Thanks Jamil

[mattcrill]

Just wanted to say "Thanks Jamil" because the last 2 beers I've brewed have been from your recipes (the one's posted on the Bonjour website...my book is coming!). The pale ale was tweaked with a Summit dry hop addition but these last 2 batches have been some of my best beer ever. I don't know how they would do in competition (yet) but I'm loving them and people are scarfing them up.

I kegged a Southern English Brown I brewed 2 weeks ago. I force carbonated it today and I must say it's truly a treat to enjoy draft beer at home. The beer is still a little rough around the edges but I think once it drops clear and has another week to settle in the keg it's going to be stellar. I can't tell if it's going to be too dry and roasty and be a "northern english" or if the malt profile will rise up and be the Southern English I intended (I ordered regular chocolate before realizing I should have ordered pale chocolate from B3). Either way, I should have this and a Summit Pale ale to offer to family and friends over the holidays.

So thanks Jamil and everyone at TBN for helping me make better beer!

[bo_gator]

My first JZ recipe was the CAP from the radio show it was my first lager andthe keg is about to kick any day now and it is one of the best beers I have ever drank much less brewed. I want JZ to be my hero, or I want to grow up and be him

[jamilz]

I want JZ to be my hero

Sure, if you insist.

Thanks for the kind words and your support!

[oneal66]

I have to add my .02 to this thread. I was looking for a good hoppy amber ale to brew, and last months BYO came out. I saw the recipe for JZ's West Coast Blaster, and I'll be damned if that wasn't the exact recipe that I wanted. I brewed it a couple of weeks ago and now I've got it on tap in the garage. After tasting it, I have a new purpose in life now. This beer is f-ing awesome. Now I've got a couple more of JZ's recipes on the way, and I can't wait for my book to come in. Thanks for all the help, and I look forward to the show tomorrow night!

Prost!!
Jason

[jamilz]

I don't often say this, but yes that recipe is f-ing awesome. A friend of mine wanted to brew a beer that was "sort of like arrogant bastard, sort of like beerman's rip roaring red." I just jotted down that recipe as being sort of in-between the two and the result was fantastic. I think I've only made one or two tiny tweaks to that recipe since. I hear from a lot of people that they enter it in competition and win. Dang, I think I need to brew that recipe so I can have some on draft. I'm out!

[bo_gator]

I forgot to mention that I have JZ's Ordinary Bitter betting ready to be kegged also, and I hear that is another kickin recipe. I can't wait much longer.

[bo_gator]

The CAP just kicked Guess I'll keg the bitter in it's place

[J.Brew]

I'm on a run of four. Jamil's Wit, Blonde, Southern English Brown, and doing the Amber next weekend. They are all fantastic even thanks to a volume discrepancy in promash I ended up 10 points low on the O.G on the blond and was forced to replace the pale chocolate in the SEB cause my LHBS doesn't carry it. For all of the great info, and help through e-mail and on the show Jamil...I owe you a great deal of thanks.
Cheers!