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just ordered my ingredients for my Russian Imperial Stout. I want a complex brew that will take my taste buds on a huge journey, so i'd like to add everything up to the kitchen sink.... in that vain, i'm wondering what a few things will add to my beer....recipe: 1.25# english brown malt...

i'm kinda curious whether or not most people when starting out clone some brews they dig, getting a better feel for the process and then move on to creating recipes that are mostly your own or did you just jump in feet first? gator

is brown malt the same as roasted barley - by way of AHB's description, i think it's close but not sure? i'm trying to put together my recipe for an RIS with vanilla (buying from austin hb) and the recipe i've come up w/ on beer tools isn't quite what i can find at AHB. i'm at work, so finding...

this has probably been beaten to death but could someone describe a "cloying" taste? my first batch has been in secondary for several weeks now and i tried some of it last night, along w/ checking a hydrometer reading. it has this weird taste that i can't figure out....there's almost NO hops...

in YOUR opinion, what are some universal characteristics that YOU consider "musts" in a RIS brew??? i've created a recipe that i think will be great, but want to make sure i'm not missing something.........big, complex is what i'm looking for w/ this brew - my holiday brew. just curious, gator

quick question that i'm probably missing the "jist" of. let's say i'm brewing an imperial stout and have a bunch of dry yeast packets laying around. and, it's an extract w/ steeping grains recipe. it's a winter warmer type brew i'm shooting for that will age from now until the holidays...

brewed edworts haus ale monday night........attached the blow off tube, ran into a bucket of star sans. per recipe, no starter or rehydration for dry yeast (notty). yesterday morning, had some suck back and a bit of my sanitizer fluid made it back into the carboy.........still, as of this...

can someone explain fairly precisely exactly how to do this? first batch, don't wanna ruin but i can't figure out how to get the brew from the primary to the secondary. have the equipment, just wanna make sure i do it right. can't remember but pretty sure the stuff came from morebeer if...

is there anything wrong w/ letting a plain ole IPA age in primary for more than a week???? are there any advantages to this???? just curious, gator

wondering if anyone would help me out (or give some direction) with an imperial stout i want to brew....i tinkered in beer tools a little bit and came up w/ this: extract, 5 gallons 1.25# roasted barley 1# english chocolate malt 1.25# crystal 120L 0.75# belgian special B 5#...

quick question - can these styles be readily brewed using extracts and steeping grains???? i'm thinking yes. gator

welp, i've got my first IPA in the primary and have ordered the stuff needed (including another fermenter - better bottle, figure that's ok?) for brewing Edwort's haus pale ale extract version......got in my mind a summer brew i just saw too..... having said that, i'm tinkering w/ an old ale...

is it still prudent to use a starter even when the yeast is liquid such as WLP-001? i'm assuming yes, but that it's also not necessary. gator

i know, dumb question, but how do you decide "if" and "when" a brew needs dry hopping? and, if you decide it does, are you not worried about contamination??? gator

i've searched a bit, but i'm drawing a blank. can anyone point me in the direction to a partial mash arrogant bastard clone recipe on the forum??? don't have the capabilities for AG brewing at present and would appreciate it.... thanks, gator

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need some help w/ places to go/see and things to drink/eat in chicago. the wife and i are heading out july 9, gonna catch a cubs game at wrigley (been a cubs fan for as long as i can remember so this is the big thing) BUT need some other ideas. thanks for any ideas gator

this is an APA i'm tinkering w/ on that program Beer Tools. for arrogance, i'd like to bump my alcohol content up just a bit to the higher end of acceptable for an APA. also, is the bitterness a bit too much and if so, what can be done to lower it some??? Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: WLP001...

when do you actually take this reading? stupid i know, but i missed this in my prep. gator

been reading about IBU's and am a bit concerned.... i'm brewing an american ale tonight using 2 oz nugget for bittering x 60 min.....1 oz cascade x 15 min and another oz for the last 10. tastybrew has my ibu's set at 118...........ahh, should i cut back a bit on these hops??? just...