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    Brady Smith

    Join Date: 02/23/13
    Location: Indianapolis, IN
    My Brewing:

    I like how great beer brings people together and I really enjoy learning from other brewers.

    I'm an all grain brewer and focus mainly on lager beers, especially straightforward recipes that are not unnecessarily complicated. I use a simple 2 kettle no-sparge brewhouse with a single pump.

    I enter a handful of competitions every year and strive to improve my scores and, of course, the taste of the final product!

    After 20 years of homebrewing and nearly 500 five & ten gallon batches under my belt, I have concluded that making great beer is more about process & passion than sexy radical ingredients & flash.

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    Public: 126
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    19 Brewing Contributions for "2024"

    Includes Recipes, Brew Sessions, Inventory, Brew Logs and Tank Logs

    Shared Recipes
      Title Style Size ABV IBU Color Views Brewed
    brewer logo (2015-01-23) Steel Cut Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout 6 gal 11.86% 81.4
    7009 0
    brewer logo Colorado Commoner (2013-06-18) California Common Beer 6 gal 4.49% 50.66
    3620 0
    brewer logo (2017-03-23) EZ Action Lager (NHC FINALS) American Lager 12 gal 4.96% 19.07
    3137 3
    brewer logo (2016-04-04) German Pils NHC Final German Pilsner (Pils) 6 gal 5.62% 42.71
    3027 0
    brewer logo English IPA (2013-05-29) English IPA 6 gal 6.24% 78.35
    2966 1
    brewer logo (2016-05-02) Vienna Lager Vienna Lager 6 gal 5.74% 25.95
    2697 1
    brewer logo (2015-11-28) Red Rye Lager Dark American Lager 5.75 gal 5.81% 35.26
    2579 0
    brewer logo (2015-12-26) German Pils German Pilsner (Pils) 6 gal 5.84% 33.4
    2302 0
    brewer logo (2015-04-08) DAD Lager Premium American Lager 6 gal 5.2% 23.47
    2289 0
    beer recipe photo (2014-12-26) Milkbomb Stout Sweet Stout 6 gal 5.18% 28.3
    2276 1
    brewer logo (2016-04-04) Crystal Ying Yang International Amber Lager 6 gal 5.25% 18.28
    2253 0
    brewer logo (2016-04-25) EZ Action Lager American Lager 6 gal 4.51% 16.81
    1770 0
    brewer logo (2016-04-21) Czech Lager Czech Premium Pale Lager 6 gal 5.3% 51.39
    1678 3
    brewer logo (2016-02-28) Maibock Maibock/Helles Bock 6 gal 7.97% 26.57
    1556 0
    brewer logo (2015-05-01) Dark Star Lager Schwarzbier 6 gal 5.33% 25.24
    1520 0
    brewer logo (2015-12-31) KBS Clone Imperial Stout 11.5 gal 9.11% 70.31
    1406 0
    brewer logo (2015-10-12) Big Boy IPL Clone Beer 11 gal 7.64% 37.77
    1375 0
    brewer logo (2016-05-09) 3rd Sheet IPA English IPA 5.5 gal 6.79% 67.06
    1235 0
    brewer logo (2020 DEV) RedHook ESB Strong Bitter 5.5 gal 5.21% 33
    1130 3
    beer recipe photo (2016-05-01) IBC Dark Star Lager Schwarzbier 6 gal 5.52% 27.14
    1127 0
    brewer logo (2016-09-05) English Barleywine English Barleywine 6 gal 9.5% 66.71
    1116 0
    brewer logo (2017-12-28) Herr Dunkelhosen Dunkles Bock 6 gal 8.88% 24.05
    1095 1
    brewer logo (2016-04-11) PrePro Lager Classic American Pilsner 6 gal 6.39% 40.39
    1087 0
    brewer logo (2015-09-11) Mericah Gold Lager Classic American Pilsner 11 gal 5.25% 31.81
