Recent content by newengland72

I haven't had the chance to compare the new "old world style" American malts to the traditional European ones, but I find the American to be sweeter and more less grainy. That being said, my favorite are the Avangard Malts. I feel like they are grainer and drier even than the Weyermann...

Pilsen Light is much closer in color to 2-Row. I've always found even Golden Light DME to be darker than expected. Couple of questions, how long are you fermenting, are you transferring to secondary, are you bottle conditioning?

Thanks for the update!

I see you have made many changes already, but there's a simple solution that might fix everything. Use lighter colored ingredients! 6lbs Briess Pilsen Light DME 1lb Carapils/Flaked Wheats/Oats/Rye (or even omit this entirely) 1.5lbs Dextrose The lighter colored malt will result in lighter...

Not worth it @ 50% off? IDK about that. I like that they have some obscure grains (Castle Chateau Gold) that the West Boylston Homebrew Emporium doesn't stock.

A long as the bottling yeast is not significantly more attenuative than the original you should be fine My other theory is that the yeast is lazy, and even more so under duress (alcohol + pressure), so they should give up after eating only the simplest of sugars

Hi, I'm Jeremiah, I've been brewing for a year and a half and have read posts on this forum for the last year. I'm also the Treasurer of the Mid Mass Malt Masters, a young Homebrew Club started this spring by the guys at the West Boylston Homebrew Emporium. I brew as a creative outlet; to...

Hopville has been bought by Brewtoad. All Hopville recipes have been exported to Brewtoad and Hopville has been shutdown. While I appreciate all the work the guys at Brewtoad are doing to improve their site, I used Hopville because of the user interface and do not find Brewtoad half as...