I came across some references to that book last night, seems like alot of people swear by it.
Thanks jlb.
Sorry to thread hijack some more......
2 key pearls of wisdom:
1) You can never be too careful cleaning your brew supplies. Clean and disinfect, and then do it again. Before and after every brew.
2) Start off by sticking exactly to the recipes in the book. I did, and every brew I made came out well. Once you get to know more about the different kind of hops, effects of other ingredients, etc., then you can experiment more.
FYI, my favorite beer I ever made based on a recipe in the book was raspberry stout. Not too sweet tasting (fruit was more in the aroma then the taste) and strong. Ended up being about 8.5% when all was said and done.
1) You can never be too careful cleaning your brew supplies. Clean and disinfect, and then do it again. Before and after every brew.
2) Start off by sticking exactly to the recipes in the book. I did, and every brew I made came out well. Once you get to know more about the different kind of hops, effects of other ingredients, etc., then you can experiment more.
FYI, my favorite beer I ever made based on a recipe in the book was raspberry stout. Not too sweet tasting (fruit was more in the aroma then the taste) and strong. Ended up being about 8.5% when all was said and done.
Thanks JLB. I'm about to buy my first brewing kit from Midwest Supplies and a nut brown ale extract ingredient kit. Hopefully I don't screw it up.
Last thing I googled was "Valient Thorr" because of an upcoming show in TN.... that I won't be able to go to. Don't really know why I like to torture myself like this.