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How to sparge dark grains to home brew stout beer; learn more about how beer is made in this free instructional video.
Expert: Mark Emiley
Bio: Mark Emiley has been homebrewing beer since 1998, with about 140 extract and all-grain batches under his belt, his beers have won numerous awards and his recipes have even been brewed commercially.
Filmmaker: Mark Emiley
Duration : 0:1:39
Try the link below. Haven't made it myself but looks yummy.
Edit - just occurred to me that the link below is a clone of their regular IPA. By the name, I assume that the XXX is a stronger beer. So, you'll probably need to use more grain and hops than the link below. I'd suggest looking through the recipe database for other IPA's that have names like "imperial" or "industrial," and use them to get an idea of how much to crank it up.
alton brown has a show called good eats on the food channel
and one episode he makes beer.. shows you all you need to do it…
Does anyone have a good Delirium Tremens clone recipe?
I found two:
One calls for pilsen DME, and wheat DME, seeds of paradise, ginger, and coriander.
The second calls for Golden Light DME, and seeds of paradise.
What would you add to a DT clone???
It's been a while since I've had DT but I don't recall detecting much of the spicing they mentioned, at least not more than I would attribute a healthy dose of yeast. Wheat also seems out of place, I can see the flavor I just never really knew/expected that it was part of the grain bill so perhaps you can add some.
I'd go for something like this (off the top of my head)…
~8lbs of Pilsener DME
~2lbs of Belgian Candy Sugar, light in color
~1lbs of Cara 20 GRAIN
Steep the Cara 20 for 15 minutes then boil the remaining ingredients per the usual.
1oz Saaz at 45minutes
1/2oz Saaz at 20 minutes
1/2oz Saaz at Knockout
Wyeast 3522 or 1388.
Something not too bitter but with a sweetness and a full flavor with a light hoppy taste.
Any suggestions?
Or anything that just tastes really good?
Can you post a websitE??
No, im talking about beer, lady. I dont want to drink that sh!it.
…and that sounds like a really awful recipe for whatever thats supposed to be.
redsoxfan
i knew you were pathetic but now youre going on my questions just to talk smack. get a life
Easy American Pale Ale, for 5 gallons, extract only:
5lbs light liquid malt extract
0.5oz crystal 20L
0.5oz wheat malt
Cascades 1oz x 60min
East Kent Goldings 1oz x 20min
Cascades 1oz x 1min
East Kent Goldings 1oz x 1min
OG: 1.041
SRM 6
IBU 33
Try White Labs British Ale Yeast for a little more fruity flavor. If you are fermenting >75F, stick with California Ale Yeast (WLP001) or Nottingham Dry Yeast x1-2 packets.
Hint: When looking at a recipe, look at the IBU (international bittering units, 33 in this case). Then look at the Starting Gravity or Original Gravity. take the last 2 digits of the gravity (ex: for 1.041, just take the 41). Then calculate the ratio of bitterness units to gravity (BU/GU = 33/41 = 0.8). A ratio of 1.0 means it's pretty bitter, at least as bitter as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, for example. A ratio of higher than 1.1 or 1.2 means it's probably in the IPA or double IPA really bitter range. Less than 1.0 will be less bitter. The trick is to dump lots of hops near the end of the boil — this gives hop flavor and aroma without bitterness.
Whitbread Pale Ale is cheap and good
Pete's Wicked Ale is a little darker and sweeter
The beer styles you'll probably like are ESB/bitter/English Pale Ale, which are not really bitter despite the name.
Me and my hubby made a homebrew lager last month with no problems. We tried to make another one on Monday and it still won't ferment. We followed the instructions to the letter and it still won't produce any bubbles. The wine we made on the same day is happily fermenting but the lager isn't doing anything. We put it near the airing cupboard to see if that made a difference but to no avail! HELP!!! Someone advised us to add more yeast but i'm not sure when we should do that?
We used dry yeast this time (it came with the kit). Didn't realise you could get liquid yeast for brewing…..
I agree, add yeast immediately. Are you using dry yeast or liquid yeast? The liquid is usually faster to get going. If you're using dry, next time make a starter culture about a day or so before preparing the wort. Perhaps the temperature of your brewing area is too cool: you don't need to be down to lagering temperature initially.
Have you read any of Charlie Papazian's homebrewing books? They're informative AND very funny.
I want to make some homebrew that would be cheaper than those 'kits'. I usually buy the premium ones so it tastes alright, but i'm a bit brassick at the moment. I need something than can be done now so elderflower/berrys is out as it is starting to turn now. Any ideas?
Robert D is telling the truth as far as making the cheapest…unless you can get free juice…but I see from you comments you make wine and know a thing or two about brewing so here my answer.
Apple juice is usually the cheapest juice at the grocery store. So just get some cheap pasteurized apple juice with no preservatives and use it to make apple wine/cider. It's a good summer/fall drink and doesn't cost much to make.
To stretch it out and kick up the alcohol content, mix 1 gallon of water and 2 1/2 to 3 pounds of sugar per gallon of juice. Also add some spices (cinnamon sticks, cloves, ect) and you will have one excellent spiced cider to serve at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Make some now and it will have aged nice by then. You'll be the hit of any holiday party….or just drink it when it's done fermenting and enjoy some fresh cider.
Either way it's cheap and delicious.
Get to know all about the stout style of home brewed beer; learn more about how beer is made in this free instructional video.
Expert: Mark Emiley
Bio: Mark Emiley has been homebrewing beer since 1998, with about 140 extract and all-grain batches under his belt, his beers have won numerous awards and his recipes have even been brewed commercially.
Filmmaker: Mark Emiley
Duration : 0:1:34
How to cool wort for home brewing pale ale beer; learn more about how beer is made in this free instructional video.
Expert: Mark Emiley
Bio: Mark Emiley has been homebrewing beer since 1998, with about 140 extract and all-grain batches under his belt, his beers have won numerous awards and his recipes have even been brewed commercially.
Filmmaker: Mark Emiley
Duration : 0:3:24