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I recently acquired a 3 gallon bourbon barrel and have an imperial stout aging in it now. I will taste it periodically to see how it is progressing. However, I was wondering who else out there has used a barrel of this size and has a time recommendation. My main concern is it may be a month...

Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer w/Belgian Yeast Recipe Critique Thanks in advance to anyone that has some recommendations. The one thing that I may change for sure is the hops. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer Type: All Grain Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Boil Size...

I recently made my first mead on April 5, 2012. Some how my OG was much higher than planned, 1.175. I am going to rack it to a secondary tomorrow but I took a gravity reading tonight and it was 1.001 (Temp Corrected). So needless to say it is much stronger than I was planning on. So when I...

Since I have tried Southern Tier's Mokah and Choklat I have wanted to try my hand at making a imperial stout with a strong chocolate flavor. Now I have never brewed with chocolate or tried to make anything with a strong chocolate flavor before so I figured I would ask the pros on BA for their...

Since I have tried Southern Tier's Mokah and Choklat I have wanted to try my hand at making a imperial stout with a strong chocolate flavor. Now I have never brewed with chocolate or tried to make anything with a strong chocolate flavor before so I figured I would ask the pros on BA for their...

RIS Critique Just tinkering with a possible RIS recipe. Never made one so not sure if I am way off or not. I definitely want it to be super chocolatey. I have been reading up and it seams that the cocoa powder can make the beer too bitter. Could I counter this by possibly adding some...

I brewed an American Barleywine on May 26, 2011. It had an OG of 1.094. I left it in the primary for about 3-4 weeks. I bottled it on June 23, 2011 and it still is not carbonated. This is the first carbonation issue I have had since my first batch. I know I used enough priming sugar (used 2 or 3...

So on April 12, 2011 I brewed a wheat beer. I used 7lbs of wheat DME and used Safbrew WB-06. My OG was 1.055 and my estimated FG was 1.013. I checked the gravity two days ago and was at 1.016 and yesterday it was at 1.014. I will check it again this evening. If it stays at 1.014 today and is...

Yeast / Fermentation Question So yesterday I brewed an American Wheat / Hefeweizen type beer, kinda a mix of the two I guess. Anyways, the yeast I used was Safbrew WB-06. I rehydrated it as the package instructed and pitched it. Due to lack of fermenting fridge/freezer, I placed my...

I posted this on another website and did not get much feedback so I figured I would post it here as well. Recipe Critique / Recipe Help So I am brewing a beer for my girlfriend next Tuesday and am going to the store tomorrow to pick up some ingredients. So she is not big into craft beer so...

So I am brewing my first Barleywine for an upcoming competition for my homebrew club. I have been putting together a recipe and looking to get a little feedback. It is an extract recipe. I want it to be more on the hoppy side. 10 lbs Light DME 1 lb. 8 oz. Crystal 100 1 lb. Table Sugar 8...

So this past weekend I brewed only my second batch of homebrew. I brewed an English IPA. However, I am a little concerned about the fermentation. When I bought all my ingredients I did not realize the yeast I got was expired. The yeast is White Labs Dry English Ale (WLP007) that had a best...