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Thanks for the information. I'll post the success or failure of our lactic acid test.

I found a recipe elsewhere that incorperated lactic acid to give the sour character to their beer. It said to add the acid to the finished beer. I tried adding some 88% lactic acid (about 300uL) to 12 oz of our Irish Stout. It had the desired effect. The question is: Can you acidify the...

A "gentle" Porter.

I've scripted a recipe with the help of some software to get the hops right. My question is on the grains. I'm not going heavy on malt so I don't want to over do it with my dark grains. That is my only real concern here. 3 lbs Dark DME 3 lbs Light DME 1 lb Crystal 80L 1 lb Munich 20L 3...

My buddy and I started brewing about 15 years ago and had very little disposable income. We boiled our wort on the kitchen stove(my wife still hasn't forgiven me for the boil-overs or bleached towels). We bought very little and had some great, and some not-so-great beer. Long story short...

That looks great! Nice work.

I pay much more attention to detail now and do a lot more reading. This forum has been very helpful. Before I just made sure my sanitizing was sound and then threw stuff together. I can see why I had such a variety of off-flavors and unpredictable results.

That makes me feel a little more optimistic about the batch. I guess I'll see the extent of attenuation after taking FG. Thanks

OG was 1.064 and the it was 11g of dry Canadian ale yeast(don't have my notebook close for exact brand)

What is the typical result of inadequate aeration? I just start a full boil batch 4 days ago. It start to bubble the next day and was at a peak 2 days in. It is now idle. I didn't plan on racking until Saturday. Is this typical?

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I'm glad I asked; I would have racked it too soon. I just read a posting regarding full boils and O2. I just did a full boil and had no apparatus for aeration. I just poured the cooled wort into the bucket aggressively and it created about an inch of froth. It was my first full boil so I...

I have been on a 12 year hiatus from brewing and just made a batch last weekend. I would appreciate some feedback and tips. I made a German type ale with 6 lbs. DME, steeped a combo of crystal, carmel, and roasted barley. I used an oz. of Hallertau for bittering. By the end of the one...