Recent content by Unlike a Bull

This is becoming my favorite thread on this site, really interesting to see how many different approaches there are to the same problems. A testament to mankind's ingenuity. Anyway, I tried to make my beer from birdfood, and failed terribly ... er, learned ... something ... terribly. I thought...

hmm, your idea of malting alfalfa gave me an idea Revvy. Or maybe more of a recollection? When I was younger I had parakeets as pets. often times, their food bowl would get cleaned by dumping it into the yard, hosing it off and refilling it with fresh food. I soon found that new and strange...

Has anyone though of using alfalfa sprouts in your mash? I don't know how much converting power they actually have, but I know they contain at least some amylase. Maybe someone could do a test mash to see what kind of conversion they get? or maybe someone with better googling skills than myself...

Hmmm, I never thought much about the shire brew, but I remember the ents gave merry and pippin some draught that kinda "cures what ails them" which I imagined as being a sweet mead. I like what cheezy said about herbs in the beer. A nice combination of rosemary and sage perhaps? As for the...

Thanks to everyone who replied. I appreciate your help. I will reduce the crystal malt to 1/2 pound, but I was trying to keep the hops light as bitter beers aren't my favorite. I guess with that much malt though I wouldn't really over-bitter the beer. I think I'll just increase the times...

This is my first attempt at making my own recipe, and before I spend money on ingredients I wanted to get some opinions on it. Prior to making this recipe, I have only followed, or slightly modified, other people's recipes. But now I feel like making something thats "mine". The problem is I...