More like SMa2H. Had some hops laying around, 1oz Magnum, and 1oz Citra. Brewed 14# GWM 2-row with the Magnum as FWH and the Citra at flameout and let stand for 20 min. Second cousin to an IPA maybe. Chilled hydrometer sample, and nice straw color and very hoppy on the nose and tongue, though...

Update on the Blueberry Ale. I have to appropriate/ steal/ reference trialbens signature about time. After 2 weeks I tried one of my Blueberry Ales. Chilled the bottle to abt 50F. Not bad, a little sharp,not very smooth, and not a very good head. Yeah, yeah I said head. After another week...

Thinking about making one to see how it turns out. Paupack brewery here in North East PA makes a very nice one and I have had the Southern Tier Cream Ale 2 years ago on tap at Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse. Seems like a nice style. However, with the flaked corn that most recipes call for.... should I...

Well, the old MaltMill just wasn't cutting it anymore. So much flour I could make bread. The Cereal killer arrived today and ran some GWM 2-row through it. What a difference. The husks were whole and the endosperm was broken into 2-3 pieces and very little flour. This was at the setting from the...

Hello all and nice to be back. Originally joined Homebrew talk in 2014. Was brewing previous to that though. Wife said are you going to do anything with all your brewing gear? Yes. Made an APA last week and had stuck sparge, or, so I thought. The pickup tube in my 10 gal Igloo cooler from my...

Hello all, First question here. I brewed 2 different batches of an APA using the same recipe. First batch was 1.054 OG, FG 1.016 using Safale S-04. Rehydrated according to instructions. Second batch I had 1.052 OG and 1.010 FG using a pint of the washed yeast from the previous batch. I primed...

Hello all. Haven't brewed in 8 years, kid, job, retirement and moved. Still have all my gear and am gearing up to get back into brewing......again.....finally. Seems like alot of info on this site and friendly and knowledgeable people here. Look forward to picking your brains!