Damn this looks good. I don't know if you've ever had Spire Dark and Dry, but this sounds like it's in the same ballpark. I'd love to know how this turns out.
Great tips, thanks!
One question: when you say to secondary for x number of months, do you rack to a different container periodically or just leave it?
What yeast do you like to use?
I see many recipes that call for either DME or LME or sometimes both. My question is: why use one over the other? I understand that You use more LME for the same DME, etc. That's not my question. What is it about each of these that prompt brewers to choose one over the other? Is it just price...
I wouldn't do that (boiling) because I would think that the high heat would damage the mint oils that you want in your beer. My idea is to soak them in some vodka for a week or so, then strain them out (or leave them in if you want, probably wouldn't matter) and add the infused vodka to the...
+1 for pretty much everything boxofjibboo said!! Once you get a few batches under your belt, you may want to try all grain. One gallon all grain batches are super easy to do BIAB.
Best of luck!! It's a great hobby for sure! There ARE a lot of ways too mess up a batch, but beer is also very forgiving, so don't be too quick to dump a batch!!
Potassium sorbate stops yeast activity, so if the raspberry puree is a commerical variety, you probably shouldn't need potassium sorbate. It does nothing to enhance or preserve flavor (as far as I know.) If the puree is not commercial, then there could be some wild yeast or other undesireables...