Recent content by haris

I know I shouldn't be worrying, but I just want to double check with you guys. I'm brewing my 3rd batch and it's kind of worrying me. The first problem started with pitching the yeast. As I was measuring the temperature while cooling my thermometer slipped out of my hands and broke. The last...

Thanks everyone! I've added an ounce of dark chocolate at the end of the boil and maybe thinking about adding another one during secondary. Yeah, I'm going for more of a sweeter rather than bitter taste.

Thanks! I ended up getting the roasted barley anyways. What kind of results will this recipe produce? Type: Partial Mash Batch Size: 5.00 gal (3 gallon boil) Boil Size: 6 gal Boil Time: 60 min Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 6.90 lb...

I'm planning on making a stout, with some distinct chocolate taste. But, I'm not planning on using roast barley. Will this be ok? Would it be ok to use dark LME (about 8 pounds) with chocolate and caramel malts? I'm also contemplating on adding some dark chocolate towards the end of the boil.

thanks everyone.

Yeah I took the reading today and will do so tomorrow and Wednesday, and if everything looks good I'm thinking of transferring. But I still wanted to know if such early fermentation that ended pretty quickly is OK.

Hey everyone. I'm making my first batch of Amber Ale and just had some quick questions to make sure I'm doing everything right. I'm brewing an amber ale (extract and partial grain) and my fermentation started within 8 hours. I put the wort to ferment on midnight and my airlock was bubbling...