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Hello fellow brewers! I have been using the Bayou Classic 800-416 as my boil kettle for a few batches now. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0082X3D06/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I love what it does, but I know there's more I could do with it. I am considering buying another kettle...

I just finished brewing 5g of this stuff and from the hydrometer sample, I CANNOT WAIT FOR IT! Thanks for such an amazing recipe. I did have to sub in EKG for the Vanguard, but I think that gets me back closer to style. I also pitched 2 packs of dry 34/70 on top instead.

This would be a fantastic early birthday present! Please count me in! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

This would be perfect timing! Thanks for the opportunity!

Bytor, let me know if you have a brew day soon and want some company. I just started AG and would love to watch someone else and their process. I'll bring some beers to swap too. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I am curious - would adding Truvia and priming sugar at the same time hinder bottle carbing? I added 3 tablespoons of Truvia fir a bit if extra sweetness. I also added my boiled priming sugar to the bottling bucket (after being cooled), and swirled to mix well. The Graff has been in bottles for...

I actually drank one tonight. I love it, but the flavors have sort of melded into one lemony, slightly bitter, herby note. It's good, but maybe not great. As a side note, it seems as though some of my friends who have tried it have reported hay fever or mild allergic reactions to the gruit...

I cannot thank everyone enough for the advice! I'm glad that I haven't purchased the ingredients yet...it will give me time to think through this a bit more. Everyone says switching to all grain isn't that big of an investment. I would say that monetarily it might not be, but in terms of...

As an update, I bought all the materials necessary to build a MLT with the orange drink cooler. I also bought the materials necessary to build a stir plate, along with a 2000ml Erlenmeyer. I just need to get my aeration system and I should be all set. There has been a lot of insight over on...

And this is me being new to the whole mashing process. Am I the only one trying to do this much crystal? If I up the amount of 2Row, will I be able to break enough of the crystal down for the yeast to eat? How do I get down to 1.026 or lower? Those numbers were calculated from the website I...

Motorneuron - Thank you for the response and the head's up. The Steeping Grains section is a holdover to the resource that I used to calculate everything. I am taking the initial steps to Partial Mash, and have asked some questions on the process on this thread. I will be making a MLT with a...

I cannot thank you enough for you advice, St. Pug! I am super comfortable with a normal Extract + Specialty brew, but this one is pushing my boundaries on two fronts (high gravity and PMing), so I appreciate all of the insight. I am planning on picking up an O2 regulator and canister while I...

St. Pug, thank you! Would you mind revisiting the recipe link above to see if I have it right? I tinkered with the grain bill a bit to target more of the flavors that I wanted. Does it seem out of balance at all?

Updating my recipe with some more grains for a PM + Extract option. Upped the IBUs as well. Recipe Type: Extract with Specialty Grain Yeast: WLP500 Trappist Ale Yeast Starter: 1L Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: 1 tbsp yeast nutrient Batch Size (Gallons): 5 Original Gravity: 1.113...

So I am playing with a recipe for a Rye Wine that I want to get going with soon. The problem is, I feel that I need to do a lot of specialty grains to get the complexity that I am looking for. I have always done Extract + Specialty brews and am very comfortable with this method. However, with...