Recent content by MikeyBrew11

I'll stand by my post a few months back. This is an incredible beer...really really excellent. I age mine on some used vanilla beans that have been sitting in my vanilla extract for a year or two. I also add about 1/8 tsp or so of extract.

I think if you go here, you can't ignore a singed potion.

I think that's worse then the nose. Lol

Btw, I really hope I would never need to describe a beer via a pile of sh#t*. :X Lol

I've thought about the nose, but not sure if I want to portray a nose on my beer. Not the most visually pleasing.

I wasn't familiar with he Midwest kits...just checked them out. They use color and then hop bitterness, flavor and aroma. I like the idea. Would definitely continue using malt in mine...still not sure what picture to use for color or aroma. I feel like the bitterness picture could be hops...

Thanks for the feed back! At this point I'm really trying to stick to the pictures and numbers because it fits into my theme and the label design I have had a friend help me draft up already. If the numbers don't work, the idea of quantity or color of the malt/hops is intriguing. As far as the...

Sorry for being confusing. The idea is to create a unique labeling system them basically describes the 3-4 main characteristic of any beer. The numbers would be imposed on the same pictures every time (hops, malt, etc.) Once implemented, anyone could pick up a beer and basically get a quick...

Haha. I should clarify... I want to use one picture for each characteristic regardless of the beer and then rank it on a scale of 1 to 4. For example, a barley wine would maybe be a 3 on the malt and 3 on the hops/bitterness. A porter would be a 4 on the malt and a 1 on the hops. So if I go with...

I'm creating a label and want to come up with 3 or 4 characteristics that appropriately describe the beer using pictures. So far, things that have come to mind are: malt, bitterness, aroma (hops).... The problem is I need to describe whatever 3-4 characteristics I go with pictures...i.e...

I bottled this two weeks ago and my last bottle was only filled half way. I popped it in the fridge the other day and had it last night...I can't believe how good this is after only 2 weeks! It wasn't really carbed at all, so I hope it will continue to ferment a little over the next 4 months...

Chem E!

So sadly, the Lagunitas rep never showed up as promised yesterday. The manager of the store keeps in contact with the company though, so I've asked him to ask them next time they speak.

I'll print it so I don't forget. That's a lot of different hops to remember!

I'm going to an event on Sunday and the SoCal Lagunitas rep should be there. I'll ask her again and see what she has to say.