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    Wine vs. Beer Yeast Nutrient

    I accidentally bought wine yeast nutrient when at the LHBS a while back. I am now out of beer yeast nutrient, so the wine yeast nutrient is all I got left. Any difference or reason not to use it for beer?
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    Competition Entry: List abv? Rye? Honey?

    I know the general rule of thumb is, "if you can taste it, list it" when filling out entry forms. Is this true for abv? I have a 12.5% abv Imperial Rye Smoked Porter aged in a rye barrel. For a beer that big, should I let the judges know they are going to taste that? It's not hot or solventy...
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    Fruit or Brett first in secondary?

    I brewed a saison with WLP 565 and after 4-5 weeks it is down from 1.065 to 1.008. My plan was to add both Brett C and about 7 pounds of frozen peaches to secondary. My question is when to add them? Should I add the Brett and let age for months and then the fruit? Or, add the fruit in a...
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    Indiana Brutus 10 for sale

    What size batch can this make?
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    Winter Seasonal Beer Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

    I have brewed this twice. The second year, I substituted the real honey for 1% Honey Malt. I liked the first year with the real honey better. Not because I could taste it, but because the beer with the honey malt didn't dry out enough. The honey malt made the beer seem sweeter. I suppose that's...
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    Bruery Smoking Wood Porter recipe advice needed

    I would really appreciate any input on the recipe below whether you have had this beer or not. I am going for the beer in the description linked, not necessarily a clone, but a big, earthy porter, in which the smoke is in the background with the character of the barrel and the rye from the grain...
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    Conan Yeast Experiences

    I disagree. I used Conan on an all Citra IPA with nothing but 2 row and a little wheat that I have brewed with 001 at least a dozen times and have loved with 001. While the beer was definitely not the same, it was still very good. I would like to hear how that beer tastes once you have tried...
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    When is it time to transfer my flanders red to barrel?

    I need an update. I have a 5.5 gallon barrel I aged a beer in for two months after it had been emptied by the distillery and I was thinking of adding an FR to it. So, original poster, what did you do? What has happened to this beer? I am very interested to hear.
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    Whiskey Barrel Aging

    Not sure about the whole "smaller barrel=less time" thing after aging two beers in 5 gallon Journeyman Silver Cross barrels. I went 8 weeks. I tasted every week for the first few weeks, then decided to let it ride a couple more after each subsequent taste, as it wasn't where I wanted it quite...
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    Experimental Hops 5256

    Kegged on April 2 and primed with corn sugar. I tried it today and I really like these hops. I'd say the description was pretty close. Smells great and tastes great. Not as fruity as say Citra, though definitely citrusy. More rounded to my tastes. Haven't yet tried it side by side with the Citra...
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    Experimental Hops 5256

    Thanks for asking! Finishing primary fermentation now. Did the same grist and two separate boils. All Citra in one and EXP 5256 in the other. I have made the Citra many times with this grist. The EXP 5256 smells great in fermentation. I am not worried about these hops anymore. Can't wait to dry...
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    Experimental Hops 5256

    I bought these hops from Farmhouse Brewing Supply. Here was the description: EXP 5256 Current AA__17.0%more info... Beta: 5-6% CoH 27% Total Oil 3.1 Ml/100g Experimental variety from Hop Steiner. Bred form Apollo and Merkur. Light Grapefruit, Citrus, Pine, and Mint notes. Also has dark...
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    Can You Brew It Database

    As for the hop additions, I understand that there are four over the course of 12 days. So am I correct with this schedule? 1st DH=Days 1-3 2nd DH=Days 4-6 3rd DH=Days 7-9 4th DH=Daus 10-12
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    Severely underpitched lager, can I pitch different strain?

    I was part of a big brew on Saturday and took home 5 gallons of Helles bock at 1.070 and 5 of Schwarzbier at 1.052. I chilled them down to 47F and got my big slurry of second gen WLP 833 (Bock Lager) ready to pitch. Thinking the Helles would need more, I eyeballed it and accidentally poured...
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    Winter Seasonal Beer Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

    Hi all. Made this a year ago and it was a huge hit. The only differences in my recipe was that I used London Ale III (it was all they had, but i liked it so I am going to use it again). And the honey. I added it at 10 minutes and I don't think I could taste it at all. Though, I do know that it...
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