Stump89 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I've been trying my hand at home brewing for about a year and have had some pretty good results. My girlfriend and I have made some darn good IPAs and blonde ales. Just curious to know if anyone else out there has tried and what your results have been. I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and flavors and ingredients. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dineffects Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I just started homebrewing this year! Have had some success with Hefeweizen, just finished 5 gallons of a american wheat beer we made with rolled oat and munich light malt. Tried my hand at a pliny clone, was good but had a very soapy taste due to over dry hopping. Mellowed out after a week in the keg but didn't last long after that! Upcomming will be another hefe with some fresh apricot we picked up, followed by a milk stout with honey and figs!! Happy brewing! Pic of my "american bastard wheat" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump89 Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 12:02 AM, Dineffects said: milk stout with honey and figs!! This sounds awesome. Never had anything like that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dineffects Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Yeah! Just down the street from our house there is a fig tree that produces some sweet green figs, I've harvested some this year and am looking forward to trying this recipe. I'll post once I finalize and work out the details for the water profile and grainbill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump89 Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 12:51 AM, Dineffects said: Yeah! Just down the street from our house there is a fig tree that produces some sweet green figs, I've harvested some this year and am looking forward to trying this recipe. I'll post once I finalize and work out the details for the water profile and grainbill! Looking forward to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump89 Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 My girlfriend's recipe. Salted caramel vanilla blonde ale. Sea salt and caramel in the boil, fermented on fresh vanilla beans. She nailed this one for sure. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dineffects Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Dang looks tasty! I've been a little to busy to make a new batch this month, feeling a little sad about that since I'm outta homebrew. Going to have to make a few end of summer ales or a Oktoberfest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dineffects Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Brewed a sound sommerweizen clone this weekend, pitched my wyeast 3068 and have a super active fermentation going on less than 10h after. Simple grainbill. 6lbs belg. Pils 6lbs red wheat. 110/122/152 step mash 75m boil with 1 oz fwh of tettnanger. 10m .5oz addition of tet. 10m hop stand after flame out of .5oz tet. 2 weeks I'll post the finished product. Should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfred99 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I've been home brewing for a while just the ready made kits for larger. I.e malt, yeast, sugar and water. Had a great experience. Sadly I'm in a one bedroom apartment in the centre of London so struggle to make the room for more experimenting. Hopefully going to get a bigger place soon so will start to experiment more. My friends have a place in the country and grow their own grapes (in a green house) and apples and make have made some incredible wine and cider..... wish I could give it a go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafdream54 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I've been homebrewing as a hobby (on & off) for about 15 years. Just last year started brewing with all grain, (instead of malt extracts). I've also converted a spare refrigerator into a "controlled fermentation chamber" that I can control the fermentation temperatures with a Johnson controller. This has allowed me to be able ferment lager yeasts at an optimal temperature. The latest beer that i made a couple of months ago, is an Oktoberfest beer. It turned out great, so I made a second batch to have available for the holidays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafdream54 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 8/23/2018 at 5:32 PM, Stump89 said: My girlfriend's recipe. Salted caramel vanilla blonde ale. Sea salt and caramel in the boil, fermented on fresh vanilla beans. She nailed this one for sure. This sounds like an excellent recipe! It's one of the things that I love about homebrewing - is that you can be as creative as you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafdream54 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 8 hours ago, leafdream54 said: I've been homebrewing as a hobby (on & off) for about 15 years. Just last year started brewing with all grain, (instead of malt extracts). I've also converted a spare refrigerator into a "controlled fermentation chamber" that I can control the fermentation temperatures with a Johnson controller. This has allowed me to be able ferment lager yeasts at an optimal temperature. The latest beer that i made a couple of months ago, is an Oktoberfest beer. It turned out great, so I made a second batch to have available for the holidays. Oktoberfest beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dineffects Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Lovley!! I have a milk chocolate stout sitting on cacao nibs and bourbon vanilla beans. Bottling soon for xmas! Also dryhopping my milk shake // neIPA. Pics to follow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump89 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 On 12/6/2018 at 11:31 PM, leafdream54 said: Oktoberfest beer Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackupster Posted December 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2018 I have homebrewed for 25 years off and on. 3 years ago I took the plunge and bought a Blichmann Top Tier with the Tower of Power from some guys in Silicon Valley. I got it for about half retail...still pricey. But going to all grain and 10 gallon batches was worth it. Watch Craigslist and you can get some deals on equipment. Current taps Simcoe-Amarillo-Citra IPA Rye Pale Ale-Maybe my best beer ever! Hoppy Red Black Porter 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Great job with all the home brewing. We have a neighborhood brewery down the street from my house. I'd feel I am cheating on the town jewel brewing my own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyinAZ Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I BIAB. One vessel, easy cleanup. Killer beer of all styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump89 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 What do you all think about Brut IPAs? Never had one, but I think it's an interesting concept. Anyone tried to brew one or sampled enough to get some insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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