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Awesome!!! Im pretty lax in my fertilizing i just added 4-4-5 organic fert to the soil and use that once a month. I wouldnt spray the cones with anything because you dont want that getting in your beer. Also ive got a few varieties ill be bringing down myself to let you try.

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Thats deffinately the character im looking for in it im going to have to do a few different treatments and see what gives the best results.

I know all about chipotles. That is not the direction i want for this smoked beer. I used some in a secondary in an imperial stout i took 3rd in a competition with. Im just looking to get a vague spicy/tingling sensation when drinking the beer, not the flavors associated with the peppers.

Im looking to add a little bit of a spicy sensation to a smoked porter check out my post in a different section of the forum www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/adding-spice-beer-325711/

I could split it between 2 2gallon jugs and 1 1gallon jug. Im thinking of adding 1 teaspoon to the boil between 10 & 20 minutes......

Im going to be making a smoked porter soon and I would like to add a little bit of cayene to the boil or secondary to give the beer a little spicy edge. Think a slight spicy tingle on the tongue is what im shooting for. I do know that spice is a subjective thing and what is spicy for one my not...

I grew up a hop head. My dad always had snpa on hand at all times. He would always pour me a sip or two when i asked for some of it. So i never not knew a love for hoppy beers. Converesly its been a long and slow shift towards appreciating maltier beers for me over the years.

Also im not sure if i posted it but the og of the red ale was 1.063 and the porter was 1.048.

I do all grain. Well i will check the calibration on my thermometer. It was reading 150 and would drop to 148 after i stirred the mash which doesnt usually happen, it usually goes up. The thermometer is on the edge of the mash its one of those that screws into the tun. Also i always over pitch...

Im.thinking about going to the lhbs to get another vial and pitch it in my porter toughts??

Exact same temp schedule i did. I am only 2 points away on the red ale of where i want to be so no big deal but the porter is posing more of a problem im 8 points away on that one

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Im having a problem with attenuation with this yeast strain with 2 beers i have done. One was a malty red ale my friend devised and decided to ise this yeast. Made 2L starter and pitched after crashing the yeast. The second was a porter that i just pitched to tje ueast cake of thr red ale. The...

Yea i just switched to the fly sparge set up so i havent actually done a high gravity brew as of yet im getting ready to do one soon. Also ive noticed a nice increase in efficiency since fly sparging pretty slowly taking about an hour. This was a question i was pondering for a while now and ive...