Every submariner who's been on a boat for a month or two knows one thing: Who's the next NEW guy onboard...
The new guy, who's gotta pound the tech manuals and
Recently picked up a weldless kit spigot for my brew kettle... I decided that grabbing boiling water with a 1 quart pyrex cup burnt my hand one too many times...
This Belgian Witbier was brewed using the recipe in Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing book on page 207...
Belgian Witbier Recipe:
Main Mash
3 lbs Belgian Pilsner Malt
1 lb Munich Malt (10 L)
Adjunct Mash
3
Christmas ales or Winter warmers are nice beers to have around during the cold months of winters... this is basically an Old Ale with spices commonly used with pumpkin ales...
It
Sometimes we forget to appreciate what we have and focus so much on what we don't have... that's why I like Thanksgiving, it reminds me to sit down and think
Pumpkin pie smells delicious... and my pumpkin ale smells just like pumpkin pie...
So here's what I learned during this brew session...
First off, pumpkin itself isn't very flavorful... it's rather bland
Belgian Ale Recipe
6 lbs Belgian Pale Malt
4 lbs Belgian Munich Malt
1 lb Belgian Aromatic
.6 oz Belgian Caramunich
.75 lbs Piloncillo
.5 oz Crushed Coriander
1 Star Anise
2 Oranges (zested)
1 oz Northern Brewer (90
Clear beer in equals clear beer out...
In order to brew clear beer, many homebrewers follow the practice of fermenting clear wort (no trub, hop junk, etc.)... Seems to be a
A 'malty' beer is not always a sweet beer... no way...
They don't always finish with a high gravity either... it all depends on what you want and how you go