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I'm brewing a Bacon Breakfast Stout this weekend and had the random idea of throwing a dozen donuts into the mash. Although I'm well aware this may end up doing nothing, does anyone know if it would cause any harm? Oils, fats, etc.?

Inspired by Stone's Collaboration Green Tea IPA, I recently brewed a DIPA that should come in around 8% ABV with 102.6 IBU. I'm wanting to add some green tea leaves [either this or this] to it during secondary, alongside dry hopping. From what I've read, the way to add it is to "dry hop"...

Out of my past few batches, most of them have developed a pellicle. I'm well aware that certain styles benefit from/necessitate pellicles, but I don't want to see them on any batches unless I decide I want them there! I think I've read that I need to throw away some of my equipment/tubing...

Today is the great day in which the nearly two month long process of brewing this recipe comes to an end. I am having trouble calculating the ABV for my batch. Here is what I do know: 1. As opposed to the Homebrew Chef's recipe calling for 10 gallons, I only brewed 5 gallons. All...

I'm putting together a recipe for George Washington's "Small Beer". I've got most of it figured out, except for the grain. Anyone know what types of grains would have been around in 1757? It seems like there's a lot of information out there about the history of hops, but I've found very...

My friends and I were planning on doing something crazy on Saturday night: they would provide the basic ingredients for a beer, and every other brewer would bring a small amount of any item they wanted to throw into the beer. It probably would have resulted in something disgusting, but we...

Most of us have already seen this recipe. Please note that I am hoping to simply re-create the beer exactly as George's was; I am not interested in comments like "this would make the beer taste better". If George's beer tasted bad by modern standards, then I want this batch of beer to...

Here's what I'm feeling: 5 lbs. British 2-Row malt 5 lbs. German Rauch malt 1/2 lb. cara-pils malt 1/2 lb. British Medium Crystal 1/2 lb. aromatic malt 1/2 lb. wheat malt 1/2 lb. German Melanoidin malt 1 oz. Chocolate malt 1 oz. Kent Goldings hops (bittering) 1 1/2 oz. Fuggles hops...

I'm brewing a Smoked Porter tomorrow and am going to be using two new processes tomorrow. I've googled and searched but nothing has clicked in my head as properly explaining it all. #1: Fly Sparging: I'm going to be fly sparging with around 2 gallons. I built a fairly simple fly sparge...

My next beer will be a Smoked Porter. I'm going to add some smoked & dried peppers on secondary. I do not want "just a hint" of peppers. I also don't want it to become a "damn that's crazy hot!" beer. So, from your experience, what's the nice middle ground? How many and what types of...

I'm looking to install a weldless drain valve on my aluminum HLT. Searched the site already, but came up empty. Anyone got a good parts list and installation procedure?

I brewed a Barleywine with this recipe: 18 lbs. US 2-Row 1 lb. Light Munich malt 1 lb. Light Crystal malt 1 oz. Columbus hops (bittering) - 45 Min 1 oz. Centennial hops (flavoring) - 10 Min 1 oz. Willamette hops (finishing) 1 cup light brown sugar (end of boil) 1 pkg. High Gravity...

I'm going to be making my first barleywine on Saturday. This is the basic recipe I'm going with, courtesy of Defalco's: Grains 18 lbs. Domestic Special Pale malt 1 lb. Munich malt 1 lb. Light Crystal malt Hops 1 oz. Columbus or Summit hops (bittering) 1 oz. Centennial hops...

I brewed a Rauchbier that will be ready to move out of the fermenter on Saturday. I am going to keg for the first time. However, I only have the keg itself. It's going to take me a couple of weeks to get the other stuff I need, like the CO2 tank, regulator, hoses, etc. 1. How do I...

I'm looking at making the jump to kegging. After only 6 or 7 batches, I'm already tired of bottling! I'm torn between a keezer and a kegerator. I'm looking at having 3 or 4 corny's on tap. If I go with a keezer, I want to go with the 7.0 cu ft GE chest freezer. If I go with a kegerator, I...