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what would be a good BIAB/partial mash substitute for this recipe

I'm goin to try a 5gal minus the roasted barley but i was wondering, would irish moss do the same as the gelatin?

btw i have my BS in aerospace engineering and a mathematics minor

so I've seen most of the talk on here about undergrad degrees, but i need to get a masters and my buddy and i would like to eventually like to open a brew pub. he's getting MBA and i was hoping to get mine in brewing....but i can't find a masters program nevermind an online one for brewing...

how long do you keep the beans in the secondary fermenter? 1 or 2 weeks?

That's a good point i didn't even think of. The yeast in the bottle may not be the yeast responsible for the fermentation, but just added for bottling like you mentioned. I'm a pretty new brewer and i think i got a bit too excited when i saw the yeast on the bottom and really enjoyed the beer.

just regular sugar i would add to my coffee? also would you know approx. what gravity i should aim for or what volume of wort for the yeast starter?

So I just opened this bottle of Sam Adams WhiteWater IPA and noticed that not all the yeast was filtered out. After trying a sip, and really enjoying it, I was wondering if I could harvest this yeast since our next brew will be an IPA and thought this yeast would be awesome for it. But since...