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Finally bottled the batch a few days ago, we'll see how it turns out in a couple weeks. FG: 1.016

After 7d gravity was 1.016. Left if for two more days, then moved to secondary (gravity hadn't budged). Apple cinnamon smell was less pronounced (not surprising, from what I've read about fruit beers), but the bottom half of the bucket still smelled pretty appley. Planning on leaving it in the...

Here's an extract apple cinnamon porter I put together. 3lb Dark DME 3lb Amber DME 1lb Chocolate Malt 1lb Crystal 40L Malt 1oz Cascade (bittering) 1oz Willamette (aroma) 2.5oz Apple flavoring extract 1.5tbsp ground cinnamon Yeast: Safale S-04 Boil time: 60min Estimated IBU: 30 OG...

I'm thinking of trying something vaguely similar with a porter. I'm not doing honey, and I'm going to make a cinnamon tea with about 3/4 tablespoon ground cinnamon and add at flame out. I was thinking of doing a 4gal boil and adding a gallon of apple juice or cider to the fermenter to top it...

I'm going to give this one a shot in a couple weeks when I pull the ingredients together. I'm pretty new, so it seems like a good one. I tend to like less hoppy beers, should I modify the recipe at all? Different hops, or less cascade? Thanks!