I have made a mocha stout and "dry hopped" on cocoa nibs and coffee beans during secondary. came out awesome!!! not bitter at all, only added a small amount of lactose at the end of the boil.
if you want more flavor out of your wheat beers using yeast like wyeast #3944 Belgian Witbier, ferment it at the top of the temp range. the pepper and esters come across stronger.
I just built one a few months back, using 3/8" stainless. Probably the most difficult task I have taken on. I wrapped the tubing around my corny keg, but it didn't go easy. All said and done it worked out great and was worth it.
I primary in a plastic bucket. But i drilled and added a spigot. So to check on my beer i remove the airlock and pull a sample. Much smaller chance for contamination.
With your dip tube in your BK, is the siphon effect of the water or wort enough to pull all the fluid from below the ball valve? without the need of a pump?
I brewed this recipe from BYO as well. I brewed the extract. I hit OG @ 1.100 and FG @ 1.036. It is currently in a keg carbing up. But i will be bottling it this weekend. Cant wait to try the first bottle, smells great!
During primary fermentation (64-65 F), i used a 3-piece airlock with no...