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I brewed a stout a few weeks ago, racked to the secondary this weekend and added espresso. During the initial boil i seemed to lose a lot of liquid and had to add a solid gallon of water to the primary after the fact to get up over 5 gallons. When i racked i noticed the stout seemed a bit more...

The spice potion was as follows: 5 inches cinnamon stick (finely chopped) 5 tsp. nutmeg 1 vanilla bean (finely chopped) To this i added: 3/4 cup of vodka (called for one cup) 1/4 cup of Bourbon (called for none) a dash of vanilla bourbon extract Was also considering adding some figs...

I bought an ingredient kit for a holiday ale (Fireside Winter Warmer). Over the weekend i had a Blue Moon Special Spiced Winter Ale that i felt was way too heavy on the cinnamon and spices. My concern now is that if i add the spices to the beer im brewing it will also be spice heavy. Has anyone...

I bought an ingredient kit for a holiday ale (Fireside Winter Warmer). Over the weekend i had a Blue Moon Special Spiced Winter Ale that i felt was way too heavy on the cinnamon and spices. My concern now is that if i add the spices to the beer im brewing it will also be spice heavy. Has anyone...

I appreciate the help. So how about if it tastes like un-carbed, but slightly sweet, beer lol. FYI its a Belgian Tripel...

Can i still re-pitch or is it too late? If i do, do i give it another 2 weeks before bottling?

Is it possible for my brew to have fermented with no visible signs? I have it in a 1 gallon clear carboy, and after 14 days there was no foaming or residue at the top. I did get some bubbling, but nothing extensive. FYI- being my first time i brewed with Brooklyn Home Brew Kit, and no...