I baked my pumpkin to caramelize it with the spices. I did BIAB with my grains only, then added 1/3 of my pumpkin at 60, 30 & 15. I had alot of trub in my fermenter but I was willing to lose some beer for the flavor I ended up with. I also went with a light porter base not too smokey and ended...
I did a BDSA with OG of 1.093 and waiting 21 days to bottle. After 7 days in the bottle I couldn't wait to drink it and it tasted great. 2 weeks more in the bottle after that an it is a fine beer now. I'm not sure what my FG was when bottling. I get a little inpatient and want to clear room to...
I was bottled a 5 gal Belgian Blonde today and I am pretty sure I didn't added enough priming sugar. It was my first 5 gal batch and I used just a little more sugar than I had been doing for my 2 gal batches. I used 2oz and pretty sure I needed 4-5 oz. Any suggestions on what to do to fix this...
I have brought beer and wine back from south Africa and Europe plus a few places in the US. I just put each bottle in its own plastic bag and wrap each bag with a shirt or two. I have never had any problems. There is an ounce total limit if coming from another country but not sure about state...