http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew blog about possibly good chicago homebrew Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:49:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en THE CLOAK - American Imperial Stout Ingredients Fermentables 12.00 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) 77.4 % 1.00 lb British Caramalt/Carastan (3.0 SRM) 6.5 % 1.00 lb Caramel Malt - 120L (Briess) (120.0 SRM) 6.5 % 1.00 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) 6.5 % 0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) 3.2 ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2010/brew-016-017-the-cloak-and-the-dagger/ Isn't she/he (needs a name...) beautiful! I was having a terrible week...two actually. 60hr+ of work in each. I was exhausted, tired and realized I still had Xmas money, so I invested in steel. Right now the scottish 80/- is inside carbonating for it maiden voyage. Looking forward to a ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2010/new-toy-3-gallon-keg/ Appearance: Lightly cloudy, lightly golden. Good clarity for unfiltered wheat! Low carbonation, but it is likely me rushing to open a bottle, it was just to good straight out of the fermenter. Aroma: Rounded sweet and delicate, with good amounts of the critical bubblegum and banana esters. The background has a ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2010/tasting-014-weekend-warrior-wheat/ Ingredients Fermentables 6.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 67.4 % 1.00 lb Caramel Malt - 20L (Briess) (20.0 SRM) 11.2 % 1.00 lb Mild Malt (4.0 SRM) 11.2 % 0.50 lb Barley, Flaked (Briess) (1.7 SRM) 5.6 % 0.30 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) 3.4 % 0.10 lb Roasted Barley ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/015-earl-of-hell-scottish-export-80/ Very, very simple. A study on my process, an attempt at decoction mashing. Oh and a style by request of the wife. Ingredients Fermentables 0.50 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) 5.3 % [leftovers] 6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 63.2 % 3.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) 31.6 % Hops 0.50 ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/brew-014-weekend-warrior-wheat/ IT COMETH. AGAIN. This is a beer I really want to nail down. Homebrewing is all about learning and experimenting - rebrewing however allows you to learn from your previous mistakes. Last time, I was disappointed by the rounded bitterness and lack of real tang. This time, with help from ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/brew-013-every-time-i-rye-v2-0/ This was what I've wanted to brew since I started. More importantly, this is what all of my friends wanted me to brew since I started. 3 gallons are going into straight into bottles. One gallon will age on oak chips soaked in whiskey [disintegrator blue]. One will age on ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/brew-012-disintegrator-imperial-stout/ A generously spiced pumpkin ale that turned into a monster even BEFORE the mash. This recipe was a lose interpretation of the one from Tedbrews. I have been starting to get the hang of all grain brewing but my efficiency has still been struggling. I realized after my brewday very ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/brew-011-monster-mash-pumpkin-ale/ My first completely all-grain beer and my mash was as brutal as their breakdowns. Consider this batch a first draft I will definitely make this again. It needs to be bigger, rawer. I want drop B in a bottle. I want this to be like a sledgehammer to an Orange ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/brew-010-every-time-i-rye-pale-ale/ This beer turned out to be an experiment in more ways than one. The idea came from a collaboration between Brian and I after he suggested his mom's caramel as an ingredient. After some thought, I thought it would be interesting to attempt to make my first cream ale. The ... http://www.beertastic.org/homebrew/2009/brew-009-oil-change-caramel-cream-ale/