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It is very good (at least last year's batch was), definitely a special occasion beer. However, I don't think it's as good as the hype surrounding it. I hope to at least have it at DLD 2010. Luckily Sweet Cobra, one of the best Midwest metal bands around are playing this year's DLD...

I'm about to add the lactose prior to bottling and I purchased 1 lb of lactose sugar from my local HBS. Would using the whole 1 lb in my 5 gallon batch be overkill?

That is a thing of beauty. If you have any sort of dimensions that would be ultimately appreciated. Very jealous!

Thanks for the help! I will make sure to add.

Hello, I'm trying to make a creamy Pumpkin Ale (AHS Mini-Mash recipe) and I was thinking if I added lactose at either Secondary racking or bottling that this could do the trick. Has anyone tried this before? My assumption is that the lactose helps make stouts pretty creamy, so it could do...

With my homebrews I used the BrewVint Alcohol Boost from Austin Homebrew and it bumped up the ABV by a little under 1%: Austin Homebrew Supply I'm still pretty new to homebrewing so I'm not sure what others feel about doing this...did it affect the taste of your brews?

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I took the OG for a Red Wheat I recently brewed and it was right on point according to the directions from AHS. I took the OG for the Belgian 12 from AHS a couple of days ago and it was WAY off. I'll try this out with the Belgian once the vigorous...

Hello everyone, I'm on my sixth extract batch right now and have ordered from a couple of different online homebrew suppliers. It seems that every one of them has a different method for obtaining the gravity of the wort, whether it's to be obtained when pitching the yeast or slightly before...

Good to know!

Well, I got home from work today and saw that the temperature did not change much, only by about 2 degrees F. As a result, I decided just to shift it back to the closet where it should warm up back to 80 F my tomorrow. Unfortunately the blow-off tube found its way outside of the water, I'm...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'm using White Labs Trappist WLP500, and the optimal temp range is 65 F to 72 F, so I'm glad that I transferred into my air conditioned room. It took a while to get started, but since it started yesterday it has showed no signs of slowing down. I'm hoping...

Thanks Scinerd, my bedroom is being kept at 68 F so I just moved the fermenter there (after receiving approval from my lady) instead of dragging it down to the basement. Very interested to see what you do with your Elvis Brew!

Greetings everyone! I've been following this site for months and have learned a great deal from everyone regarding tips and tricks for homebrewing. I'm currently on my sixth extract batch and it's by far the most difficult, I've got the Belgian Abt 12 (10.5% ABV) from Austin Homebrew and...