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Made this recipe a few times and love it. The last batch I made I noticed it was a bit too bitter. When I punched the ingredients into brew smith I'm getting 104 IBU's. Could you tell me the specs on your specialty grains that you are using? Not sure where all these IBU's are coming from in...

Hey Thanks guys! Weezy, I have kind done the same. I fermented at 12 for 2 weeks, then slowly raised the temp up to 18c, and left it at 18 for two days. Then I started to drop the temp again but noticed still some krausen on top. This one is taking a while to finish. OG was 1.100 I guess my big...

Just wondering what process you guys use when fermenting a Baltic porter. I've used US-23 lager yeast a few times for a baltic porter, and always tried to keep it at 15c through the fermentation. After letting it sit in secondary for 6 weeks in the cool basement it was finished and tasted great...

Thanks guys I just made a starter. How long should I let the starter ferment? Also, how do you recommend me getting the starter into the wine. How much wine should I add to the starter, and how often? Also, should I use an airlock since the wine is at this stage? .1004 Thanks alot :mug:

Thanks for the reply. I didn't use any yeast. It was straight fresh juice from fresh grapes. I comes refrigerated from California, and as soon as its room temp it ferments. It has small amounts of sulfites that are added when the grapes are juiced. On the bucket it says <50 p.p.m . I did...

Hey guys, can anyone please help I had started three batches of fresh California grape juice wine. I was unable to check the S.G. when I started, as I had not in the past when I made it and it turned out fine. However, this time I decided to add Campden tablets when transferring to carboy and...

Hey guys, I have a similar problem, can anyone please help I had started three batches of fresh California grape juice wine. I was unable to check the S.G. when I started, as I had not in the past when I made it and it turned out fine. However, this time I decided to add Campden tablets...