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Beer Recipes / Re: Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: April 04, 2013, 01:02:53 pm »

Ok I bought another oz of Columbus so I should be all set.

One more question. I bought some sweet orange peel. Should I throw that in at flameout?

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Beer Recipes / Re: Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: April 04, 2013, 11:09:34 am »

Great thanks! I will probably go with your suggestion of adding a bit of Bravo as a normal 60 minute addition to get me just above 30 IBUs. I haven't decided if I am going to do the orange zest or not but I am hoping it will be good either way.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: April 04, 2013, 10:24:40 am »

Ok so below was the recipe I was planning to do until I realized I only have 2 oz of Columbus

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5 lbs Vienna Malt (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 50.0 %
5 lbs Wheat - White Malt (Briess) (2.5 SRM) Grain 2 50.0 %
14.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.30 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 3 12.6 IBUs
21.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.30 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 4 11.3 IBUs
28.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 5 8.3 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 6 -
28.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.30 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 7 0.0 IBUs

I was thinking about replacing the 20 and 10 minute additions with something else. Any thoughts on using Bravo?

My other options are Amarillo, Centennial, & Cascade. I was really hoping to do an all columbus beer but may need to shift gears. Any feedback or ideas would be appreciated.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: ball lock conversion kits

« on: April 03, 2013, 02:32:09 pm »

Thanks guys. Not sure what the best option is but the circumstances are a bit strange. I am temporarily living with someone who has an all ball lock set up so the fix will most likely be temporary. We plan to collaborate and brew on our own but need extra keg capacity.

It seems like I may be able to just unscrew the tubing from the pin lock disconnects and connect them to his system... I may not need to purchase anything

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Kegging and Bottling / ball lock conversion kits

« on: April 03, 2013, 12:59:27 pm »

Anyone know a good place to get these? I see them around $20 a kit which seems to be a lot considering I have 4 pin lock kegs I am hoping to convert.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Please critique my Mole Spiced Beer grain bill

« on: April 03, 2013, 11:04:57 am »

I wish I knew more about the recipes for these beers to help you out. I generally love these mole beers. I think you're on the right track as far as the grain bill but maybe the special B is a bit too much. I'd take out the vanilla addition at 15 minutes because I think you'll just boil out the flavor and aroma. I'd add it at knockout instead.

I seem to think there was a mole stout recipe in BYO or Zymurgy not too long ago that might provide some guidance. You could try emailing some of the breweries that make that style. New Belgium is hit or miss about responding to requests. Ska and Copper Kettle also make great versions and might be willing to share some details.

Yeah I would try reaching out to breweries to get some additional input. NB was very helpful to me when I inquired about Sunshine Wheat. I don't know how helpful Copper Kettle is but there Mexican Chocolate Stout (or whatever it is called) is amazingly good

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Ingredients / Re: cinnamon

« on: April 01, 2013, 01:00:18 pm »

I have only used ground cinammon. 2 tsp added at the end of the boil seemed about right for 5 gallon batches.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: How to tell a craft brewer his beer is seriously flawed

« on: March 29, 2013, 01:44:20 pm »

It's amazing how many people will drink bad beer and think that's just the way craft beer is supposed to taste like.

I second this. In my opinion there are a lot of breweries opening around Denver, CO that just aren't that good. Instead of focusing on making solid beer, it seems that a lot are focusing on making hybrid/unique beers. I am amazed to see some of these places packed for average at best beer a lot of the time...

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: recommended homebrew shops in CO.

« on: March 29, 2013, 01:36:25 pm »

I agree that Brew Hut is awesome however if I lived in Wheat Ridge I would not be driving all the way down there. Beer at Home in Englewood used to be 5 minutes away and I would still drive to Aurora to go to the Brew Hut. I started going back the Beer at Home because the Brew Hut would get crazy busy.

I just moved to Golden and will start going to stomp them grapes.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Check my recipe?

« on: March 28, 2013, 03:47:53 pm »

Any updates or changes yso? I am just curious to see what happens with this one.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: March 28, 2013, 03:42:39 pm »

Got ya. I have always done zest additions with 5 min remaining with good results so never thought about changing it. Thanks for the advice.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: March 28, 2013, 08:41:27 am »

Ok that does seem like a good plan. Now I just need to find time to brew this....

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Beer Recipes / Re: Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: March 28, 2013, 07:52:52 am »

Thanks!

So you think I should do a flameout addition and dry hop or just double up the flameout addition?

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Ingredients / Re: BLackprinz malt in Brun' Water

« on: March 27, 2013, 03:37:41 pm »

I would mimic the numbers and settings for Carafa III or another similar dehusked darker grain.

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Beer Recipes / Vienna/Wheat/Pale

« on: March 27, 2013, 03:11:17 pm »

Going for something between an american wheat and an APA. Thinking about using vienna to change it up a bit...

Rough recipe:
50% Vienna
50% Wheat
14 g Columbus 20 min
21 g Columbus 10 min
21 g Columbus 5 min
28 g orange zest 5 min
28 g Columbus 0 min or dry hop?

OG 1.053
IBU ~35
US05 yeast

Any thoughts?