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I live in Ohio, and we had pretty soggy spring, and my first year rhizomes didn't have the dry time to start growing. My question is, is it too late to buy some rhizomes and start them? Thanks!

I never brewed it, and now it's finally in bottles so I have not needed to try ;)

This is what I have as of now. 1.087OG 1.026FG 45IBU 44SRM 8.0%ABV 0.52Balance Recipe does not conform to the Russian Imperial Stout style. Notes Made with oats, vanilla beans, coffee beans, and cocoa nibs, at the end of the boil, as well as steeped. Lactose as well. Fermentables...

Okay that sounds right- I couldn't remember what malt contributions were different between. Thanks!

Okay sounds good.

Okay so, this is another version- I may do a 5 gallon batch, which would roughly cut the amounts in half: 30# pale ale 4# chocolate 3# black prinz 3# lactose 2# roasted barley 2# golden naked pats 1# crystal 40 1# crystal 80 Hops 1.5 oz @ 60min of summit Adding vanilla, coffee beans and...

Yeah I'm still trying to figure out proportions - I have only made two stouts so I will lower and tweak

10 gallon, 9.5%, i wanted to have something that was either like chocolate milk or a mocha. I 23 lbs of 2 row

Just wanted feedback on this, if the malt bill is confusing or too much residual sugars. 2-Row (US)Mash 5.0 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)Boil 5.0 lb Chocolate (US)Mash 3.0 lb Caramel/Crystal 80L (US)Mash 3.0 lb Golden Naked Oats (UK)Boil 3.0 lb Caramel/Crystal 40L (US)Mash 2.0 lb Blackprinz (US)Mash...

Gotcha - beers are not due until May 31-June 2. I'll follow what you guys have said. Thanks a lot

Hop heavy is correct- sorry I do not type well on the phone in the morning.

I keg, don't bottle very often and am putting 3 beers into the Ohio state fair. I have a saison and blonde ready to go (5gal each) and am going to a IPA (possibly black IPA as well). I usually use my beer gun to bottle which has worked. I only have one keg. How can I maximize what I have with...

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Has anyone ever attempted a cream wine? Have a large percentage of corn and then some base malt and a touch of crystal malts. Just wondering, not especially interested in making but. Just wondering if it's happened and results.

Where are you located? Pics of burner?