Recent content by Lampy

I'm a fairly new brewer (~2yr) and so I think I can list every hop I've used (apart from those in the few kits I've done): Cascade Palisade Azacca EKG Mt. Hood

Smoked porter. Don't even notice the smoke in these later bottles!

HB cream ale - my first attempt at using corn in beer. Pretty nice!

Smoked porter. Not too smoky though!

1.8gal Azacca Pale Ale 1553.2 + 1.8 = 1555

Pineapple Wheat (strong Wheat ale w/ T58 + Great Value Pineapple Soda). Inspired by the Homebrew Bible's "Sodapop Saison".

One gallon Craftabrew Hefeweizen 1447+1= 1448

I imagine this probably wouldn't be anything like that. I just bought lychee nectar at Costco, added a little nutrient, and pitched cider yeast. I fermented dry and I bottled conditioned it. Fairly tart; a bit of honey at serving helps boost the perception of fruitiness.

The last of the lychee nectar wine. Pretty nice, but probably not a repeat recipe unless the juice is on sale.

My first HB smoked beer: porter! I think that the smoke is pretty much where I want it, especially if I am eating from the grill. Maybe I'll see a better head if I drop in a Mento...

The observation that ingredient prices are up 36% since 2020 is pretty much in line with a recent WSJ piece that described food inflation since 2019 (I think) as up 33%.

I usually have 2 or three different types of beer bottled at a time, with one or two ciders as well. I make small batches (6L finished product) so I tend to brew fairly often but also go through my bottled batches quickly. Beer-wise, I stick to ales, mostly pale, amber, adjunct, stout, and...

1.75 gal cream ale (?) - 42% two row, 33% rice, 25% cornmeal; Cascade and OG 1.045 1273.75 + 1.75 = 1285.5

Honey Bunches of Ale. Somewhat sweet, but slightly undercarbed.

1gal Wheat Ale (I plan on bringing it up to 2gal with lemonade for a shandy-type beverage) 1102 + 1 = 1103