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Excellent points!! MYbe I'll just let it sit for a while, then dry hop it instead of racking it over then. 👍🏻

Gotcha!! Thanks all for the replies! I'll wait to see how this turns out... maybe I'll try adding some to the next batch! @cyanmonkey a looks great!!! Hope mine turns out like that!! ��

I'm attempting a hazy IPA, Treehouse Haze-ish clone. I'm curious to know, would you use whirfloc with it?? I didn't, and it's super hazy... more muddy! I know some will settle down when I rack to 2ndary. But just curious to see what affect a whirfloc would have with flaked oats, since they...

I have a bunch of plums from our tree, so I was thinking about doing the same. One of our local breweries puts out a sour plum abbey ale every year. I don't think I'd do a sour though. I was also thinking a barleywine might not be a bad choice either.

Got'cha! Yeah, that's true. I'm not too worried about having a carboy tied up for a while, but it just makes sense to bottle it after a short while then, as you said, open one up every so often to see how it progresses. Once I get an actual oak barrel, it'll be a different story! :) Thanks!!

Hey everyone! I did a little searching about this, but wanted to get all the info into one place that I could... I brewed a stout and let it sit in secondary for about 8 months, then added bourbon soaked oak chips to it and let it sit for a week, then bottled and it tasted great. The first...

I'm not too sure about the spices, but I would imagine they would be similar to hop additions? Haven't tried those yet... But, for fruit/flavor, I've heard both that you can add to boil or fermenter. I made a Belgian and added orange zest to secondary in a hop bag and let it sit for two...

Yeah, forgot to mention you only need to boil the zest/fruit if you're adding to secondary. If you add as a late boil, you should be ok, but might want to anyway.

I actually just made an orange flavored Belgian ale and it turned out great!! Yes, you do need to sanitize it first. I took the zest and fruit from 2 oranges, tied them up in a hop bag, and boiled them for about 15 minutes (just to be safe). After boiling, I poured the water into my carboy...

I opened a bottle last night, and am happy to report that it turned out fantastic!!! I think I might add some Citra for a dry hop next time though. The orange flavor turned out just right... not too strong, not too weak, but I wouldn't mind a little more hop kick to it! :) :mug:

I bottled this batch last weekend and took a sample of it to taste and get a reading from it. It seems to have worked out very well, in fact. The beer turned out to be a little bitter, but that's due to the Columbus hops I used for bittering. It gave a pleasant, citrus flavor to it. I let the...

Thank you all for the feedback! I was a little impatient and decided to do this the same day I posted... so I didn't see the suggestions NOT to add the fruit. LOL!! I boiled the zest/fruit for a good 20 mins, then ran the liquid through my filtered funnel, then put the zest and fruits in a hop...

I have a Belgian that's been in secondary, and is ready to be bottled this weekend. I just got the thought of adding some oranges to it and was curious what everyone thinks would be the best method. I've read that people have peeled oranges and put the fruit/zest in a mesh bag and steeped it...

Back in Nov. 2012, @bierzwinski said "I brew two 12 gal batches at a time, therefore 4 carboys. Using this method, I have one left over to make more starters with." How many more starters can you make from that one leftover? How many times can you repeat this process? It's brilliant! I'm going...

Back in Nov. 2012, @bierzwinski said "I brew two 12 gal batches at a time, therefore 4 carboys. Using this method, I have one left over to make more starters with." How many more starters can you make from that one leftover? How many times can you repeat this process? It's brilliant! I'm going...

Where can I get more info about the Beehive Brew Off? Guess I can head over to the Beer Nut to find out more... only thing I see online is from 2012! I'd love to try and enter a couple beers! :)