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Cool! Got it. Thanks for the reply.

I was looking at doing the innkeeper recipe from Northern Brewer, similar grain bill. The strike water is such a small volume, do you get a good boil volume by just sparging until you get 6 - 6 1/2 gallons? Thanks

Snaps of the various brewing process.

Blackberry Mead (Melomel). Entered in the 2014 WineMaker Competition.

Snaps of the various brewing process.

Snaps of the various brewing process.

Snaps of the various brewing process.

The Magic of Brewing

great, much thanks. BerserkerPaul-

brew_ny, Do the flaked oats get milled with the rest of the grains? Thanks, BerserkerPaul-

How was your academic experience in Chicago? You make a good point about having the official schooling under your belt when it comes time to gather partners/investors. I very appreciate anything you are able to pass on. Cheers! Paul-

Thanks Paul! So this is a extract kit? Is there an all grain kit option out there? Paul-

Zandrello, I don't have an answer for ya', sorry. But, could you please post the grain bill, hop additions (times & amounts), and yeast used for this brew? Much appreciative!

Great insights, I love it. Chinook Alpha 12.1% x 3oz=36.3 Mt Rainier Alpha 6.1% x 2oz=12.2 Mt Hood Alpha 5.5% x 2oz=11 Total: 59.5 %AAU I did some IBU calculations using Palmer's book (calculated with the original grain bill's OG of 1.053): IBU60min=24.2 (2oz Chinook) x 0.225 x 75/5 = 82...

Greetings! So I have a Chinook IPA kit from NB and here is the grain bill: 10# Rahr 2-row Pale 0.75# Belgian Caramel Pils 0.25# Briess Caramel 120 Here are the hop additions (all pellet): 0.75 oz Chinook (60 min) 0.5 oz Chinook (10 min) 0.5 oz Chinook (1 min) I want to add an...

ALCON, I've racked a Sack Sweet Mead, 3gal, to secondary and added the prescribed 1/2 tsp/gal amount of potassium sorbate and after a week i'm still getting some bubbling activity, had to use a blow off hose. Should I dose it with some more potassium sorbate or leave it alone? i haven't taken...

Sounds good, much thanks Arpolis.

Well now today there's a kreusen! The material at the bottom resembles a yeast cake. But now that there's signs of activity what should i do now?

Arpolis, Ok, that jives with some research i've been doing on how to fix this batch, thank you very much. Now, should i rack the must off whatever is at the bottom of carboy? Thanks!

Greetings all, Here is the run down of my Sack Sweet Mead: 9Feb13, mixed 10lbs Clover honey into 1gal water & 0.5gal apple juice from juiced granny smith green apples (12.44 lbs worth), topped up to 3gal with water, added 0.75 tsp fermaid, and Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead liquid yeast smack pack...