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What's a good beer to use for experimenting with adding flavors? I want to small scale adjust a tea and trial it in an off the shelf beer. The Tea will ultimately get added to a 5 gallon batch at bottling. Just want to play with mixes ahead of time first and will adjust addition as needed at...

Been a member on here for quite some time but not very active. Been BIAB brewing 5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon kettle for about 5 years now and have pretty good process getting consistent 85% conversion. I have been trying some new things lately. Last week I did a FWH for the first time...

I am being given 5 gallons of wort at 1.051 and 25 IBU. I want to do a mini mash to add flaked oats, increase the batch size to 6 gallons, increase the OG to about 1.065, and bump the IBUs just a bit (about 10 IBU). Is this possible and if so, how do I do it? I'm having a hard time doing the...

I brewed Yooper's Dead Guy Ale clone two weeks ago. The recipe can be found here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/dead-guy-clone-extract-ag-see-note-25902/ I brewed the all grain version as a full volume BIAB. Mashed at 158F for approx 75 minutes. My expected gravities were 1.066 OG and...

I am getting ready to brew Yooper's Dead Guy Ale clone with the Pacman yeast I harvested from some Rogue brews. The quantity of yeast in the jar (1/2 pint) in the photo was obtained from harvesting from the three beers and stepping up three times. This was done about three weeks ago and has...

I've read lots and lots of threads on here regarding the SQ14 burner, but I'm not sure I found anything definitive to help me resolve my first experience with mine. Something to note is that the SQ14 now comes with a 5psi regulator instead of the 10psi. Last night I attempted a test at...

I recently received the following 10 gallon stock pot for Christmas... http://www.amazon.com/Cook-Home-NC-00208-Professional-Aluminum/dp/B00AH9QEWM/ref=psdc48_t3_B001CHKL68_B00AH9QEWM I haven't used it yet, but am wondering if anyone on here has any experience with it. It wasn't the pot...

I did my first all grain brews this past weekend - a Milk Stout on Saturday and an APA on Sunday. I was so pleased with my experience that I felt I would share it here on the forum. Due to equipment limitations (four gallon pot), I decided to brew two separate 3 gallon batches instead of...

I am about to attempt my first all grain BIAB. Due to equipment limitations, I am going with a 3 gallon batch. I have a 4 gallon stockpot for my boil kettle and will be mashing with a 5 gallon nylon paint strainer bag in a 5 gallon igloo water cooler. First recipe will be using 7.3 lb of...

I'm stuck trying to decide whether to brew Yooper's DogFishHead 60 Minute clone or eschatz's Bells Two Hearted Ale clone. I love both of these IPAs and the threads for both recipes are great. I need some help deciding which way to go. Either way, I'll be doing partial mash with extract for a...

I just recently attempted my first all grain batch. I brewed the Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone in the recipe section - scaled down to a 3 gallon batch due to my equipment limitations. Brewed in a bag on the stove top and then dunk sparged in a separate pot. When I brewed two weeks ago, the...

Can someone please take a look at this recipe and let me know how I may have overshot my OG by so much? Beer Smith told me I should have had 1.052 but I ended up at 1.060. The grains and flaked wheat were a mini-mash in a bag using two pots on the stove. Could that be the issue? BeerSmith 2...

I posted this in the beginner's forum, but I don't think it's going to get much attention there, so I am reposting here. I found the following recipe in an older thread and it looks fairly easy for a beginner to try out. It's supposed to be a Fuller's London Porter clone. Anyone ever try this...

I found the following recipe in an older thread and it looks fairly easy for a beginner to try out. It's supposed to be a Fuller's London Porter clone. Anyone ever try this before? Any comments about how this recipe loooks? Any suggested changes...

I recently acquired a Brewers Best Deluxe brew kit with the 7.5 gal primary, 5 gal glass carboy secondary, and bottling bucket along with all the other necessary accessories for a first time brew. Aside from that, I have picked up a 16 quart SS stock pot, 8 oz bottle of Star San, and a Brewers...