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as far as boiling the herbs go, should you take them out before you transfer your beer to the carboy, or do you need to leave them in the carboy to flavor while the beer is fermenting?

Mine turned out well enough, it tastes a lot like Off the Rails by Karl Strauss in terms of how big and sweet it is. I was shooting for more of a hoppy imperial red so its kind of a hoppy off the rails. I also dried hoped with two oz of cascade hops. Its definitely a big beer though, you can...

I was at a local beer shop and ended talking about dry hopping in the primary. The info I got is that you should wait until after active fermentation is over and your krausen has fallen into the beer. Then add your hops and let sit for another 7-10 days and then rack into secondary. He...

Any comments and suggestions on this recipe would be greatly appreciated. This is an Imperial Red that I came up with. Based off the northern brewer irish red kit, I added 1 lbs of grain to steep, 3.13 lbs of LME, a yeast nutrient, and 1 Lbs of candi sugar to get the higher alcohol. I also...

Any comments and suggestions on this recipe would be greatly appreciated. This is an Imperial Red that I came up with. Based off the northern brewer irish red kit, I added 1 lbs of grain to steep, 3.13 lbs of LME, a yeast nutrient, and 1 Lbs of candi sugar to get the higher alcohol. I also...

Any comments and suggestions on this recipe would be greatly appreciated. This is an Imperial Red that I came up with. Based off the northern brewer irish red kit, I added 1 lbs of grain to steep, 3.13 lbs of LME, a yeast nutrient, and 1 Lbs of candi sugar to get the higher alcohol. I also...

I'm having the same problem, I found a irish red kit on northernbrewer, and I am adding 3 extra lbs of LME and am going to steep 2 extra lbs of grains. This is what the final recipe will look like. Comments and suggestions would be very welcome. 9 lbs 3 oz Northern Brewer Gold LME 1 lbs 8 oz...

in terms of weight, how much oak cube should I use for a 5 gallon batch? Also, would it be acceptable to soak the cubes in port wine or something like that before I add them to the flanders red...

Thank you for the response, I read that the micro-oxidation would actually be a good thing for some of the strains for the roselare blend/sour beers. However I would defer to people with more experience. Two questions, do you think that the extra oxygen in the beer if I bottle in sections...

Hello, I have been considering making an extract+grains Flanders Red and would like comments and suggestions on what I have come up with during my research. 4.0 lbs Munich Extract (LME) 3.3 lbs Briess Pilsen (LME) 0.5 lbs Special B 0.5 lbs caramunich 0.5 lbs aromatic malt 1 tsp. Irish...

Hello, I have also been considering making an extract+grains Flanders Red and would like comments and suggestions on what I have come up with during my research. 4.0 lbs Munich Extract (LME) 3.3 lbs Briess Pilsen (LME) 0.5 lbs Special B 0.5 lbs caramunich 0.5 lbs aromatic malt 1 tsp...