Thanks to everyone on the comments. Generally, what hop additions would you go for with a beer of this magnitude? I dont want it to have the overly aggressive hop flavor but I want it to be a clean balanced one.
Alright so I want to make the jump from kits to creating my own receipes. I am just playing around with different ingredients as I would like to shoot for a higher alcohol weizenbock. I threw a prelim together - let me know what you guys think..
Basically its a slow day at work and I am...
Ha! I will be ordering my second and third batches tomm. Want to go with a wit and an altbier. I am on the fence with the alt because I dont think I can get the lower temp for my secondary stage. I will prob go for it anyway.
Good to see a lot of locals!
Hey guys,
I brewed my first batch - a simcoe IPA kit from midwest supplies. I brewed 5.5 gal in a 8 gal pot outside My target SG was 1.065, however my actual SG was 1.053. I am chalking this up to the fact that I had to top off almost 1 gal of water and I may not have mixed it up well...
Hey all,
First post! I have my first batch in my secondary and Im glad I made the life change. Im from Broomall PA which is right outside Philadelphia. I look forward to hearing from everyone in the future.