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Comment on Homebrew Recipe and Review: Mountmellick Brown Ale by Chip

Chip — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:17:40 +0000

Excellent! Thanks for the quick reply, too! My past efforts usually had some corn sugar in them, but I’m looking to do some more ‘brewing’ rather than just making instant soup. I’ve been reading through some of the archives and I see I have found a good source of information. Thanks again for the clarification, and I’ll be checking the blog regularly.

Comment on Homebrew Recipe and Review: Mountmellick Brown Ale by Carl

Carl — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:45 +0000

Hi Chip. Welcome back to the brewing world! I used some DME to kick it up a notch, alcohol-wise. The can has everything you need, but it makes a small beer. I think it was Henry VI who said he would make it felony to drink small beer, so I figured I would play it safe.

I used light DME because it would have a pretty low impact on the flavor. I could have easily used fine sugar instead.

Cheers!

Comment on Homebrew Recipe and Review: Mountmellick Brown Ale by Chip

Chip — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:24:02 +0000

Another mutilated wrapper victim here. I googled for a recipe and came across this site. I have a question, though. The brew supply store said that the can contained everything needed to make an easy batch. I see that you also added a kilo of dried light malt extract. Was this part of the mutilated instructions or just a personal preference on your part? I brewed some simple beers years ago and I’m just jumping back into it. I’m hoping to get some easy beers out of the way before going into full Frankenstein mode. Any tips from an experienced brewer would be much appreciated. Thanks Carl

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: Kölsch, Springtime’s True Delight by Mark

Mark — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:55 +0000

All I can see the mid-boil DME addition doing is changing your hops utilization. Maybe a small amount of caramelization loss?

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: Kölsch, Springtime’s True Delight by Carl

Carl — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:17:28 +0000

Hi Matt. Good question. I do not know enough about the chemistry, but I would guess it has to do with the difference between wheat and barley malt, and how the process of making wheat DME processes the malt. In short, I do not know for sure. Either a wheat-barley difference or a LME-DME difference. I do know that generally when I use DME it is a short boiling. For example, when I make a yeast starter, I boil the DME for 20 minutes and get a 1.040 solution.

Sorry I can't shed any real knowledge on this.

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: Kölsch, Springtime’s True Delight by Matt G

Matt G — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:03:16 +0000

is there a reason for adding the DME later in the boil and not at the same time as the LME?

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: American India Pale Ale (IPA) by Carl

Carl — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:54:05 +0000

I'd use one packet of yeast or one starter batch, depending how you roll.

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: American India Pale Ale (IPA) by Dan

Dan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:39:24 +0000

Sounds like a great recipe and I love this style too. How much yeast would you use?

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: Coffee Porter by Carl

Carl — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:28:00 +0000

Hi Jason. You sure could add more beans into the secondary. I do not know anything about cold brewing, though, so I can't tell you how much to add. I would recommend adding more to the boil. The big difference is that cold brewing imparts less acidic coffee flavor than traditional hot brewing, but I do not know if the ratios are the same. Sounds like a good experiment to try!

Comment on Homebrew Recipe: Coffee Porter by Jason Hice

Jason Hice — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:41:35 +0000

Can you also put more beans in the secondary for a stronger coffee taste…..if so how much would you recomend.