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Update Well nothing seems to being growing any bigger and i dont see anything eles going on im thinking about racking it to a new carboy and see if anything grows back in the 2 weeks i really wanted to leave it on the yeast cake but, i dont i would like to see what happens in a clean carboy...

2-row barley chocolate malt roasted barley dextrine

im more concerned with the white film on the top of the beer

yea creeps me out. Why no racking?

Its been in for a week, yes i tasted it, it was bitter and had an off taste of iron but that didnt surprise me i have alot of iron in my water and this was the first time i used just my well water. But it did have off smell coming through the roasty smells. No that is not hops i did not use...

No its not hops i dont know what it is and the first to look like white spider webs i just couldnt get a good pic through the glass

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thank you i never noticed it before i this brew

I have done 3 all grains but, this was the first time i saw a film like slime on top of my boil. Also i can see it sticking to the side of my carboy. Im not to worried about it but i do want to know what it could be. If it matters 6-pd 2-row .75-chocolate 1-pd cara pills .75-roasted...

I only have a 5 gallon boil kettle and i will need about 6 gallons of wort to hit my final volume of 5 gallons after the boil. My question is since im limited by a 5 gallon boil can i just throw the extra wort in after the boil or should i throw it in after a 1 hour boil and then boil for...

OG FG IBU SRM ABV 1.044 - 1.060 1.012 - 1.024 20 - 40 30 - 40 4.00 - 6.00 1.055 1.016 16.4 45.43 5.11 Recipe Parameters Target Style Sweet Stout Volume 5 Gallons Efficiency 75% My Custom Recipe Ingredient Name Amount Briess 2-Row Brewer's Malt 8 lbs, 0 oz Briess Roasted...

Can someone tell me what i need in a stout. Im doing an all grain brew i have dont them before but i havent made my own recipe yet. I would like to make a stout with alot of chocolate and coffee taste and smell to it but dont want to add and real coffee.

im doing an all grain i will look and the wee heavy anything i should look out for when making a scotch this will be my first ale

i was wondering if anyone could tell me how they get that scotch like taste in this beer,what type of grains would give that flavorer or is it something else?