Which to brew this weekend, lager or ale?

[Mascrappo]

I have 2 kits waiting on me, Helles Half Acre lager and Bass ale clone. Just bottled one Dortmunder and another Dortmunder clone in secondary. Decisions decisions!

 

[davidabcd]

Good deal. Hope you just decided to make both.
Are you using the secondary to make room in the primary?

 

[Mascrappo]

I went with Ale. My better half is under the weather, so she can't assist...or I would have made both! I am getting ready to free up the secondary and bottle Dortmunder #2 today.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

Sounds good.

 

[brewbama]

I alternate light and dark. I don’t differentiate between Lager vs Ale because I use the same timeline for both. It’s the same 3 week cycle: brew/ferment > condition/lager > tap1 > tap2. Clean, prepare, plan in between.

Here’s my current BeerSmith cloud list. The first two are tapped, the third is conditioning/layering/maturing/carbonating/whatever, the forth is on deck or fermenting, five and beyond that are planned (may change):

 

[Old_Milwaukee]

I alternate light and dark. I don’t differentiate between Lager vs Ale because I use the same timeline for both. It’s the same 3 week cycle: brew/ferment > condition/lager > tap1 > tap2. Clean, prepare, plan in between.

Here’s my current BeerSmith cloud list. The first two are tapped, the third is conditioning/layering/maturing/carbonating/whatever, the forth is on deck or fermenting, five and beyond that are planned (may change):

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Are you using the Bonlander Munich malt for the Bonlander on your list? I have used that malt on various brews and something about it just doesn’t mesh well with me. It has a flavor I can not get over and I taste it even when used in the smallest amounts. I’d like to hear your take on that.

 

[brewbama]

Are you using the Bonlander Munich malt for the Bonlander on your list? I have used that malt on various brews and something about it just doesn’t mesh well with me. It has a flavor I can not get over and I taste it even when used in the smallest amounts. I’d like to hear your take on that.

Yes. I am drinking that beer now. This is the first time using it. I am not noticing anything odd.