Recent content by Bfranklin007

Yooper, thanks for the info. Cheers!!

Yooper, are there any value one way or another as to when you add it?

When should i add the lactose to the boil. Beer smith is calling for 60 min?

Thanks again for all the input. The beer turned out OK. I missed the mark on the pumpkin spices. If I were only doing an expresso stout, it would have been dead on and great!!! I'm looking forward to starting the recipe over this week with a different recipe on the pumpkin and spices. Does...

@bigfloyd I understand what you are saying. I just believe the "craw, walk, run..." thing rubbed me the wrong way. This is not my first brew. It will be my 3rd brew in the past 2 months. The other two were a relative success, so I wanted to challenge myself a little. I done a pale wheat which...

@bigfloyd Thank you for your input and helpful information. Cheers!!

@Demus I live my life with the motto, Go big of go home!!!! If I fail on this one, guess what..... I figure out what went wrong, fix it, and then I have a quality product. If I wanted an average beer, I would not even fool with brewing myself. I want something extraordinary. Something no one...

I am extremely new at this, so some of what I see confuses me a little. This kit only came with a 11.5 g package of yeast. @brettg20...When you say pitch more yeast, are you saying I should use two packages? @kaz Can you explain what it means to rehydrate the yeast?

I am brewing an imperial nut brown extract brew. I am tweaking it a little and adding some sugars and honey for a boost abv (which is 9.1 according to beer smith) . I am concerned that the safale S-04 yeast that came with the kit is not going to live long enough to give me my abv (9.1). Can...

Thanks again for all the information. As far as the coffee flavor goes, it could not have been better. The only down fall is that I tried to add some pumpkin and spices for that flavor, but you can not taste it. But as far as an Expresso Milk Stout, it is great!!! I added 16oz of Starbucks...

ctmcgaha, What would be your recommendation for a bold strong coffee flavor? This is a Pumpkin stout, so any kind of nut or spice flavor would probably work. Again, Thanks to everyone who have responded to this thread. All the input has been extremely helpful. This brew is in process and I...

KeyWestBrewing, I do not see this at my local grocery store. Do you have another suggestion?

MikedAdams Where can I get bustello coffee?

Sounds good. Will this give me a strong coffee flavor? If not, what can I do to get the most out of that flavor?

timrox1212, Thanks for the input. I will be using an extract. I am entertaining the idea of putting espresso beans into the boil. I am just questioning how long. I was thinking of going with 30 min. to start with and see how it comes out and adjust on the next batch. Although, I am not 100% sure...