Recent content by AdirondackPeter

As I understand it, the best way to use coffee in beer is to cold brew it, and add it to the bottling bucket / keg. Right? An interesting thought... Would using a good roast of coffee beans that are also flavored (blueberry, hazelnut, etc.,) impart those flavors into the beer? And would they...

Thank you everyone for calming my nerves. 1 week in and my ABV is about 5.5% so far.

Last night (1/31/13) I thought there would be a problem because i used a whole sachet of yeast for 4 gallons of liquid...too much head space...no blowoff bubbles yet...yeast settled at the bottom quick...etc., Am i over reacting?

Hi All! I am going to post my recipe and exact steps that i took for my take on Graff. This is my third brew ever and first time without using a kit. My alarm is that the yeast settled on the bottom of the carboy pretty quick...i will attach photograph... Unnamed Graff 1 lb. 2-row...

Thanks!! That was very helpful and helped my brewing confidence for sure. I will post recipe and brew this week. Mwahahaha. Ha.

Hi all. First of all thank you for reading. Second of all thank you all for making these forums one of my primary sources for brewing knowledge. I'm hopelessly addicted now. So anyway... I get what Graff is and the process of making it. My question is...if I toast oatmeal grains and use them...