Brewpastor said:BMBF? I am not breaking the code on this one. Bad Methane Beer Farts?
GarciasHomeBrew said:can somon post the all grain recipe for 888RIS. can somon post the recipe, this is my secend all grain and the recipe i found dosint tell me how much water to add and how to sparge at what times. i want to batch sparge this time. if anyone can help thenks so much.
chriso said:The tasting at the homebrew meeting was inconclusive - it's malty and rich, but maybe a bit too roasty, not hoppy enough.... age will help. Definitely seemed too young still. Not enough alcoholic "heat" - could be a good thing or bad thing.
korndog said:I'm kind of embarrassed to be posting this, but my 888 tied for first place yesterday at my LHBC meeting tasting. There were only fifteen beers, but hey, it was my first time doing this in front of fifty people, and it's California Homebrew club of the year. Funny thing is I voted for the beer that tied me. Guys were begging me to put this away for a year before touching it again. I've opened four so far, and will not touch it again until August. Great recipe Chriso and BP.
korndog said:I'm kind of embarrassed to be posting this, but my 888 tied for first place yesterday at my LHBC meeting tasting. There were only fifteen beers, but hey, it was my first time doing this in front of fifty people, and it's California Homebrew club of the year. Funny thing is I voted for the beer that tied me. Guys were begging me to put this away for a year before touching it again. I've opened four so far, and will not touch it again until August. Great recipe Chriso and BP.
PseudoChef said:It's ok, my 888 just took home the highest score in a competition in Memphis, TN. Didn't do squat in BOS round, though.
PseudoChef said:It's ok, my 888 just took home the highest score in a competition in Memphis, TN. Didn't do squat in BOS round, though.
korndog said:I'm kind of embarrassed to be posting this, but my 888 tied for first place yesterday at my LHBC meeting tasting. There were only fifteen beers, but hey, it was my first time doing this in front of fifty people, and it's California Homebrew club of the Year.
BlindLemonLars said:It was damned good too, I'm normally not a fan of that style, but yours was very nice! It got my vote.
BigKahuna said:Is it too late to try an extract version of your 8-8-8 RIS?
Man...I took 8 years off of brewing...Should seem only right to come back with an 8-8-8?
Also, is there anyone planning to brew an 8-8-8 ON that date? Maybe a second batch cause the first was so good?
Anyone tried their 888 lately? I missed brewing this in January but I'm planning on brewing it on 8/8. Wondering if anyone would suggest any adjustments on the recipe or just brew per the original recipe. I'll just be steeping the specialty grains and using DME for my base. I read some comments re it being a little too roasty back in April or so. Has it mellowed since then? I prefer my stouts roughly half way between sweet and ashy but tending toward the sweet side.
Any suggestions on brewing this bad boy other than pitching large and good fermentation temp control? This will be my first time brewing a beer this big.
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I am soliciting the help of a very special guest reviewer....
Hey, should we do some reviews/tasting notes for these?