Heavenly Fire

Well I pulled a sample and wow, great color, flavor and the FG was 1.010.  I am going to leave it in the primary until this weekend and then throw it in the keg and let it carb until next weekend.  The Spalz hops that I used gave it that great hoppy flavor without the […]

Well the fermenting has slowed way down but I am going to wait until Saturday and then I will take a sample for testing.  Also I will be throwing a bottle of Prehistoric Porter in the fridge tonight and sampling it tomorow.  I really hope it turns out ok.

Well yesterday I decided to play with my new Spaltz hops.  I have never tried these but have heard a lot of good about them.  My LHBS owner says these are one of his favorite types of hops.  I also tried a new idea of mine (new to me probably old news to everyone else) […]

Finally, the wait is over and I am one step closer to enjoying the fruits of my labor.  I actually bottled this last weekend but I have been so busy that I forgot to post the pictures.  I ended up with 55 bottles.  The color of the beer looks great and the initial taste was […]

This is a great wit beer recipe.  The only changes I might make on the next batch is to double the orange and add a little vanilla to it.  I have brewed this twice and both times it came out great.
 
 

Whitewater Wit

Witbier

Type: Extract

Date: 3/31/2008

Batch Size: 5.00 gal

Brewer: Heavenlyfire Homebrew

Boil Size: 4.08 gal
Asst Brewer:

Boil Time: 60 […]

I was looking for a recipe using some new ingredients.  I have never tried Black Patent or roasted barley and a member of a forum that I frequent put this one together for me.  I actually brewed the recipe on March 1st.  It had a wonderfull smell and taste when it was done brewing.  The […]