Thanks for the quick reply and support. Great work! - b916

It's been about 5 years since I was heavy into homebrewing with about 20 batches under my belt. Getting back into it I brewed up a batch of my Irish Red recipe. With all the mistakes I made it is a surprisingly good tasting beer. The ol' Red never disappoints! I plan to do a Shiner bock clone...

When going thru the brew steps the mash section includes 'mash at 151*', and 'add sparge at 178*' - however it doesn't show the appropriate temp of the strike water. After some digging around I found that I can go to the mash calculator section and get the information there, - is there any way...

Howdy! Lincoln, CA makes us darn near neighbors! This site does the trick, and Larry is the first to help answer any questions you may have.... Give me a hollar some time! - B916

Its in the tank right now blubbling away. I increased the amount and switched to a crystal 80L ... the Roasted barley and Chocolate % of bill was right inline with recommended portions, ... The spices and molasses gave the wort a real nice nose while boiling (especially the ginger, which I'd...

A bit late to the party, had some delays with the previous batches, hope to get this one in the tank by next week sometime... Any thoughts? Ol' Bishop's Jolly Holiday Grog Added By: bishop916 Method: All Grain Style: American Stout Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)...

Northern California, as in the Sacramento Valley a.k.a. The 916, Rio Linda to be exact. Any locals out there give me a shout. Working on my 20th batch, - got it drawn up and need to source some of the ingredients. I've been brewing for a couple seasons now, started AG batches over the summer...