    1084 0
    brewer logo (2015-12-01) Winter Warmer IIPA Imperial IPA 5.5 gal 8.63% 156.95
    1064 0
    brewer logo (2015-12-20) Czech Lager Oktoberfest/Märzen 6 gal 5.8% 41.01
    1031 0
    brewer logo (2016-12-12) Coffee Stout American Stout 6 gal 6.74% 23.58
    1010 0
    brewer logo (2016-01-30) BMC #1 Standard American Lager 6 gal 4% 17.28
    964 0
    brewer logo (2015-12-22) Carrollton Common California Common Beer 6 gal 4.78% 41.86
    958 0
    brewer logo (2016-04-01) April's Fool Marzen Oktoberfest/Märzen 6 gal 6.06% 25.17
    951 0
    brewer logo (2016-01-05) Dark Star Lager Schwarzbier 6 gal 5.33% 27.85
    945 0
    brewer logo (2015-08-30) Wet-Hop CAP Classic American Pilsner 6 gal 5.84% 49.89
    883 0
    brewer logo (2016-02-08) Munich Helles Munich Helles 6.5 gal 5.14% 16
    881 0
    brewer logo (2016-07-18) Wee Smack Scottish Export 6 gal 6.2% 21.18
    860 0
    brewer logo (2016-05-10) IBC Steam Lager California Common Beer 6 gal 4.79% 47.02
    849 0
    beer recipe photo (2020-06-23) Gose Gose 5.25 gal 5.66% 6.16
    842 0
    brewer logo (2018-04-28) Stone Blue Lager American Light Lager 6 gal 4.07% 15
    793 0
    brewer logo (2016-11-29) Mirror Pond Clone American Pale Ale 6 gal 5.19% 42.66
    785 0
    brewer logo (2016-10-23) Wee Heavy Strong Scotch Ale 6 gal 9.85% 31.02
    771 0
    brewer logo (2016-02-01) Carrollton Common California Common Beer 6 gal 4.87% 44.35
    750 0
    brewer logo (2019-05-26) American Amber American Amber Ale 6 gal 5.65% 42.34
    685 0
    brewer logo (2018-05-06) Czech Lager Czech Premium Pale Lager 6 gal 5.69% 42.54
    631 0
    beer recipe photo (2018-09-17) HallerBrau German Pils 6 gal 5.5% 35.09
    629 0
    brewer logo (2017-04-06) Das Millionendorf (2017 IBC) Munich Helles 6 gal 4.75% 19.04
    625 0
    beer recipe photo (2018-10-15) Fortunate Son CAP Pre-Prohibition Lager 6 gal 5.79% 35.3
    615 0
    brewer logo (2017-10-20) Fortunate Son CAP Pre-Prohibition Lager 6 gal 4.89% 30.44
    580 0
    brewer logo (2018-04-24) EZ Action Lager (IBC) American Lager 6 gal 4.96% 18.17
    575 0
    brewer logo (2018-05-07) PreProLager Pre-Prohibition Lager 6 gal 5.79% 35.41
    543 0
    brewer logo (2019-04-24) Das Millionendorf Munich Helles 6 gal 5.06% 20.37
    536 0
    brewer logo (2019-02-16) EZ Action Lager American Lager 6 gal 5.27% 14.44
    521 0
    beer recipe photo (2018-12-26) ALT Altbier 6 gal 5.03% 54.06
    520 0
    brewer logo (2018-10-03) Republic Pilsner Czech Pale Lager 6 gal 4.62% 34.18
    506 0
    brewer logo (2018-04-29) HallerBrau German Pils 6 gal 5.55% 31.79
    503 0
    brewer logo (2018-02-10) Stone Blue Lager American Light Lager 11.5 gal 4.21% 11.8
    469 0
    brewer logo (2019-03-11) Doppelbock Doppelbock 6 gal 9.06% 25.15
    467 0
    brewer logo (2019-09-20) Pre Pro Lager Pre-Prohibition Lager 6 gal 5.9% 40.31
    465 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-30) Hallerbrau (No Spg) German Pils 5.75 gal 5.07% 37.23
    428 0
    brewer logo (2019-02-11) Das Millionendorf (NHC) Munich Helles 12 gal 5.12% 19.38
    426 0
    brewer logo (2019-07-06) Hefeweizen Weissbier 6 gal 4.85% 12.27
    407 0
    brewer logo (2020-01-06) Maibock (NS) Helles Bock 6 gal 7% 33.35
