rodwha

Whether or not you get any conversion during a rest during a batch sparge will depend on whether you mashed-out, or your sparge water...

@rodwha : I have not used the Wyermann Cafara Special Type 2 / 3 (link) dehusked malts. With Briess malts, I have used a number of the...

I tried carafa dehusked (II or II) long ago, and don’t recall why I switched to Midnight Wheat. Any real difference?

If you have a copy of Modern Homebrew Recipes (Strong, 2015), check out the "Four Seasons IPA" recipe for another approach for getting...

You'll find that any harshness you get from the darker grains just disappear. Its super SMOOOOOOTH! Have fun Cheers Jay

Yeah, I’m a bit curious now, something else I think I need to try at the very least. And it’s got me wondering how various roasty grains...

Try the 12hr cold steep method. It will blow you away! Cheers Jay

I’m curious what this’ll bring, but I’m wondering a bit more now about this cold steeping. The way I’ve been making my black IPAs is to...

I’ve been doing this but have never used the whole bit in the sparge. I had been after a black beer that tastes like an amber but the...

Cold Steeping is what you are after. Overnight steeping of dark grains in the fridge added in the kettle. All the color and half the...

Anyone used all of their dark grains just in the sparge to introduce mostly color without much of the flavor contribution? When I...

Coming from brewing some more subtle styles, it blows my mind that you can throw a half pound into such a small volume and have...

Nope, this’ll be my first go at something this hoppy. I’ll be fermenting in a keg with a blowoff and transferring to a second keg for...

Have you made very hoppy beers before? How did they come out? Are you kegging or bottling? If kegging, are you spunding and...

Thanks for the feedback! I don’t necessarily care too much if it comes out hazy, I am just a huge fan of the example I had from Founders...