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So, then this would work out to a little less than 12 1/2 lbs of LME. Then, can I use the 1.66lbs of Amber malt as my specialty grains that I steep in my wort? How does this work? Also, could I divide up the pilsner malt, so that I do maybe 11 pounds of LME and then 2 pounds of pilsner malt as...

So, I've been wanting to brew a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA clone. It's my wife's favorite beer and its time I brew one for her. I've found this recipe in a few places. It's the one from BYO magazine a few years ago. 5 gal OG 1.088 FG 1.021 IBU 90 SRM 13 ABV 8.7% 16.5 lbs Pilsner Malt...

I agree that Unibroue has some cool labels. I also enjoy Stone. I think this was my favorite recent beer label though.

Yeah, that was my biggest concern. Would the yeast hold up after that long of time? I'd hate to wait so long for the beer only to find that it's not carbonated. Between primary and secondary, that's three months of time before it's bottled. From what I've read, the yeast will still be alive...

So, I've read around a few threads on secondary conditioning and when to bottle and such, but a lot of it applies to normal gravity beers. Since this is my first High Gravity, I'd like to run my plans I parsed from the threads by the experts to see if it sounds like the wise thing to do. I...

It it a Wyeast smack pack of Trappist High Gravity yeast, which according to the package has 100 millions cells in it. The only reason I thought I may have underpitched was, according to my brewing book, How To Brew, you want to pitch 340-400+ billion cells in a five gallon batch of wort gravity...

Well, I'm new to this brewing stuff, but I usually not only stir in the yeast, but shake the whole dang fermenter. Supposedly, it helps aerate the wort, which I've heard is a good thing. So far, my beers have turned out fine. From what I've read, the usual instructions of sprinkling yeast on top...

So I’ve been brewing only a short while now. I’ve done two simple beers, a stout and then an amber. This time, I’m trying a high gravity ale. Using a recipe at my local brewshop, I’m brewing a tripel. I used about 3/4 lb of specialty grains and then 6 lbs of Pale LME, 5 lbs. Light DME and a...