Curly Accidentally brewed again! (Hound Nose Ale) - Open Topics Discussions on Home Brew Forums

CurlyFat

After about a year and half, I finally brewed again today. It was using old grains I had laying around, and I did it completely off-the-cuff with no real planning or calculating. The style is "beer."

The Recipe:

1# caramel malt (40l)
4ish oz Chocolate malt
6ish gallons of (yes gallons) american 2-row
3oz US Golding (60m)
1.8oz US Golding (5m)

Mashed 153ish F for 75 minutes

Batch sparge

WYeast 1272 American II (4L starter on stir plate)

Pics will follow.

Jayrizzle

Dude! You forgot to add the milk!!!

CurlyFat

Boiling the starter in the 'ol Erlenmyer.

CurlyFat

Mashing in.

CurlyFat

Close enough.

CurlyFat

Sparging.

CurlyFat

Yay for boil!

CurlyFat

Chillin'....

CurlyFat

Pouring whole yeast starter in (didn't plan ahead enough to let the yeast settle out).

CurlyFat

Now we let it do it's thing at about 65f.

CurlyFat

Oh yeah, Gravity sample:

CurlyFat

So, during the boil, I checked the gravity via a refractometer. It showed 18 brix (apx 1.075SG). That was higher than I wanted and the volume seemed a little low. So I added some more water. As you can see, I ended up at around 1.052SG, and around 12 gallons. That's a little lower than I wanted, but I don't care. It'll make a good daily-drinker which was my goal in the first place. I also recall having issues with trying to use the refractometer in the past. I sorta forgot about that, so I'll have to remember to stick with the hydrometer.

CurlyFat

Dr_Jerryrigger said:
Dude! You forgot to add the milk!!!

Shoot!

CurlyFat

I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

Thym

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

Jayrizzle

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

Yet less sloppy than any beer I've ever made...

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

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DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

CurlyFat

Dr_Jerryrigger said:

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DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

Yet less sloppy than any beer I've ever made...

I believe this.

N_Clark

The batch I mad with al my leftover ingredients turned to be a a very nive drinkable pale ale style. Im glad i wrote it down in case I want to repeat it!

CurlyFat

N_Clark said:
The batch I mad with al my leftover ingredients turned to be a a very nive drinkable pale ale style. Im glad i wrote it down in case I want to repeat it!

Do people repeat things?

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:

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N_Clark said:
The batch I mad with al my leftover ingredients turned to be a a very nive drinkable pale ale style. Im glad i wrote it down in case I want to repeat it!

Do people repeat things?

the ones that brew more than thrice a decade do.

Thym

DrCurly said:

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Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

jlw

Lakewood said:

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DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

This makes me sad

jlw

I've read about people using an RV filter attachment for the hose.

Thym

jlw said:
I've read about people using an RV filter attachment for the hose.

that would work fine. i used a wall mount type and then just adapted it to a hose input.

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

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DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:

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Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Thym

FromZwolle said:

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DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

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FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

I might just go back to RO water with a bit of additives.

C_B

Lakewood said:

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FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

CurlyFat

C_B said:

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Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:

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C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

Calter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

i get a water report every year. it tells me nothing of value. well, there aren't any radioactive isotopes, but who cares about that!

i have some test strips that i definitely didn't pilfer from work that measure CaCO3. my water is ridiculously hard, somewhere in the range of 350 ppm. i dilute with a % of de-ionized water that i also don't pilfer from work based on whatever style i'm brewing.

C_B

DrCurly said:

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C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

No. I'm on a well. I should get it tested. It's Cray hard and lots of iron.

CurlyFat

C_B said:

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DrCurly said:

C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

No. I'm on a well. I should get it tested. It's Cray hard and lots of iron.

I'm guessing iron is not a good flavor in beer.

