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First crack at a RIS, I think I'm pretty much ready to go, but wanted to get some feedback on the recipe. 19# Marris Otter .75# Chocolate Malt .75# Flaked Oats .66#...

I have always added hops in small muslin bags to make it easy to get them out of the kettle, but I have always wondered if this will affect the overall hop utilization. Does anyone have any insight on how this impacts the end product, if at all? What other methods do you use when adding hops...

I don't normally do a secondary fermentation but I recently brewed an imperial stout and would like to let it sit a few months before bottling. I would also like to add a little something (oak, vanilla, coffee) to add a little depth. I am considering splitting the secondary into 4 or 5 separate...

I'm at work pretty much all the time so I don't get a chance to work on beer stuff unless I get a day off, but I think about brewing all the time, and I wish I could access my recipes while at work. I have a feeling I'm not the only one with this issue, so how does everyone deal with this? Is...

So I have started putting my hops in a muslin bag to make the straining process at the end of the boil easier. My last brew day I think left a bag in when I poured the wort into my primary fermenter. It's probably a RDWHAHB scenario, but is there any chance for infection? The bag was in the...

I made an imperial stout last year that came out really well and I was thinking of trying it again but with some cherries. I don't want much cherry flavor, just enough to add some complexity to the beer. My issues are as follows: I've never added fruit to a beer and don't know when to do it...

So I am trying to keg for the first time and I have my keg assembled, cleaned, and sanitized. I hooked up the co2 and tap lines and ran starsan through it to test it out and to sanitize everything. I'm about to rack the beer to the keg but I'm concerned about carbing the beer, the regulator I...

I've seen threads about movies and music here but I can't find one about books, so I made one! Any books you're in to, DIY, sci-fi, history, nonfiction, etc... I'm more of a sci-fi guy so that's what I tend to read, I just finished Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. Awesome book, but I love...

I recently downloaded the Untappd app which, for those who don't know, is an app where you "check in" to beers you drink. It keeps track of what you drink, and where (if you tell it where) and with whom (if you tell it with whom). It's pretty neat and it even comes with the option to add...

I don't have a good way of controlling fermentation temps, normally I just stick it in the closet and crank up the a/c. I've always assumed the carboy is about 5 degrees above ambient. But on my current brew I decided to check the temp of the bowl of starsan my blow off tube goes into, which is...

I'm making a sierra Nevada pale ale partial mash clone today and would like to try first wort hopping, but the recipe doesn't call for it. The hop schedule is as follow: .5 oz perle at 90 min 1 oz cascade at 45 min 1.5 oz cascade at flameout My question is, how do I adjust for FWH? I assumed I...

I looked closely at the sediment at the bottom of my fermenter for the first time and noticed separate layers of trub. Has anyone else noticed this, and if I were to harvest yeast, would I harvest from the bottom layer? I'm not concerned with the way my beer fermented or anything like that...

I brewed a pecan brown ale about 5 weeks ago and it's been sitting in primary since. I plan to bottle today but I'm a little worried that I'll have some off flavors from leaving it on the yeast so long. Am I just worried about nothing or is this a legitimate concern? Either way I'm going to...

This may not be the best place for this thread but I figured it would be seen by the wine, beer, and mead makers out there and I'm not sure into what category it falls... I found on reddit a recipe for "pumpkin gin" that calls for cutting a plug out of the top of a pumpkin, removing seeds and...

Just bought a couple cornie kegs from a friend and figured I should clean them so all I have to worry about is sanitizing later. All I have is oxyclean, I assume this will work for cleaning them, since they are SS but thought I would go to the experts first... Also any keg wisdom that can be...

I read about a technique called krausening today where you add actively fermenting beer to another batch that has finished fermenting. Has anyone tried this? It seems to me like all you would get is a blend of two styles, which isn't a bad thing, in fact I would like to try it, maybe a black and...

I've never made my own recipe before, my sister normally does that, but i had a couple questions... it's a partial mash and this is what i've come up with so far 4 # light LME 1.5# crystal malt 70L 1 # crystal malt 90L 1 # honey 1.5 oz Kent Golding 60 min 1 oz Fuggles...

I am ready to rack my imperial stout to secondary and I've been reading a lot about using a carboy for secondary, but I'm using my carboy for primary. So my question is as the title implies, is there anything wrong with using a bucket for secondary? Maybe a stupid question and my gut says it...

I just made a tincture with vodka and peppers, all I had to put it in is a brown bomber bottle, capped, but I've read about leaving it in the sun and I'm concerned that I should have use clear glass and perhaps capping wasn't a good idea either? Does anyone have any experience with this? Am I...

I'm thinking of adding some chilis to an imperial stout during secondary but I'm not sure if I should just toss them in or if there is a better way. Also I'm not sure what chilis to use, what variety, dried or fresh, etc. I want to make sure the flavor of the chilis shines through and not just...