Ok thanks "bearded" good to know they're still available if you know where to look. I have been trying to get the 1 #ers to save a little $ since this is going to be my house brew on tap now. But anyway, I forgot to mention the water profile that I am using, I have horribly hard water where I...
I like it dry so the first 2 times I mashed lower around 150. I thought it was missing some sweetness so this time I mashed a little higher at 154. I am drinking this right now actually so its kinda green yet, but I never seem to see this age much :D , but hopefully I can keep to myself and let...
Thanks for the props P_bio but the credit should go to all on this thread who have been working it out. I combined everything that everyone tried here and just tried to improve upon what was already figured out.
Anyway I am using caramunich(48L) now instead of 60 crystal, and Munich(10L) in...
Didn't get a chance to blind taster yet, mostly because its gone to quickly. I brewed this again but with Amarillo instead Mosaic(as originally suggested). Both were excellent beers but the second with the Amarillo was better. I did not do a FWH at all and I did a 60min boil but didn't add any...
Long time lurker on this thread and I finaly brewed this 3 weeks ago and just getting some out of my keg. I must say this is really delicious! I live on the Illinois Wisconsin border so I have ample opportunity to compare to the original and I think this is pretty darn close. I will do a blind...
Thanks again for your suggestions and clarification on these malts. So I decided to brew this like a porter and with help from all of you and a little from my local brew shop this what I did. I used a brown porter recipe posted by Orfy as a base recipe that I modified for this. As a side note I...
OK... This is my first post even though I have been lurking here for a few months . But I have a question that has been very hard to find an answer too. So I have found many discussions on "black malt/barley" but non have answered my question directly here or elsewhere on the web (which is rare...