CurlyFat

FromZwolle said:

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DrCurly said:

C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

Calter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

i get a water report every year. it tells me nothing of value. well, there aren't any radioactive isotopes, but who cares about that!

i have some test strips that i definitely didn't pilfer from work that measure CaCO3. my water is ridiculously hard, somewhere in the range of 350 ppm. i dilute with a % of de-ionized water that i also don't pilfer from work based on whatever style i'm brewing.

I should start definitely not pilfering from the lab at work....

Thym

DrCurly said:

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C_B said:

DrCurly said:

C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

No. I'm on a well. I should get it tested. It's Cray hard and lots of iron.

I'm guessing iron is not a good flavor in beer.

Good guess

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

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DrCurly said:

C_B said:

DrCurly said:

C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

yes, depending on the filter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

No. I'm on a well. I should get it tested. It's Cray hard and lots of iron.

I'm guessing iron is not a good flavor in beer.

Good guess

I remember a time when I knew stuff about things.

C_B

DrCurly said:

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FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

Calter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

i get a water report every year. it tells me nothing of value. well, there aren't any radioactive isotopes, but who cares about that!

i have some test strips that i definitely didn't pilfer from work that measure CaCO3. my water is ridiculously hard, somewhere in the range of 350 ppm. i dilute with a % of de-ionized water that i also don't pilfer from work based on whatever style i'm brewing.

I should start definitely not pilfering from the lab at work....

Do it now before you get laid off!

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:

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FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

C_B said:

Lakewood said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.

Calter used. it should remove some calcium carbonate. you wouldn't necessarily notice by tasting the water, but it affects mash chemistry and can alter the hop perception in the final beer.

Yeah. Unfiltered the water results in pretty harsh beers. Filtered it comes out yummylicious

Huh. Maybe I should filter.

Or just make strawberry wine.

Ever pulled a report on your tap water? Mine varies from pretty damned soft to insanely hard depending on the season.

i get a water report every year. it tells me nothing of value. well, there aren't any radioactive isotopes, but who cares about that!

i have some test strips that i definitely didn't pilfer from work that measure CaCO3. my water is ridiculously hard, somewhere in the range of 350 ppm. i dilute with a % of de-ionized water that i also don't pilfer from work based on whatever style i'm brewing.

I should start definitely not pilfering from the lab at work....

there's tons of good stuff here. now if only they wouldn't notice if equipment went missing...

i'd have a stir plate powerful enough to pull a vortex on a sanke...

8->

CurlyFat

Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

Thym

DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

usually does.

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

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DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

usually does.

Hopefully it's not off flavors that it brings out. I bet I still drink it either way.

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

dry hop in the keg.

CurlyFat

FromZwolle said:

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DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

dry hop in the keg.

That's an option. But it's a brown ale. But it doesn't taste very brown. Huh. Maybe.

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:

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FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

dry hop in the keg.

That's an option. But it's a brown ale. But it doesn't taste very brown. Huh. Maybe.

oak.

C_B

FromZwolle said:

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DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

dry hop in the keg.

FromZwolle said:

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DrCurly said:

FromZwolle said:

DrCurly said:
Kegged it today. FG was 1.008. It tastes bland and is about 6%. If nothing else, it will be an easy drinker. I'm hoping a little carbonation will bring out some flavors.

dry hop in the keg.

That's an option. But it's a brown ale. But it doesn't taste very brown. Huh. Maybe.

oak.

BOTH!

CurlyFat

Carbonation woke it up a bit. It's like a good mild right now. Low carb, easy drinking, tastes clean (too clean to be a true mild). Basically, this is a homebrew that'll mess you up. I drank it all day with a buddy while brewing again. It goes down really easy.

C_B

DrCurly said:
Carbonation woke it up a bit. It's like a good mild right now. Low carb, easy drinking, tastes clean (too clean to be a true mild). Basically, this is a homebrew that'll mess you up. I drank it all day with a buddy while brewing again. It goes down really easy.

Sounds perfect.