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I'm using the suggested 3 lbs of raspberry puree called for in the recipe. I'm hoping the fruit balances the dark, roasty grains and that I don't get a super raspberry beer. Does 3 weeks on the fruit sound right?

I brewed it this past weekend. OG was just about dead on at 1.064. Since this is my first beer I have a couple of questions about fermentation. My plan is to rack on the fruit puree in the secondary after it reaches fg. I'm taking my first hydro reading at 7 days (tonight). Is it correct to...

Well, the brew day went great! 74% efficiency doing a double batch sparge. (For me this is pretty good) It smelled great and although it's hard to tell with wort, it didn't taste stale at all. I really think Austin Homebrew's crush gives a good yield. I'm going to order my next couple of...

I brewed this recipe a ways back and it was a HUGE hit. I'm drinking the last of them even though it's damn hot outside. I'll be brewing up a new batch at the end of summer. Thanks for the great recipe!!!

To follow up, the chillers been working great! I now use my old chiller as a pre-chiller in a bucket full of ice so I can get down to the mid to low 60's even over the summer.

Question. I often order my crushed grain from Austin Homebrew because they allow you to order small amounts and will put it together as seperate grain bills in sealed bags. I ordered a grain bill for an amber ale a few months ago thats been sealed at basement temp out of the light. I'm...

3 lbs Wheat DME 3.3 Wheat LME 4.0 oz Crystal 20 1.00 oz Tettnang [3.30%] (60 min) Hops 12.0 IBU 1 Pkgs Wyeast Weihenstaphaner 3068 I've brewed this twice, first time brewed at 65 second time at 62 as per Jamil's book "Brewing Classic Styles". 65 had much more up front banana...

I bought the one with the garden hose fittings. Hopefully I don't have a problem with them.

I just ordered the 50 foot 3/8 inch brass model. It shipped 5 minutes after I ordered! I can't wait to try it out.

This looks great so I just ordered the ingredients and plan on brewing it next week. Substituting 1.3 oz. of Northdown to hit the same IBU's since I have it in the freezer and going with US-04 for the same reason. (I always keep lots of US-05 and 04on hand. Great yeasts.) I'm also going with...

I'm curious what most people think is a good FG for a DIPA. I brewed a batch last weekend that started at 1.074 and pitched two pkgs of US-05. It's been fermenting well at 63 degrees. Down to 1.028 after 5 days (sugar addition at two days) and still has a thick krausen on top. I was...

I thought this turned out really nicely. The only change I would make is to use a British malt such as Marris Otter for the base malt. Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 65.1 % 1 lbs 8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 14.0 % 1 lbs...

Here is a link to the Erie County Water Authority Website. It states that they treat with chlorine but it seems most municipalities use chloramine these days. Anyone else here brew in Erie County and not use campden tablets? This will be my 2nd all grain batch. My first I used spring water...

I've started all grain brewing and have a question. I've been collecting my wort directly into my boil kettle, all the while measuring in 1/2 gallon increments with a 2 quart measuring cup. My 32 quart kettle doesn't have marking for volume. I'd like to just collect my wort in a fermenting...

This is only my second all grain and I hit 70% efficiency on my first so I set this one at the same efficiency in Beersmith. Planning on a basic infusion mash for 60 min. at 152 degrees. I was a little unsure of the hop schedule so some input there would be much appreciated as well as any other...