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Has anyone tried using real pear juice in primary. Howd it turn out?

I have the B6 I believe (they both look the same) What is the average time for those of you with it to get 10 gallons to a vigorous boil? I have been messing around with the air flow to get a beauty of a blue flame and it still took me 40 mins to get tap water to 160. in 40 mins. I...

Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) -58.1 % 2 lbs Chocolate Rye Malt- 12.9 % 1 lbs Carafoam (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.5 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L -6.5 % 9 oz Wheat, Flaked -6.5 % 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 0.50 oz Galaxy [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0...

what did that do for your head retention

Adding a coconut aroma and flavour to a beer. I am wondering the differences and outcomes between these options. If anyone has dabbled with coconut before let me know. A) toasted unsweetened coconut flakes at flameout. B) toasted unsweetened coconut flakes in secondary C) Coconut...

Adding coconut at flameout....how much flavour aroma would that impart at a reasonably high addition

There is a higher chance.

Ingredients 7 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 67.4 % 1 lbs 4.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.9 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.7 % 1 lbs Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 4 8.7 % 8.25 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.3 %...

fusarium head blight

Toying with a caramel nutty brown. I figured the late hop cascade would balance it in an interesting way. 8 lb 2 row 1.5 lb victory 1 lb crystal 60 1 lb Munich 2 2 oz cascade 20 mins 1 oz cacade 5 mins Any thoughts

Has anyone used the Buon MiniJet Wine filter For filtering beer? How does it work?

Does anyone use this for beer? Does it work well if so Yay or nay?

all grain

Looking for ideas for an all grain 5.5 gallon brew of either a american brown ale or amber ale with coconut! Ideas

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