Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
Just noticed that most of the fermentables are from an extract. Use bottled water/RO water. Follow the directions as far as the steaping grains are concerned and be careful coming to a boil. Extract recipes boil over fast. If you like brewing, it's as addictive as cigars. How to brew by John Palmer is a good place to start for future reading. It's a little out dated info wise but still one of the best books to get started with.
Sounds tasty!
Im still not quite back to 100%, but I am dying to brew something too. If you want to add some coffee to that ris let me know and I will roast you some excellent beans and soak em in bourbon for you to add to secondary. I have a ton of crowd pleasing recipes and I'm playing with the idea of making an imperial gingersnap porter for shits and giggles. Which if you drink too much could be giggles and shits... its a fine line
Throw in some coco nibs as well. May need to rethink this a little bit.
That cacao, coffee, bourbon ris is my specialty. When I was working with the start up brewery I created that recipe and it was the most loved beer we made. I call it Kalishnikov's Revenge. Last batch clocked in at 12.5%abv. I'm definitely wanting to brew it again. We tried adding cold brewed coffee the first time around and it thinned the beer too much. Adding bourbon soaked cacao nibs and ground coffee right to secondary for a week was the ticket for the best flavor extraction.
I have a good stout recipe that you could add raspberries to. I need to find my computer charger so I can get into my beersmith and play around. I have almost as much fun creating the recipes as I do brewing them. As soon as I can I will post up a stout recipe. If you aren't lactose intolerant I would suggest doing a milk stout with raspberries so you get the roasty stout flavors and a nice creaminess to go with the raspberries
We soo need to brew that this fall!
Don't threaten me with a good time!!!!
Victory at Sea?
Twist your arm with BBQ and home brew?
Hells bells brother, you have my number... That sounds like my kinda day
Thank you brother! It's a long slow road, but I'm making progress.
Or maybe home made wood fired pizza..... Hmmm.
Got any tips on ginger? Ive been wanting to brew a ginger IPA but can't seem to find any consistent info on amounts and when to add it. I don't want 5 gallons of an IPA thats more like ginger beer.
I don't have any tips yet. My plan was to actually throw a box of ginger snaps right in my mash. For ginger I would probably start by adding an ounce or half ounce of fresh grated ginger at the end of the boil and if that didn't give me enough ginger flavor add more with the dry hop. The guy I used to brew with used to make a honey ginger porter but I never tried it or saw his recipe.
