Recent content by mdwmonster

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I've been working on putting together a holiday brew, and I'm looking for some opinions on what I've got so far. 1/2lb Chocolate Malt 1/2lb Black Patent 1/2lb Crystal 40L 5.5lbs Light DME 1 1/2oz Fuggles (4.75%) @ 60 1/2oz Fuggles (4.75%) @ 30 1oz Bitter Orange Peel @ 15 1oz Sweet...

I'm looking to brew up a Holiday Porter with some orange and clove spices. I was hoping to use Sam Adams Holiday Porter as a base recipe and adjust to fit my needs. I seem to recall seeing a clone recipe for their Holiday Porter in BYO last fall (Interweb says November 2013 issue), but alas...

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Instead of attending the National Homebrew Conference, I will be backpack camping with my son's Boy Scout Troop.

Truthfully, there is such a small amount of Mosaic in there, especially when compared with the later additions of Citra, that I'm not sure how much of the Mosaic character comes through. I would say that you could easily use all Citra, or a neutral flavored bittering hop without much...

This is a crisp summer ale that highlight the flavor of Citra hops. Finishes crisp without as much sweetness from the honey malt as expected. Perfect for stirring on the deck with the grill going and kids playing. Boil Size: 2 1/2 gal Grain: 1 lb Crystal 10L 1/4 lb Honey Malt Steep...

I think there is a bit of sweetness to it, but in my opinion, it isn't overbearing or even dominant. With that much Citra on the back end, I find the residual sweetness plays well with the tropical fruit flavors of the hops. I don't know if you'll still see that with the Willamette and...

I did a partial boil with a late extract addition. 2 1/2 gallon boil, 1 1/2 lbs DME @ 45, 4 oz corn sugar @ 30, 3 lbs DME @ flameout.

I'm not an all grain guy, so maybe someone else here can answer this...I'd guess about 7-1/2 LBS of 2-row, but I'm not sure of the mash temps and all that data...

I just steeped the grains for about 20 minutes at 155.

Here's a photo - for what it's worth.

I guess it depends on how much sweetness you want to show through. I was trying for something with a sweet note, and I think this came out right were I wanted it. I don't find it to be overly sweet, or have a caramel/honey aftertaste, but it certainly is more on the sweet side than the bitter...

While the aftertaste was crisp and didn't have much lingering flavors, the front end was quite tropical. I guess it all depends how much of a punch you want. I didn't find it to be lacking the Citra flavors.