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    Attempted recipe for a RIS

    This is planned for New Year's Day and is kinda a mix of several recipes I have looked over here on HBT. Let me know if i should adjust anything. Also, this is my first attempt to create a recipe. I like using whole numbers. Thank you in advance. Method: All Grain Style: Russian...
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    Recipe suggestions...I have the hops

    I am looking for help creating a recipe around some hops that i have on order. I have 4oz Willamette Pellet Hops & 1oz Cascade Pellet Hops on the way. Trying to put together a non-kit batch together. I posted this question another forum (BA) and the suggestion of this was given: 10lbs...
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    Maybe pitched too high a temp?

    Ingredients: 18 lbs. Domestic 2-Row barley, 12 oz. Chocolate Malt, 4 oz. Caramel 120°L, 12 oz. Roasted Barley, 4 oz. of hops, priming sugar, yeast, and 1 pkg. dry champagne yeast. Wyeast British Ale # 1098 Predicted OG 1.082 - 1.086 FG 1.022 - 1.035 8%ish My OG wss 1.072 (BIAB with not a...
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    Maybe pitched too high a temp?

    Thanks a ton for this! Now, the kit/recipe calls for adding champaign yeast to the secondary...still do this or no with all the yeast already in there? I guess checking the gravity would tell me that if i hit the numbers per the kit.
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    Maybe pitched too high a temp?

    I did my second batch over the weekend, Imperial Stout AG kit from MWS and made a yeast starter with Wyeast British Ale # 1098. I had the starter in the fridge prior pitching & in a cold garage 40*F or so. All went well until I pitched, I didn't check the wort temp and was at 87*F. No...
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    Foam Stopper as Replacement Airlock

    Got a question for you all...I read somewhere that the foam stoppers generally used for yeast starters. Would these be a viable alternitave for an airlock on an carboy or bucket? I read you can sanitize it and plug it in. It will let the Co2 out and keep crap from getting in. Are any of you...
  7. M

    Blow-off Question...

    Alright...that answers that question...Thanks!
  8. M

    Blow-off Question...

    I plan on using 6.5gal buckets as my primary fermenter doing 5gal BIAB batches. Depending on the brew...would a blow-off be absolutely needed with 1.5gal of head space? How much head space is typically needed? Thanks in advance.
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    3 Gal BIAB Recipes Question

    Thanks for the input...and yes, math is stoopid!!! What about the yeast? Just use the entire packet/vial?
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    3 Gal BIAB Recipes Question

    Hey all! New to brewing & have been lurking for quite some time. I'm thinking skipping extract and going straight to BIAB. My question is...What is a simple calculation that would take the 5 gal batch recipies here & converit it to 3 gal BIAB? I'm assuming the calculations would be...
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