Search results

Now that I'm q seasoned brewer (3 batches) my wife has requested a mardi gras beer. The only I can think of is Abita's mardi gras bock. The only problem is I do not have the equipment to brew lagers i.e. A beer fridge. Does anybody have any suggestions as to an ale that I could brew for Mardi...

That's kind of what I figured. I tasted a couple of holiday ales and they taste similar.

Brewed a holiday ale kit a few weeks ago with spices and OG 1.051 FG checked out 1.012. This is right where the directions say it should be. I tasted it after checking the gravity and don't really taste the spices. Did I mess up or are they that subtle. Spices were nutmeg, cinnamon, and mace.

Update: I think I jumped the gun a little about the after taste. The beer has been carbonating in the bottle for about two and a half weeks and I opened one today. It was pretty good, I am proud of myself. Thanks for all the support. Here's to many more home brews to come. Cheers

Fermentation temp was around 68 and the yeast was BRY-87. It is just weird to because it taste like a real beer. I hope it develops after carbonation. I'm probably over reacting but I just want a good beer.

Well I've been lurking in the shadows for several months and finally decided to brew my own beer. After much research I decided to brew a "generic ipa" for the beginner brewer. Bottling day was today and everything went with out a hitch, I tasted the beer one last time and weird aftertaste has...