    399 0
    brewer logo (2020-07-20) Vienna Lager (No Sparge) Vienna Lager 5.5 gal 5.32% 28.34
    399 0
    brewer logo (2021-08-25) CitraLumbaRillo IPA American IPA 5.5 gal 6.32% 80.61
    370 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-16) EZ Action Lager (No Sparge) American Lager 6 gal 4.67% 17.31
    363 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-21) Das Millionendorf (No Spg) Munich Helles 5.75 gal 5.07% 17.62
    361 0
    brewer logo (2021-08-15) Saison DuPont-ish (BIAB) Saison 5.75 gal 6.41% 34.26
    322 0
    brewer logo (2021-04-08) British Golden British Golden Ale 5.5 gal 5.12% 53.04
    319 0
    brewer logo (2020-01-14) American Lager (NS) American Lager 12 gal 4.9% 17.33
    316 0
    brewer logo (2020-01-05) Schwarzbier (NS) Schwarzbier 6 gal 5.96% 26.11
    311 0
    brewer logo (2020-03-03) Hallerbrau (No Spg) German Pils 5.75 gal 5.1% 39.58
    297 0
    brewer logo (2019 -10-04) American Pils (Columbia Hops) Pre-Prohibition Lager 11.5 gal 4.79% 37.96
    296 0
    brewer logo (2023-01-24) Bitburger Clone German Pils 5.75 gal 5.18% 36.46
    296 0
    brewer logo (2019-02-04) Republic Pilsner (NHC) Czech Pale Lager 12 gal 4.29% 27.58
    294 0
    brewer logo (2020-07-26) Donnie Danko IPA American IPA 6 gal 6.66% 92.08
    291 0
    brewer logo (2019-07-11) Festus Maximus Festbier 6 gal 5.45% 22.2
    286 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-16) Stone Blue Lager American Light Lager 6 gal 4.07% 14.53
    281 0
    beer recipe photo (2021-10-24) Liberty Lager Pre-Prohibition Lager 5.5 gal 5.78% 34.49
    276 0
    brewer logo (2020-02-19) Doppelbock (NS) Doppelbock 6 gal 9.35% 24.08
    274 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-02) Pre Pro Lager (No Sparge) Pre-Prohibition Lager 6 gal 5.66% 40.56
    255 0
    brewer logo (2020-03-14) Baltic Porter (No Sparge) Baltic Porter 5.75 gal 8.53% 35.75
    253 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-23) Kolsch (No Sparge) Kölsch 5.8 gal 5.19% 25.7
    253 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-01) Republic Premium Pils (No Sparge) Czech Premium Pale Lager 6 gal 5.82% 41.85
    251 0
    brewer logo (2019-12-12) Altbier (NS) Altbier 6 gal 5.14% 55.54
    246 0
    brewer logo (2020-06-30) Donnie Danko IPA American IPA 11.5 gal 6.76% 92.59
    240 0
    beer recipe photo (2021-03-20) Dortmunder (BIAB) German Helles Exportbier 5.5 gal 5.89% 31.42
    239 0
    brewer logo (2020-02-06) American Amber (NS) American Amber Ale 6 gal 5.52% 66.12
    238 0
    brewer logo (2020-03-18) Marzen Märzen 6 gal 5.89% 21.13
    231 0
    brewer logo (2020-07-26) KrystaWeissPersuasion No Profile Selected 6 gal 4.97% 11.46
    228 0
    brewer logo (2020-06-17) Hefeweizen (NS) Weissbier 6 gal 4.99% 12.29
    226 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-06) Maibock (No Sparge) Helles Bock 6 gal 6.31% 35.57
    218 0
    brewer logo (2020-04-30) Amber Cervesa International Amber Lager 5.75 gal 5.38385% 23.8678
    196 0
    brewer logo (2023-09-02) The Sultan of Dankistan Specialty IPA: Rye IPA 5.5 gal 7.25% 94.86
    189 0
    brewer logo (2021-03-25) Megro Nodelo International Amber Lager 5.75 gal 5.12% 23.5
    182 0
