Search results

Kegged on 7/27 FG 1.012 This is a very tasty brew... Looks hazy golden with 1" creamy head that quickly disappears... Smells very refreshing, low on the biterness...hint if sweetness... has fruity notes and finishes of with a slight alcohol warming down the throat. Also, this is one...

I thought about it but I was not sure how I was going to break the crystallized sugar and get all of it into the primary. I am also paranoid about infection while doing so... Its been 10 day and still seeing about 80 bubble/min

~ at 2 mins... took longer than I thought to make the syrup.. made notes not to use as much water the next time...

Brewed this over the weekend... 5 gal. Grains: 10 lbs. Belgian pilsner 2.5 lbs 2-row 2.5 lbs candi sugar Completely missed the protein rest. Hit 148 degF. Added some more boiling water to hit 150 degF and mashed for 60mins. Boil: 2 oz. Hallertau (60 mins.) 0.5 oz Glacier (30 mins.) --> LBHS...

Because I screwed up my mash temp (~13 degF higher) and ended up with a sweetish bitter hoppy carbonated drink... and mostly because I love DFH90 and I think I can do better :D

2 gallons done...3 more to go...after (primary+secondary = 5 weeks) condition in keg for 2 extra weeks and carbing... the beer is barely drinkable. It smells fantastic but the beer has an over powering amber malt taste... very heavy bodied (expected due to the high FG) and finishes off...

I have a 54qrt rectangular cooler.... I think I had almost half the cooler still empty...I got a bigger cooler envisioning I will move to 10 gal batch :)

I had the exact same issue and found my thermometer was off by ~12degF. So, I was really mashing at ~165 degF making unfermentable sugars. Do a cold bath and boiling water test with the thermometer

Em... could it be because I did not preheat the mash tun (which was sitting in the garage @ 50degF) and dropped ~10 degF by the end of 90min mashing.

I found the source of the high FG. My thermometer was out of cal. Was off by +11F !! So, I really mashed at ~162F making the sugars un-fermentable. Beer smelt and tasted ok while kegging. Should be ready for tasting in a week.

This was my final recipe... It turned out great... was gone in 3 sittings between 3 of my friends and I Double-D Blonde Recipe specifics: Style: Blonde Ale Batch size: 5.0 gal Boil volume: 6.5 gal OG: 1.053 FG: 1.013 Bitterness (IBU): 26.4 Color (SRM): 5.7 ABV: 5.2%...

After 2 weeks, the FG was 1.014 (Target 1.013). Smelt and tasted wonderful. I did not wait to take SG reading over 3 days to confirm fermentation was complete. Dry hopped it with 1 oz of citra. Will keg and force carb after 10 days. Hope to taste 4/27.

I am in the same situation. The OG was 1.083 and active airlock for 72 hrs and then nothing. 3 weeks later I have consistent FG of 1.025. There was very little bitterness (not sweet tho') with strong notes of the amber malt. Dry hopped with amarillo. Will throw the simcoe in this week and...

With all your input... I went with 8.00 lb Two-row (Canadian), 72.7% 2.00 lb Vienna (US), 18.2% 0.50 lb CaraPils, 4.5% 0.50 lb Crystal 20L , 4.5% Two questions... 1. My bittering hop (Perle) was left over from 2 batches ago (2 months ago) in a zip lock bag. It did'nt smell fresh at all. Will...

From what I read... they are very subtle. I'm looking for refreshing citrus and grapefruit

Another "What do I do? " question... My buddy and I brewed this recipe last weekend. Ended with an OG of 1.084 and pitched i smack pack of WYeast 1098 - Dry Whitbread. The fermentation was very active for 72 hrs and it seems almost inactive right now (i'm sure yeast is doing its job). Mean...

Here is what I have based on the feed back.. Style: Blonde Ale Batch size: 5.0 gal Boil volume: 6.5 gal OG: 1.052 FG: 1.013 Bitterness (IBU): 26.6 Color (SRM): 5.3 ABV: 5.1% Grain/Sugars: 8.00 lb Two-row (Canadian), 74.4% 2.00 lb Vienna (US), 18.6% 0.50 lb CaraPils, 4.7% 0.25 lb...

Point taken... will use British Ale yeast (1098) Will drop wheat and crystal to 5% each and add 5% carapills and up the 2-row to hit the OG target.

I was planning on using some lager yeast... NO?

Won't the wheat help with head? What if I just add the carapills to the existing grains? Sorry sir.... Hope the beer turns out as attractive and less misleading :)