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Here is my robust porter recipe, based on a clone for Founders Robust Porter (can't remember who had the base recipe, i just took out base malt and swapped in the cherry smoked malt): Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.25 gal Brewer: Justin Schultz Equipment: Keggle BIAB Efficiency: 80.00 % Est Mash...

I recently made a Smoked Porter recipe as follows (Based off a Founders Porter Clone I like): 4 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 36.8 % 3 lbs 8.0 oz Cherrywood Smoked Base Malt (5.0 SRM) Grain 2 32.2 % 1 lbs Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3 9.2 % 14.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt...

sounds good, I bottled it today after priming with 2.7 oz of sugar. I can't wait for 2-4 months from now. It already tasted amazing so I don't think it will have to age as long as some I've seen on here.

I bottled my RIS into some Grimbergen bottles (love the print on the bottle, looks all biblical) and brewed Beirmuncher's Boulevard Wheat clone. I mixed up the Simcoe and Cascade t the 5 min addition, don't think it will change it much.

I made this RIS on 3/2/13 and transferred into my secondary. I took a sample and it was at 1.036. Will this go any further down or will it be okay to bottle? Planned on aging in the bottle and bottling soon, just put it into secondary to free up a primary. I Mashed at 151 F and had a SG of...

I use my LHBS's standard crush and just got 72% out of a really big (1.101 SG) RIS. The same recipe people were getting 50-60% on and blaming BIAB, but thats not the case. I've also had great luck with NB's double crush. I just dough in, stir at the 20 min mark and then let it ride until 75-90...

Thanks junga, I think I'll let it sit in primary for 3-4 weeks then bottle. Saved up 2 cases of Grimbergen Beer bottles, the 11.2 oz shouldn't be a big deal since I boiled .5gal too much off, just went with it for the extra ABV. Can't wait to try this one out when I get home!

sorry, that came out wrong, I meant just extra yeast, read in other posts that with bigger beers sometimes having extra yeast added before bottling was useful. It will sit in a ground floor in a closet where the temps will stay steady. Living in Phoenix AZ now so the heat sucks but we have 2 AC...

I have a RIS I just brewed via BIAB method: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/russian-imperial-stout-2011-hbt-competition-category-winner-238807/ Hit my mash temp of 152 F and mashed for 90 min, dropped to 149 before I started boil. Came out to 72% eff with a OG of 1.074 and a SG of 1.098...

brewed up the mild ale kit from Northern Brewer while drinking my just ready Urca Dry Dock Vanilla Porter which turned out awesome. All Grain and son of a fermentation chiller changed my life!

I got the r-5 foil backed 1" sheet, worked well but will be buying another to build a second layer on. as far as the fan, i used a 4" personal fan from walmart. it was only 6 bucks and I have is plugged directly to my temp controller. Works great has kept my beer at 66 F for 2 weeks, have to...

I call in my order. I get 10% off for military discount. The guy on the phone said he couldn't guarantee the packer would double crush but he put a note asking them to. When I do the mild ill take a pic of the crush

I have an english mild in the freezer waiting its turn, gotta kill the american wheat in the keg then it will be time for the mild. Can't wait! In the meantime got my buddy to go get some ingredients for a dead guy clone and we'll be brewing that soon on my equipment and then bottling that one.

Just did my first BIAB AG brew and everything looks great! Its a NB Dry Dock Urca Vanilla Porter kit. Hit mash temps exactly, lost 1.5 degrees in 70 minutes, overshot my mashout temp by 7 degrees but still wound up with 78.8% efficiency so not bad! NB double crushed the grain for me and...

thats exactly what you'll get! I made a batch and was my first kegged beer 3 weeks ago. Took it to my promotion party and had it drained in an afternoon with the help of 8 other folks. Easy, simple and delicious. It had that double or trippel taste minus the heaviness and alchohol content. That...