Cherry wine. Pitched the yeast this weakend.
So, guys, where does one go to learn about homebrewing? My two favorite styles are belgian saisons and IPA, the latter I've heard being relatively simple to brew, and the former much more difficult.
There are many, many resources, but two stand-outs for me were John Palmer's How to Brew (more than you'll ever need to know), and the HomeBrewTalk forum. Read, read, and read some more - there are a lot of helpful people out there, but just as many who will direct you to these resources (and others) for answers to common questions.
I've been wondering about 1 gal batches. What recipe are you using?Howdy, homebrewers. Thought I'd chime in. I've done some extract brewing w/specialty grain, but recently got into brew-in-a-bag all grain mini (1gal) and have built a 5gal mash tun for all grain half batches. Fun times.
I started with a Mr Beer kit about 2 years ago, and have "graduated" to 2.4 gallon all grain batches. simple BIaB on my stove top, and I still ferment in my MB plastic keg. has worked so well, that I added a second one of them to either have a variety fermenting at once, or to double up and get darn near 5 gallons.
I just bottled a beer that is in the vein of the SA Noble Spring seasonal. it is a blend of 2-row, pale ale, and munich base malts, along with a dash of honey malt (not actual honey mind you!) that was hopped with Tettnanger at FWH and 15 minutes. fermented using Cal-Lager from Wyeast. the sample at bottling was very nice. a definite nod at a lager, but with a nice floral, slightly citrus, with a dash of sweetness taste. really looking forward to having a carbed up bottle in a month or so!
fermenting away is a Cali-Helles...which is basically a standard helles recipe that I am fermenting with the same Cali-Lager yeast. this one I double up on, so both of my fermenters are occupied
oh! the first use of the yeast WAS definitely a steam/cali common beer as it was intended for. I've got it on tap right now too, and it turned out great. anyone into Anchor Steam can easily create a remarkably similar beer on the home brew level.
if it isn't kosher, a mod may certainly delete the following link, but here is my recipe and a pour pic: http://bastardsbrew.weebly.com/keystone-common.html