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So I realize the most important part of bottle conditioning is to let the beer carbonate. But I was under the impression that it also ages and the flavors become better to a certain point over time as well. I am looking into what is involved in the keg setups and I see one big advantage is...

I just finished brewing my first milk stout from a recipe I got through Beersmith. The recipe says to ferment for 10 days. Unfortunately it then says to keg it and let it sit at 42 degrees for another 7 days. I will be bottling this batch and I am wondering how I am suppose to know how long...

I appreciate the feedback. This is only my third batch. This time around though I decided to start taking a more scientific approach to figuring out how to best get what I want. I'd like to finally brew a beer that I actually like. The first two were 'ok' but felt watered down a bit. Of...

I made the Milk O'Stout milk stout recipe that is available through the Beersmith online recipes. I set it up to use a 5 gallon mini mash (BIAB) method and scaled the recipe down to a 2.5 gallon batch. I then followed all of the steps and measurements that Beersmith provided through the...

I just purchased Beersmith to try to help me out with hitting my targets a bit more. I just ran through my first brew last night...as usual I came out a bit low on my OG and was hoping someone could tell me how I can now take my numbers and adjust the recipe for the next run so that I can...

So recently I have begun to fall in love with milk stouts and I am wondering how I might be able to incorporate Nitrogen into my home brew. What is the easiest/most affordable way for the home brewer to produce a milk stout with nitrogen? Do I have to start looking into a keg/tap system or has...

I just bought Beersmith and I am going to try to make my first milk stout. I am looking at the Milk O'Stout recipe and the recipe lists calls for "Pale Malt, Maris Otter." I picked up a 10 lb bag of Avangard Malz Premium Pale Ale Malt. Is this going to be comparable, or what? Should I just...

Anything wrong with using the 5 gallon fermenting bucket for smaller batches like 2 or 3 gallons?

I'm going to completely rethink my brewing since I have done two so far that I have not been too happy with. Just bought Beersmith and I am going to downsize the batch sizes...no need to make 5 gallons of so-so beer, so I will make 2-3 gallon sizes. I am looking at a Milk Stout recipe...

Well I've been following recipes...but basically, I weight out my grains, grind them up at the local shop, then add them to my bag. Bag goes in the 15 gallon pot with recommended water volume. Bring it up to the couple of temperature-hold spots....once that is done, boil....add hops at...

I've done two beers so far using an all-grain BIAB method. Both beers have come out tasting more-or-less like they were supposed to, but alcohol levels were lower than they should have been and while the essence of the flavors were there, they basically tasted 'watered' down. Very light on the...

Can the cinnamon stick be left in the fermenter or should I try to separate it when I transfer from my boiling pot to the fermenter....or doesn't it matter?

I'm looking to attempt this as my next beer for the holidays...perhaps post holiday beer given we are half way into November now. I'm just curious about the steps. I'm doing a BIAB. I'm wondering about the additions of the cinnamon, orange peel and ginger root. Can I assume these are all...

Doing my 2nd batch tomorrow which will be an all-grain BIAB setup....trying to remember what I did last time.... Do I put the grains in the bag and bring the water up to my 155 degree temp to sit for 45 minutes, or do I bring the water up to temp and then add the bag of grains (which will...

Any follow ups on this yet? I just had this beer locally for the first time. Definitely now on my list of beers I'd like to find a good clone recipe for.