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I have become the proud owner of a 55 lb. bag of Weyermann rauch malt. I want to make a rauch ale, because my lagering refrigerator is busy with Oktoberfest right now, so no traditional rauchbier lager for now. I will partial mash as much rauch malt as possible, (5-6 lbs.) the rest will be...

For my second annual traditional New year's Day brew, I will be making a Wee Heavy Scotch ale. I thought this would be a good one to get some oak flavor into. I have some oak firewood that has been indoors for 5 years. I wanted to cut some into cubes and toast it myself. After doing some...

I'm making my first Altbier. How does this sound? 2 lbs. Munich 8 oz. CaraMunich 8 oz. Aromatic 8 oz. Melanoidin 4 0z. Carafa II Mini mashed at 150 for 1 hr. 3 lbs. Amber DME 3 lbs. Light DME 1 oz. Spalt @ 60 min. .5 oz. Hallertauer @ 60 min. 1 oz. Tettnanger @ 20 min. .5 oz...

I was figuring on 6.6 lbs. of Munich LME and 3 lbs. rauchmalt, but I don't know what to do for dark grains and/or pilsner malt. I would also be using Wyeast 2206 or WLP833 and some combination of Hallertauer and Tettnanger. Help anyone?

My plan is: 6.6 lbs. Pilsen LME 2 lbs. Light DME 1 lb. Roasted Barley 2 lbs. 2-Row 1 lb. Chocolate 1/2 lb. Caramel 120 1/2 lb. Debittered Black 1 lb. flaked oats 1 cup Brown Sugar Steep grains @ 154 for 1 hr. 1 oz. Challenger @ 60 min. 1 oz. Willamette @ 60 min. 1 oz...

I have made a smoked porter using a Brewer's Best Robust Porter and adding 2 lbs. of smoked malt. It was excellent, but now I find myself wanting something more from the dark grains. I have 1 lb. each of Black, Chocolate and Caramel 120 to work with. I thought I would go with: 2 lbs. Smoked...

My LHBS was closed for vacation, so I grabbed a Brewer's Best American Pale Ale locally. O.G. is 1.051-1.055. I would like to hop it up a bit more. The kit came with 2 oz. Cascade and 1.5 oz. Willamette. I also have 1 oz. of Chinook on hand. I prefer a citrusy APA like Sierra Nevada but I want a...

I want to make a barley wine with a goal of 12% ABV. I was wondering if Safale US-05 could tolerate that or if anyone has a good yeast recommendation. I'm also undecided on my hops schedule if anyone has some help for me there, too. Thanks.

...and will it work? I'm fairly new to partial mash brewing, so help is appreciated. I want to steep in grain bags for 60 min. at 150: 3 lbs. Pilsen 1 lb. Vienna .5 lb. carapils .5 lb. smoked. (I just wanted the smoke to be there in the background.) Drain and rinse the bags...

I was thinking I would like to brew a Brewer's Best Robust Porter and add 1 1/2 lbs. of smoked malt to it along with 1/2 cup of black strap molasses and 3/4 cup of brown sugar. I will double up on the Nottingham yeast. I've made the Smoked Porter kit before and found myself wanting more...

I got started brewing last Christmas...a gift from my wife. I brewed 23 beers and made 4 wines in my first year. At first it was kits, then I started tweaking and finally I'm creating my own recipes. My best effort is a 10% Belgian Strong Ale in corked Belgian bottles. I gave some away as...

I was sitting by my fire pit on my patio enjoying a couple of Oktoberfests with a nice smell of oak smoke in the air. I started to wonder about smoking my own grains for a rauchbier. Anybody ever done this? I believe beechwood is normally used. What about oak or cherry? What methods or equipment...

Keep in mind that I'm a newbie. I want to brew an ESB wih a little extra kick. I'm hoping I can get a little advice on my hop schedule. 1 lb. Maris Otter 1 lb. Crystal Malt 60L. .5lb. Flaked Maize .25 lb. Biscuit. 3.3 lb. Amber LME 3 lb. Light DME Wyeast 1968 I have 2 oz...

Just wanted to say Hi. I'm a newbie. My daughter's nickname is Schmoogie or Schmoog, so the beer that I brew is called Schmoogdaddy. Schmoogmommy got me an intermediate brewing kit this past Christmas. I have brewed 13 kits and a couple from scratch from extract so far. Some of them have...