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what would the op say about this recipe: 5 gallon extract 6 pounds dme 2 or 3 pounds rye malt .3 pounds rice hulls all this at 154 for 30/45 mins 1.33 oz styrian goldings @ 60 min (maybe some centennials for flavor?) fermented with bell's yeast harvested from oberon bottles, a starter of the...

can you please help me make this into an extract recipe, 2.5 gallon boil? i think i could figure it out on beer calculus, but i want to make sure that the hop utilization is correct, and that is still something im having trouble with... this sounds like the perfect beer.

Well, not sure quite what the weather is doing up here in Kalamazoo, but the calendar says that it's almost time for spring. I want to be prepared with a nice brew that will get me through all of the heat that's headed our way, and rye is what I want. I haven't tried a rye saison yet, but...

sorry to bump this, but any news on how this came out? i have all of those grains and some yeast i could use for this, plus i do love stouts...

Thanks for responding so quickly, you guys! I'm going to Bell's as soon as I get back to take care off all this. I've also spent hours trolling this site for recipes and techniques... I'll let you know if it pays off!

Would it be fair to switch the 17 pounds pale malt for about 10 pounds of light DME, and then steep the grains and carry on with the recipe in order to make this easier for someone who can't do all grain brews yet? Or am I totally off here?

Aaaah, okay. Thanks a lot for that clarification. I'm unreasonably excited to get this cookin'. Thanks a ton for the recipe!

I was just going to stick to the recipe to get things right the first time around? Is there an easier way to do this?

Just wondering, exactly what kind of DME did you use for this? I'm looking at doing this myself, and I'm leaning towards a plain old Breiss Dark DME. Should I reconsider? This will be my first all grain brew, so I'm new to this whole ingredients thing.

This is probably my all time favorite beer. I can't wait to give this recipe a try!

Hey guys, my names Chandler and in a few short weeks, upon my return to the US, I will be starting to produce my own witch's brew. I was wondering what the easiest way to get into this is... I have a good friend who also brews (and got me into this website) so I can turn to him for advice during...