey with 10 min left in boil. After 1-week in primary and 2-weeks in secondary and 2-weeks bottling condition the honey was too much to my taste buds- I used 32 oz. However after many weeks the beer tasted delicious and I will brew...

So after a local down select competition my beer placed 2/7 under the brown ale category. Then it placed 8/10 at the higher select competition w/ certified judges so I take that as not so Brown. I will try again without the roasted barley. BTW: I certainly enjoyed all bottles trying to...

With respect to yeast I pitched two: American Ale and British Ale. They were both dry yeast (that the extent of my knowledge). By the way, great comments and votes, I am tallying them up and will post result - in about 4 weeks or more (or course).

Dear community, I am on my third brew and went to the store with the following "brown ale" recipe: Malt Extract: Pale 6 lbs. Pale 3 lbs Grain Bill: British Chocolate Malt 4 oz Crystal 60 4 oz Crystal 80 4 oz Special Roast 4 oz Hopping Schedule: #1 Challenger (8.0%) 1 oz 60...