    brewer logo (2023-06-20) Festbier Festbier 5.75 gal 5.4% 24.93
    142 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-17) Bitburger Clone (NHC Finals) German Pils 5.75 gal 5.3% 42.58
    134 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-25) Just Add Tacos International Amber Lager 5.75 gal 4.99% 22.83
    94 0
    brewer logo (2023-10-16) Wee Heavy Strong Scotch Ale 6 gal 8.75% 33.36
    74 0
    brewer logo (2023-10-23) Baltic Porter Baltic Porter 6 gal 7.99% 42.83
    74 0
    brewer logo (2023-08-30) Clodhopper Barleywine American Barleywine 5.75 gal 11.88% 130.21
    72 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-08) Republic Pilsner Czech Pale Lager 5.75 gal 4.83% 37.26
    71 0
    brewer logo (2023-11-30) Nigel Lumpybum English Barleywine 5.75 gal 12.35% 58.31
    71 0
    brewer logo (2023-11-23) TGIV Pre-Pro Pre-Prohibition Lager 11 gal 5.26% 39.89
    68 0
    brewer logo (2023-12-15) Bock Dunkles Bock 5.75 gal 7.94% 26.86
    68 0
    brewer logo (2023-09-21) Golden Cluster Ale (Wet Hop) American Pale Ale 5.5 gal 5.03% 50.97
    64 0
    brewer logo (2023-02-07) Sack-Up WCIPA American IPA 5.75 gal 6.76% 80.59
    62 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-14) Das Millionendorf (NHC Finals) Munich Helles 5.75 gal 5.77% 19.03
    54 0
    brewer logo (2023-07-30) German Pils German Pils 5.75 gal 5.32% 41.96
    52 0
    brewer logo (2023-12-08) Alte Ziege Doppelbock 5.75 gal 9.59% 23.78
    51 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-21) Stone Blue Lager American Light Lager 6 gal 4.46% 13.77
    49 0
    brewer logo (2023-10-09) MoW All-In on Orange DIPA Double IPA 5.5 gal 8.68% 100.5
    48 0
    brewer logo (2023-01-10) EZ Action Lager American Lager 5.75 gal 5.23% 18.3
    47 0
    brewer logo (2023-01-03) Bock (NoSparge) Dunkles Bock 5.75 gal 6.92% 23.32
    45 0
    brewer logo (2023-01-10) WetHop APA American Pale Ale 11 gal 6.26% 60.12
    45 0
    brewer logo (2023-05-12) Gordo's Gitche Gumee Porter American Porter 5.5 gal 7.07% 45.59
    45 0
    brewer logo (2023-01-02) Doppelbock (NoSparge) Doppelbock 5.75 gal 9.59% 23.78
    44 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-06) Fortunate Son Lager Pre-Prohibition Lager 5.75 gal 5.66% 41.09
    44 0
    brewer logo (2023-08-07) Das Millionendorf Munich Helles 5.75 gal 4.84% 19.17
    43 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-22) Schwarzbier (NS) Schwarzbier 6 gal 5.64% 26.18
    42 0
    brewer logo (2022-12-28) Schwarzbier (NS) Schwarzbier 6 gal 5.46% 26.47
    41 0
    brewer logo (2023-05-15) Devil May Cryo Specialty IPA: Black IPA 5.75 gal 6.87% 71.7
    41 0
    brewer logo (2023-05-08) Simarillonook Amber Ale American Amber Ale 5.75 gal 5.81% 40.19
    41 0
    brewer logo (2023-02-23) Kolsch Kölsch 5.75 gal 5.66% 25.49
    40 0
    brewer logo (2023-04-10) EZ Action Lager American Lager 5.75 gal 5.02% 18.02
    40 0
    brewer logo (2023-07-21) Gose Gose 5.25 gal 5.66% 10.72
    40 0
    brewer logo (2023-02-02) Simarillonook Amber American Amber Ale 5.75 gal 5.81% 40.19
    38 0
    brewer logo (2023-01-18) Das Millionendorf Munich Helles 5.75 gal 5.77% 19.03
    37 0
    brewer logo (2023-10-29) Fortnight Firkin Ale Strong Bitter 5.75 gal 5.08% 39.98
    35 0