Hi, I am very new at homebrewing, I just finished my first batch. I have a couple questions about this brew as well as my next planned brew.
- My last brew cam out with a bit of an odd taste. I used a considerable amount of bettering hops: 1 oz. Columbus hop pellets (for
- I plan on doing a stout, porter, or scotch ale for my next brew, in a couple weeks. Does anyone have any particularly good recipes (using extract)? A clone would be excellent, to be able to compare.
- I do not have a secondary fermentor, I know that a secondary fermentation is not necessary but would you recommend with these types of beers? Could I, instead of buying a carboy, use my "bottling" bucket for primary then use my "primary" for secondary (they are essentially the same buckets) leaving my bottling bucket free at the end of secondary to bottle? I know I risk oxidation, but I don't plan on leaving in for very long, 7-10 days.
- For the future...does anyone know of someone who has made an ale that is similar to a bock? Bocks are my buddies' and my favorite brew but living in an apartment in Louisiana does not make it easy to brew a lager. A bock recipe with a Steam Beer yeast?