Have you tried American Honey? It's a liqueur based off of Wild Turkey Bourbon. I generally drink it straight or mix it with orange juice/ginger ale. Bulleit or Four Roses are also great bourbons.
Just read about a new drink mix I would love to try. "Quantum Leap" 1 Can of PBR 1 Short of Vodka 1 Shot of Jack Daniel's Half can of Red Bull Drink as fast as possible.
I live in Tasmania mate, we have the best water in the world straight out of the tap. But it's a good point.
Agree with your comments. I never use a bag for specialty grains, I find a gentle boil for 10 minutes then straining the fluid into my main pot works just fine. I also only use dry light malt extract, I find it much easier to handle. Maltodextrin IMO is only needed when you’re doing a Kit & Kilo style brew, if you’re using dry light malt and dry dark malt + a bit of crystal you don't really need the added sweetness/body that the maltodextrin offers. I used to always rack to secondary but stopped a few years back and simply put the ferm into the fridge for about 5 days after primary is complete. The beer clears really well and autolysis is not a concern under these conditions. My normal brew looks like this. 2kg Light dry malt 500g Dark dry malt 500g Dextrose 500g Crystal malt 20L of pure Tasmanian water. 50G Cascade hops (approx 20G used for bitterness boiled for 50 min, 20g at flame out and 10g before refrigeration) Wyeast 1056 or safale S05 Brew between 16-18 deg c (for about 6 days) I keep it pretty simple, get a good hot break and cold break and avoid pouring excess protein matter into the ferm. I've got my system down so I can have good beer on tap given 2-3 weeks and about 1.5 - 2 hours "work". Been thinking of using some oak chips anyone had any luck with these in a brew?
If I became an alcoholic, I wouldn't mind solely drinking this deliciousness. It's sex for my taste buds.
The first of our homebrews is ready for tasting this week. It's a coffee porter with burned chocolate notes that I'm really enjoying. It's not quite a dessert beer, but it's close, and it's definitely a winter brew. Next up is an Irish red ale that we're accenting with rosewater. Not my idea. It will either surprise us, or be a complete disaster. I hope for the former. I lean towards the latter, especially since this is our first go-around. Updates forthcoming.
Good luck with that mate I look forward to hearing how it turns out. I've done a chocolate porter before as well as a honey porter, both turned out a treat. Might have to give one another run infact, just need to get some more cornie kegs, which will up my beer storage capacity to 80L (21 Gal) Booya. What hops are you using for the coffee porter? And are you using espresso shot's or just instant?
If you like and appreciate a good rum, and by appreciate I mean you drink it on the rocks with a slice of lemon or lime or what-have-you I cannot recommend Pyrat XO Reserve rum highly enough. Hands down the best sipping rum I've ever had and I have about 40 or so bottles of different rums in my cabinet right now.
I'm a kid a university, and while I will drink keystone/miller/natty bo, to be frank, i'd rather not. Do any of you know of a good microbrew that is sold around the Baltimore area (preferably cheap--I'm willing to shell out $5 extra for a nice six-pack, as I only have time to drink maybe 1-2x a week, so I won't get too much of a cash drain)?
It is now 2pm and I am half way through my first liter of Jagermeister and got a bowl full of homemade fried rice and homemade mongolian beef. FUCK YEAH!!!!!
This is really, really, really good. I have most of a bottle of lillet blanc left over from awhile back when we made the James bond martini. I wanted to use some more and found the Blue Pete. Equal parts gin, lillet blanc, blue curacao, orange juice. Admittedly, I'm a cheap drunk. But right now I am definitely drunk after having two of those, on top of one beer and glass of wine. Anyway, tastewise it is soooooo good. Really really good.
I was wondering if anybody has a good true recipe for rum punch. After spending a few vacations in the Bahamas, I have tried to make the drink to no avail.
Alright. the recipe I've got comes from a classic cocktails book that the author supposedly pilfered from the Bay Roc hotel in Montego Bay. You have to mix a rum punch mix then mix it with rum. The mix (makes a bottle): juice of 12 limes 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 oz Angostura Bitters 1/2 whole grated nutmeg Stir until everything is dissolved. 1 1/2 ounces rum punch MIX 1 1/2 ounces Dark rum or Overproof rum or White rum mix it in a highball glass Take a glass, fill it with ice, mix. The difference between rum punch and planter's punch is that rum punch uses white overproof. At least according to this book.
I had the name of the hops written down and I can't find the piece of paper. I should probably know but, like I said, I'm very new at this. I'll ask my friend and get back to you on that. Focus: I want homemade hard cider for Christmas, and I will kick Jesus in his gaping pussy if I don't get it. I need any recipes, techniques, etc. that you people have to offer. Thanks.
I'm enjoying a nice big bottle of Pisco Control right now. Drinking a Pisco Sour. Pisco, simple syrup and lemon juice. Very good. If a bit foofy.
http://www.oztops.com.au/ This is the easiest way to make cider known to man. I've used these before and had brilliant results, for extra hard cider just add a cup of dextrose (or even better dry malt) to your apple juice before you pitch the yeast and screw the cap on. And thats really all there is to it, wait 4 days then put the bottle in the fridge, 2 days later you have carbonated 6% cider that tastes awesome for 5 minutes work. I also once made a alcoholic green tea, that was a bit strange.
This stuff is so delicious I quickly and efficiently consumed the entire fifth This stuff is the reason I'm still buzzed. At 2:00 PM. While at work. This stuff is the reason why I don't remember what happened after the card game. I'm told it involved showing a female friend my genitals and urinating in a sink. I will be buying more of this stuff. *When the hangover goes away
God yes. Dogfish head 60 minute IPA is your best bet, it's amazing. Also, Clipper City is sold down there and they do some good stuff too. If you can get your hands on the not-so-micro anymore Brooklyn Lager that's a more affordable but excellent bet.
Dogfish's Palo Santo Marron is also good. It's something like $15 for a 12 oz. 4-pack, but it's 12% ABV. That's almost 3 times as much alcohol per bottle as the pisswater you listed above, so your cost-to-drunk ratio is roughly the same, and it tastes infinitely better.