Quick update: We are working on finding a local brewery for a partnership to make a Gouda Stout bread. That sounds amazing to me! Having a lot of fun (with some loooong hours) so far.

I am escaping the corporate company yoke to help open and co-manage a bakery cafe in my downtown. We have tons to do, but I've already floated ideas about using beer to make a few bread products. We also will make dog treats, so if you use spent grains for this, I would love input! Anyways, glad to ...

Here's an update of what we've got so far. BlackDuck - registered on FleaFlicker BrewBirds - registered on FleaFlicker Gman20 - Invite sent, still needs to register Dr Dink - Invite sent, still needs to register Betolis - Invite sent, still needs to register Jpsherman - PM sent, I need email addres...

Agreed.

Well, I have to come clean and say I won't be using them anymore. Not only for my issues but for a few other issues I will leave nameless due to not wanting to stir up the pot. However, I have to tell anyone that has the time and space to condition to go for it. Mr Beer is how I got started and I l...

If we are going to have a league again this year I am definitely in.

I am not the commish, just wanted to get other interested people thinking about fantasy football.

Gman20 wrote:Hey guys i wanna do an ipa next but without alot of bitteness and a big orangey grapefruit flavor

Any suggestions for kind of hops to use

I think Centennial is more of an orangey citrus. But Falconer's Flight is a well rounded citrus, that I think has a less harsh bite to it.

Also, sometimes they are optimistic about attenuation. They may look at best case attenuation and post ABV based on that. Also attenuation/fermentability changes with the age of the LME/HME. The older it gets, the less it probably is, is the short answer. But I don't think anyone has said this yet,...

Honestly you should figure the ABV wil come out below what a company claims for extract kits.

Unless you are going to stand there an scrape every last molecule out of the can.

Also, sometimes they are optimistic about attenuation. They may look at best case attenuation and post ABV based on that.

That's pretty damn awesome.

Update: At bottling this was already very tasty. I'm guessing the strong oaky flavor was masking any early off flavors. I'm pretty excited to sample this one in about 6 months!

@Pudge, it's not black, the roasted barley wasn't any more in %age then you'd find in maybe an Irish Red. It by no means would be something I'd call a "Black British IPA". If you review it as an IPA it's pretty horrible. That's why all the reviews are so horrible. If I was just reviewing ...

I really wanted know how a company that specializes in stout would create an IPA, so I got a sixer of cans ($8.49). This is a 12 oz can with a doodad inside that releases nitrogen gas when you pop the tab. So you actually get 11.2 oz beer. I knew I was in for disappointment when I got it home and no...

How many gallons is this batch going to be?

Call me strange, but I love the Beam. I actually prefer the Rye, but that wasn't profile I was going for here. Now, obviously if I could afford it, I would get the super premium stuff. But anything under super premium I go with Jim Beam.