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• Posted in thread: Did I Just Ruin A Milk Stout? on 03-10-2013 at 03:16 PM
  black roasted barley @ 3-4% works nicely with a stout :mug:

• Posted in thread: My $15 solution to putting a keggle on top of my SP10 on 02-09-2013 at 08:16 AM
  Seems the OP’s pic is no longer available…?

• Posted in thread: Lürchenbeir Double Chocolate Irish Stout critique on 02-09-2013 at 08:04 AM
  Yeah, my last batch came in at about 25 IBU’s… IBU’s?!@ - for the “13B Sweet Stout” style in
  BeerTools Pro it seems you can add a sh$# load of hops. This batch was brewed 11/24/2012 and I
  just pulled ...

• Posted in thread: HomeBrewTalk 2013 Big Giveaway! on 02-09-2013 at 07:21 AM
  I love HBT!

• Posted in thread: Lürchenbeir Double Chocolate Irish Stout critique on 01-31-2013 at 06:37 AM
  Well I can say that I do like black roasted barley in my stouts; Your chocolate malt looks good
  but your IBU’s are pretty high imo. For a 10gal batch I shoot for 20 or less and bump my
  lactose to 2lbs...

• Posted in thread: Did I Just Ruin A Milk Stout? on 01-31-2013 at 06:03 AM
  I put mine in at 15 min to dissolve; some put it in at 60 min. My question is, if you just
  poured it into your secondary, how did you get it to dissolve and avoid clumping? I don’t think
  you ruined it...

• Posted in thread: cider bottling question on 01-31-2013 at 05:39 AM
  When in the fridge, cider is not going to carb. It clears in the fridge. If you take it out,
  then it builds pressure.Umm… not from my experience. Give it time, some residual sugar and
  it’ll blow up fa...

• Posted in thread: Quick question About keging on 01-31-2013 at 04:38 AM
  Force carb it at 15 – 20 psi cold for 2 days; check the beer and reduce or continue. It also
  really depends on your beer style, serving line length and temperature. That would be great if
  we could jus...

• Posted in thread: New Brewer- Looking for help/recipes on 01-31-2013 at 04:29 AM
  Hmm.. cider background, looking for a fruit type beer; have you considered making Graff? of
  people start out with Mr Beer and lots of people here still use them for one gallon test
  batches. $20-30 fo...

• Posted in thread: cider bottling question on 01-31-2013 at 04:09 AM
  Warm 2L soda bottles seem to hold a lot of pressure when first opened (even after shaking for a
  few seconds… because I like my soda still and gf w/a wet t-shirt!) A busted PET bottle with
  cider everyw...