Yeah the kegs are newer. less than 6 months. It could have been oxidation but I'm not sure. or Id idnt clean the kegs as well as i thought or there was stuff in the dip tube i missed. It didnt have that oxidation flavor. It was more like permanent marker. Not sure if the higher alcohol content...

Yeah not sure what happened. there was some oxygen in the keg when i transfered but i purged everything before carbonating It could have been the taps themselves although the keg did smell like that off flavor even after the first cleaning. I'm wondering if maybe it was the zest tincture i...

thank you. It's definitely a learning experience and I think when i try it again ill make some tweaks and ee how things turn out differently. Thats the fun with brewing beer in such small batches. You can always try something different and not worry too much about losing that much beer.

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/671141/strawberry-rhubarb-crisp-ale the spices and flavorings are to taste and i added some notes on the strawberry additions.

So I just wanted to report back how the beer went. Its great. tastes just like my wife's crisp recipe which we had the other night for comparison. I ended up going with my pared down 4 malt recipe with a tweak since my local brewshop got cleaned out of a lot of stuff so i went with what was...

I dont know if theyd make to the post office hahaha:D I've never made an ESB and I vaguely recall the last time i had one so I cant speak to how that would taste. Its an interesting idea though. Perhaps this is already venturing away from a cream ale and basically is an experimental beer...

Wow such awesome feedback in this community and a lot to think about. Thats really awesome of you JA to work up a recipe like that. I think Im going to start with your recipe and see how it turns out. Or if the Mrs. wants to brew with me we can do my simplified recipe ive been working on...

One last question: Any major difference in flavor if i use American 2-row vs Maris Otter? I have lots of 2-row at home but i'd have to go out and buy maris otter.

Ive only used graham crackers in one other beer and it was a smores stout and i used it in the mash and its smelled great when mashing but i didnt get much graham cracker in the finished beer. But i think i will try to keep it simple and go less malts 2 hops and let the strawberry, rhubarb and...

Wow very good and helpful information. I definitely dont want to add sugar in there only to have it just become alcohol. In your opinion is molasses better in the secondary or in the boil or should i just work on the flavors from the malt bill? Ive also heard victory can give a biscuit-like or...

The brown sugar was more for a flavor similar to how its used in the dessert dish. Strawberry Rhubarb crisp has vanilla, brown sugar and cinnamon in the oat and flour crumbles so I thought maybe that would give it that flavor. Im ok with leaving it out. As for the corn i was under the...

Awesome advice as always!!! Do you have any percentage ratio for the corn and the pilsner or wheat? I had found some other recipes that people used victory, crystal and honey to get that crackery pie crust flavor so thats what i was going for with those. How much acidulated malt do you think...

It's summer and i was trying to come up with a recipe that is equal part summer crusher and unique so Im hoping to brew a strawberry rhubarb crisp/pie cream ale. Something fruity and light with hints of vanilla and brown sugar. Similar to a strawberry rhubarb pie or crisp. I have tons of rhubarb...

I didnt think of that at first so I did switch it last night. The new tap line seems better but I may have introduced a different variable prior that may be helping it along. I decided to dry hop the keg to try and add more hop flavor to maybe offset the harsh alcoholic taste. Its been dry...

If you do another SMaSH, Azacca was really good as well as someone said Equinox/Ekuanaut. Ive Made 2 single hop beers with those. They were almost SMaSH's but i threw in some flaked oats to them mash as well :D

So perhaps i jumped the gun and got too excited. My beer seems to have turned and Im not sure why. So after trying the beer out the next day i tried to add more vanilla directly to my glass to see if maybe i should add more vanilla extract tot he keg. It was a little strong and boozy at first...

well had the sampling of this beer and the verdict is in. Its both a success and a small disappointment. The Pros: Great Flavor with tons of orangy citrus notes. Good thick body. Not boozy for 7.7% Good head retention The cons: Not enough vanilla coming through could have been thicker...

hmm thats a good point. I couldnt find any blood oranges so i decided to make an extract using both navel and ruby red grapefruit zest sanitizing in vodka. My plan is to dry hop in about 3-4 days(pending fermentation has settled down) for the second round of dry hopping and add the vanilla...

Awesome! Thanks again for all the help. Hoping to brew this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.

Yeah i was trying to pick hops that had distinct orange flavors and those were some of the suggestions. I might dial back citra a bit. I used the base recipe from my strawberry milkshake ipa that I found on here then added the flaked wheat because i read that flaked oats and wheat create that...