Recent content by joey46987

Good morning all, Had a quick question to adding some spices to my sweet stout i will be brewing on friday. I will be adding nutmeg (freshly ground), mace, whole cloves, and vanilla beans (split down the middle). I wanted to know if anyone who has added one or all of these ingredients to...

Looks like a WAY better recipe than the coconut puke bomb hehe.

Anyone ever try and clone Heavy Seas Greater Pumpkin? I love that beer and would love it even more to be able to drink it all winter.

I would shoot for a 152-156. The Brett will chow through it regardless.

I am making this beer very malty and mashing high to account for the tartness of the cranberries and thinning of the beer due to the honey in the cranberry sauce. I'll save the potassium sorbate for my Bret cider this winter. Hehe Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Good point about the pH with the cranberry juice. Didn't even think about that. Looks like I'll do my usual of throwing a home made spiced cranberry sauce into the bucket after primary fermentation is complete. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I know that the traditional way to add fruit to a beer is in the secondary but has anyone tried adding fruit (whole, chopped, pureed, or juice) into the mash? I am brewing a pumpkin spice beer on friday and will be adding pumpkin to the mash. didnt know if anyone else has tried adding anything...