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Time is important, but you also need to consider efficiency. I can only manage about 50% efficiency on my BIAB setup, so I don't typically save much money going all grain. But, then, I also am not buying my grain in bulk.

I'd say you will probably need either a starter or more yeast vials. Jamil's pitch rate calculator says you'll need 4 vials w/o a starter. Seems like an awful lot of hops. I doubt you'll taste any of your C20 under all of that.

Thanks, Seabass. I'll probably go with those suggestions. As for how long I'm aging this, we'll see how long I can last. Patience is not my strong suit. That's one of the reasons I got into brewing. Trying to learn.

Thanks for the comments on carapils and hops, unionrdr. Anyone got experience with a scotch ale and this much crystal? Too much? Thoughts on the chocolate rye?

Am I in the wrong section or something? What's up?

I am brewing a scotch ale this weekend and was hoping for some recipe comments/ideas so I don't blow it. 5.25 gallon batch 9.9 lbs. Munton's extra light LME 1/4 lbs C60 1/4 lbs C80 1/4 lbs C120 1/4 lbs special b 1/4 lbs carapils 1/4 lbs chocolate rye 1/4 lbs roasted barley 1-2 oz...

Not that unusual. The way to be sure is get a gravity reading. Check it two days in a row for stability. If it is the same for a few days, check it against what you expected to land at. Northern brewer kits don't give a target final gravity (I don't think) but it could be calculated. I use...

I'm downtown, near Greektown. Don't get up north much...

Thanks for the response, COLObrewer. Seems like I might manage target final. What about bottling? Fresh yeast seems like a must right? But use same yeast strain or something more like wlp001?

I am a week into fermenting an RIS with OG = 1.136. Pitched four packs of Wyeast Scottish Ale (1728) and blew the lid off my fermenter. That prompted me to do some more research and I found that 1728's tolerance is only 12%, attenuation 69-73%. Seems unlikely that I will get down to my target...

Hello all! Glad to be joining Homebrewtalk.com! I've been home brewing for about 8 months now. I think I'm on my 6th or 7th batch right now. Most of my beers have been pretty good, but I'm looking for ways to make them better. Cheers! Mike