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I do bulk-prime my beer before bottling, so I'll to do a better job at mixing. Also, I should try to be more patient and allow my bottles to condition longer. Thank you for sharing your insight, FatDragon. Wish me luck!

Thanks for your quick reply. For my last two brews (Oktoberfest style Ale and Peanut Butter Porter), I had issues with insufficient carbonation which is why I worry. Perhaps I did not add enough priming sugar.

I re-racked a 5L batch of Peanut Butter Porter into a secondary after 1 week in primary. Now it has been 5 days and I'm getting ready to bottle. My concern is I may not have enough active yeast to sufficiently carbonate my beer. Should I pitch more yeast and if so, how much? The yeast I...

I like it! Can't wait! It would be cool to have a "Newbie" segment that highlights the most common rookie mistakes and what we can do to avoid them. I also like to know what type of beer pairs well with what food. Anyway, anything you come up with, I'm sure it would be great! Good luck!

I heard that using PB2 produced too much trub which cuts into my yield, so my local brew supply store recommended that I use Brewers Best Natural Peanut Butter. It's a liquid flavoring that comes in a 4 fl oz bottle. For a 5 gal batch, you would use the whole bottle. One of my favorite breweries...

Wow MagicMatt, I really wish I had heard from you earlier because I had already dumped everything in. Since I may have killed my head retention, is there anything I can do at this point? The FG is 1.020 and I am conditioning with plans to bottle this Sunday. I will definitely do what you suggest...

I like the idea of the dark chocolate flavor with the peanut butter. Well wish me luck! I will dump it all in and see how it goes. No matter what happens, I'm having fun with this. Thanks everyone for your input!:mug:

I am brewing a 5 gal batch of peanut butter porter. I am four days into my fermentation (primary). I am soaking 4 oz of cocoa nibs in rum which has been in the freezer for about 24 hrs. How long should I soak and when and how should add the nibs and/or extract? Should I add vanilla extract to...

I was at HydroBrew in Oceanside, Ca and the gentlemen there running the shop gave me a taste of a raspberry porter made by students from one of their classes. It was very good and had just the right amount of raspberry to taste it without it being too sweet.

Should I include both the nibs and the extract (rum that it was soaked in)?

Howdy! I am attempting my fourth brew which is a peanut butter porter. I am on my third day and the fermentation seems to have slowed down a bit. I have a few questions about what's happening with my brew. I pitched at ~80 F with British Ale Yeast(White Labs WL005) and have been maintaining a...

You are right. My hydrometer is busted at the very top. I placed it in bottled water at 68 degrees F, the damn thing sunk to the same spot as it did when I read the SG on my brew. So annoying. At least they are pretty inexpensive. I thought that I may not have mixed my brew well enough. Anyway...

Looking forward to winning one of those prizes!

This is a partial mash recipe. I steeped the following at 160 degrees for 10 min as the recipe states: 8 oz of each Caramel Malt 80 L milled, Carapils milled, Munich Malt milled, and 4 oz Chocolate Malt. After it was done steeping, i slightly squeezed the bag to get as much juices i can. I did...

I am attempting to brew an "Oktoberfest" Ale with Dusseldorf Alt Yeast. After the boil and chilled the wort to just below 80 degrees F, I took the OG which was at 1.050 ( corrected for temp). The recipe called for 1.055-1.057 It was late at night and became impatient and decided to pitch at 78...

Well, it looks like this recipe was a hit. My husband and my friends love it. The next time I brew this I may add the same amount of hops as it seems to work well with the amber ale style. The carbonation is perfect after a couple of days in the fridge. Thanks to all who helped me make this...

Well, I just tasted my amber after fling them upside down for a few days, flipping them right side up for another few days and chilling them for another few. It's tasting pretty damn good! The carbonation is just about right after I stored them in the warmest part of my house...my bedroom. My...

Thank you for your encouragement. It has been a bit chilly in my house. I moved the bottles into my room where I keep warm during the night. I will do what you suggest after I flip my bottles right side up again tomorrow.

Thank you. I will try this. I will let you know how it goes in about a week. ;-)

Thanks a bunch! I've thinking about doing smaller batches when I try new craft type. My first hefe came out pretty good and that being one of my favorite types of beer thus far, I definitely want to perfect that craft. The idea for the split boil came from a recipe I found for the witbier. I...