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Hello all, I'm planning on making a Cherry Cyser with the following recipe. It should come in at about 13% ABV. Volume 6g. 10lbs Wildflower Honey 4g Apple Juice (no preservitive) 1g Black Cherry Juice 1pkt Red Star Côte Des Blancs Yeast Any input would be great...nutrients...

Hey guys, Is it ok to put Whiskey barrel oak chips in the mash? I'm making a stout and wanted to try this. If I add them to the secondary like normal you have to sanitize them which is going to really take out a lot of the whiskey flavor before it gets to the fermentor. I figure putting...

Hello all! I'd like to start making 10g batches of some good house beers. I've acquired a Sanke keg to use as my fermentor. I don't plan on modifying it at all, but have thought about the inability to scrub the inside. Then I had an idea (uh-oh). What about throwing a hand full (of...

Hey guys, I'm currently finishing my basement and I plan on putting in a bar this winter. I was thinking of building up a keezer and running lines out the top to a tap tower. However I don't want to have to pull the thing out of it's spot under the bar ever time I need to swap a keg...

Ladies and Gents, Me and a buddy are doing a RIS this weekend (10g batch using two 10g mash tuns and one keggle...fun fun!). We know that between the two MLT with 22# of grain in each, that there's going to be enough to do a second beer. The question is how much (more) sugar can be extracted...

Hey guys and gals, I'd like to make a Scottish Ale 80/- but I'd like to try roasting my own malt. Here's the issue, the recipe calls for .25# of roasted barley which I know is unmalted...will it make a big difference if I roast malted barley to get the same color/roasty flavor? Will the...

Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.50 gal Boil Size: 6.57 gal Estimated OG: 1.052 SG Estimated Color: 14.3 SRM Estimated IBU: 34.0 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 % Boil Time: 60 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item...

Hey guys, I see that some people on here have a thermometer through the wall of the mash tun cooler. How are you guys doing this? Is a fitting or something as simple as a hole smaller than the thermometer? Any bulkhead fitting won't go through the thick (1.5") wall of the cooler. I have a...

Hello all. Me and a friend are going to be brewing a 10g batch and splitting it using different yeasts. Some feedback on the recipe would be appreciated. Thanks! :) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 10.00 gal Boil Size: 12.04 gal Estimated OG: 1.103...

Hello all! I made a Belgian strong ale a few months ago. I bottled one bottle of it with some table sugar a week ago just to see how it tasted carbonated (it was excellant BTW!!). Anyways, my question is: I want to cold condition it to help it clear a bit more...will I have enough yeast to...