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"Option 4" seems like this might impart too much oakiness... I'm just looking for a hint of oak character, that's why I was only thinking about a month with the oak. I've got some time to decide the best option since I'm just brewing this today. I'm leaning towards option 3 - with a few...

Anyone have any thoughts/opinions?

I'm brewing my first barley wine this weekend - I'll be dry hopping as well as adding some oak chips to the secondary. I plan on leaving it on the oak for around 4 weeks and the dry hop for the last two weeks of that time prior to bottling. I have a couple of options, I'm not sure what's best...

I'm brewing up an IPA in the next couple of days and I have a couple of questions. I've made a few small starters in the past just to get the yeast active and ready to ferment. Today I went onto the calc on Mr Malty (http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html) and it's saying for my OG of 1.061, I...

Anyone have an opinion between an IC and a CFC with recirculated ice water? Which would cool the wort more quickly? Seems like CFC would be the way to go...

Anyone have an opinion between an IC and a CFC with recirculated ice water? Which would cool the wort more quickly? Seems like CFC would be the way to go...

You're probably right - a cheap submersible pump is probably the way to go with a bucket of ice water. How fast can chill a 5 gallon batch with your method, Greg? How many gallons/minute do I want to shoot for when I'm looking for a pump?

So I'm headed out to the in-laws for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and my father-in-law and I are going to build a wort chiller. I've been weighing my options - and all seem to have their pros and cons. I thought I'd throw out my ideas and see what y'all thoguht. So....... without further...

Thanks for the help - I was thinking #1 looked best as well. How long would you recommend a "hop rest"? I'm not doing full boils - how will this affect things? Anyone else have an opinion?

Just opened my first IPA recipe and I'm really liking it. There are a couple of things I'd like to fine tune for my next crack at this recipe. I've been reading about FWH - the problem is, all the info I've seen on this so far is for AG brewers. I'm still doing extract brewing - but hope to...

I've literally been laughing for a solid 3 minutes after successive viewings!!! His face after he comes to is to die for.

...very helpful video... thanks.

I'm brewin' up a chrismas beer this weekend that calls for Safale S-04. This is the first time I've used dry yeast - I've always used a Wyeast smack pack to this point. Expected OG: 1.063 Expected FG: 1.016 I've got two questions: 1) do I need (or should I) prepare a starter? and 2) do I...

I like pickles and I like ice cream - I would not like pickle ice cream. Same goes here (I'm sad to say).

So I brewed this up on Sunday and everything went really well - hit my original gravity exactly. It's been fermenting nicely for the past 4 days. The color is a little lighter than I was shooting for - probably due to the late addition of half of the extract??? Any ideas there? If I end up...

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Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't done this yet, but I've heard it suggested before to others. I think I may give it a try this time around.

I'm brewing an IPA tomorrow... my second recipe I've put together by myself. I'd appreciate any feedback anyone wants to throw at me. Below is the recipe I'm going with: Fermentables Ingredient Amount % MCU When Carapils 0.50 lb 5.4 % 0.1 Steeped US Caramel 40L Malt 0.25 lb 2.7 % 2.0...

I just popped open one of the pale ales that's been sitting in the fridge for about a week - it's starting to lose it's veggie flavor. There's still a hint of it, but it's much better. Should I expect the steam beer to do the same over time? Also, I have two beers fermenting away right now -...

I just received my shipment of 5 lbs of hops. The question now is, where is the best place to keep these long term? They're vacuum sealed in standard hop packaging - should they go in the freezer? Fridge? Cool closet?