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Haven't seen much posted on these types of recipes. I've heard of smoked hefeweizen, though never tasted one. But its winter and dark beers seem more appropriate, so I just brewed a smoked dunkelweizen. Amount Item Type % or IBU 6.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 58.54 % 2.50 lb...

This beer was inspired by Victory's Prima Pils and Mikeller's Nelson Sauvin Single Hop IPA. I love the way the hops shine through in Prima and was fascinated by the passion fruit flavor/smell of NS hops in the Mikeller beer. So I decided to blend the two in an Imperial Pils of sorts. When I...

I don't know if this fits a category per se (sort of dunkelweizen, sort of wit I suppose). I've got the urge to make an easy drinking winter beer, not too sweet, just enough alcohol to block out the cold. I put together this recipe as a blend of Belgian Wit and Dunkelweizen. The goal is to...

I'm brewing (just added flavor hops) a pils with Pac. Gem hops for bittering and Nelson Sauvin for flavor and aroma. Just added the first bit of Nelson Sauvin hops and wow.... what a smell. No way to describe it - a blast of piney hoppy resin and tropical fruit. I've had Mikeller single hop...

Unfortunately I can't get a kegging set-up in my apartment (I managed to get the wife OK with my fermentation fridge but we don't have that much space and I doubt a keg system is in the cards until we move). I was thinking about rigging up a carbonator cap and 2-liter soda bottle. Then...

I know this debate has been beaten to death but... I was given a growler from Benjamin Arthur as a birthday gift. I called them and they say that the growler was pressure tested and exceeded the highest standards for all state regulations (no idea what those are). That said, they were not sure...

This started off as a porter but I decided to not use any roasted barley or black patent. Technically, meets the specs for a robust porter, but I think its more of an American Brown Ale. Anyway, thought I'd post for commentary and criticism: Amount Item Type % or IBU 3.30 lb Pilsner...

I want to brew a big beer for the Winter and figure I should get started. I think I'll do a 3 gallon batch session beer with Wyeast Scottish Ale and pitch this onto the cake. Never done a beer like this and appreciate your critique! Amount Item Type % or IBU 6.00 lb Extra Light Dry...

I've got lots of Berliner Weiss and Ginger Wheat bottled and ready to drink in the summer heat but I want to brew a brown ale/porter to add some variety to summer drinking and to stand up to steaks, pork, and BBQ. I'm venturing out on a limb here as I haven't really used some of these...

I've got a berliner weisse sitting on Wyeast Lacto and WLP001 that I plan to bottle in a few weeks. I wouldn't mind making use of the bugs for a slightly sour, slightly funky beer. Maybe add some brett? Was thinking a simple grain bill of pilsener some wheat or rye... Has anybody...

With my BetterBottle filled with Berliner Weiss that will not be bottled until April, I decided to brew an experimental batch or two in a couple 1 gallon jugs I have laying around. I had been planning a smoked brown ale all winter but never got around to it. With spring approaching I was...

Thought this article would be of interest to the forum - and didn't see it posted yet. Apparently beer culture is thriving in Vietnam. I wonder what a bia hoi recipe looks like. (and I'm now seriously thinking about coming up with a recipe for Passion Fruit Wit or the "Crystal Ale" for the...

I'm sure this is buried in at least one thread on this board but I couldn't find anything. I've read a bit about beers that are bottle conditioned with brett (Biere de Mars for example). Is this practical for a homebrewer? Won't the brett eat through residual sugars as well as the priming...

So I'm planning to do a berliner weisse and wanted to try a traditional decoction mash and no boil - but I had planned to do a partial mash recipe with 50% extract and 50% wheat malt. I'm thinking of the following mash: Do a decoction mash for the wheat w/ my hops. Then add hot water with...

I'm trying to do a red/amber ale with some rye and hoppiness. Thought Simcoe and Amarillo would go nicely. Here's my first crack at a recipe, please critique. I've never used rye before. Oh, and I have 3 lbs of leftover extract that I need to use - hence the 3 lbs extract + 1 lb 2-row...

I was drinking a Hitachino Ginger Ale, and at the same time thinking about brewing a wheat beer with a good dose of citrusy hops. Started thinking, grapefruit/citrus works well with ginger. As does honey. Not sure how this will turn out but welcome comments, thoughts, and suggestions as...

I've been a big fan of Hitachino beers (my favorite is the Red Rice Ale) for a while. Browsing WholeFoods today I noticed Hitachino Real Ginger Brew and in the mood for something different gave it a shot. Wow. Very tasty. I know some people on here have experimented with ginger in their...

Anyone seen these oak barrels on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001R97F0Q/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Seems like a good small scale solution for barrel aging... offered in 5,10, and 20 L sizes. Curious if anyone has used them. I'd love to try my hand at some oak aged beers. Plus...

I'm making an Belgian IPA using Wyeast 1762 (Belgian Abbey II, Rochefort I believe). Pitched late last night. Bubbling nicely early this AM. But this afternoon it started to emit a funkier smell than I am used to (though I haven't used this yeast or made a beer with this much hops before)...

I've been wanting to do a brown ale with some smoked malt, and once my Belgian IPA is out of primary I'd love to reuse the yeast cake, so I've come up with the following partial mash recipe. Not sure if I'm on the right track as I'm still new to formulating recipes, never done a brown ale, and...