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Got it bottled yesterday. I did make an alteration to the original idea. Instead of puree of fruit, put the zest from 3 more oranges and 2 lemons in the secondary for a week. I did get a chance to try it and its gonna be pretty good. I guess wheat was the wrong word to describe the brew, it...

I brew extract batches but obviously use steeping grains. In Illinois, several farmers are havesting their winter wheat crop and I have the opportunity to get a 5 gallon bucket for about $8. Has anyone used winter wheat in their beer for all grain or used as steeping grains? And what have your...

HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: HopTARDed APA Brew Method: Extract Style Name: American IPA Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5 gallons Boil Size: 3 gallons Efficiency: 75% STATS: Original Gravity: 1.072 Final Gravity: 1.019 ABV (standard): 7.02% IBU (tinseth): 90.76 SRM (morey): 9.82...

Is 5-7 days dry hopping enough even if i cant get whole leaf hops? Would you guys strain the wort going into the primary? Or would you leave the hop sediment n let the wort sit on top of it during primary fermentation?

Calder. Thanks for the input! I was thinking about cutting down on the steeping grains. I definately want the dry hoppyness. On the honey, I get it dirt cheap, and every beer with honey ive ever done has turned out amazing with a slight honey flavor but crisp finish. Good call on the yeast...

Thanks! Will do. Other than that, does it look okay?

at a personally devised recipe. Any ideas, recommendations, are welcomed. HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: HopTARDed APA Brew Method: Extract Style Name: American IPA Boil Time: 75 min Batch Size: 5 gallons Boil Size: 3 gallons Efficiency: 75% STATS: Original Gravity: 1.075 Final...

thanks everyone!

any opinion about adding extra water to the fruit puree to try to mellow out the brew? or not use a whole lot of orange and lemon puree n use more water?

I wondered about the corriander because i read some people using in for a long time in the boil and some in for just a few mins. And as soon as I added it, you could intstatly smell that above all else. Same with the paradise seeds. I think it may have been a mistake not adding them at flame...

almost like a lemony zing

thanks guys or gals!

This is my first designed recipe without just altering a kit from Midwest or Austin Home Brew. I brewed 12 hours ago. After 7 hours after pitching yeast, the headspace in my 6.5 gallon carboy was filled and blowing out the top of the airlock. I hurried and cut a piece of tubing, and ran it into...

This is my first designed recipe without just altering a kit from Midwest or Austin Home Brew. After 7 hours, the headspace in my 6.5 gallon carboy was filled and blowing out the top of the airlock. I hurried and cut a piece of tubing, and ran it into a one gallon jug half filled with a Starsan...

im using the 71B-1122 now in a one gallon batch of mead thats about 2 months old, it seemed to keep alot of residual sweetness which seems good.

I wanna do just a one gallon batch of cider and wondered if anyone has ever used Lalvin 71B-1122 Narbonne yeast and how it turned out? I was gonna use organic apple juice, 1 pint of honey, .5 to 1 lb of light brown sugar, back sweeten with xylitol, and bottle n carb with coopers carb tabs. I may...

adding a little xylitol or lactose to the vanilla vodka/vanilla bean mix may also help the flavor stand out

i would get 1/2 cup of smirnoff vanilla vodka, slice two good size vanilla beans down the middle, then across in 1 inch sections Let it set in the vanilla vodka for a week. Put the whole works in the secondary and rack ale on top and let sit for another couple weeks.

tonyzahn, def put oak chips in a muslin bag with a couple marbles, and rack the brew on top of them.

I did the Octane IPA kit as one of my first beers. It was awsome and one of my faves. If you have time to get extra hops, id recommend dry hopping too and NOT adding any extra wood chips. I also had a slight problem with it not clearing well, so if you have any whirlflock tabs or bioclear it may...