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I'm guessing you use more grain to start with a higher OG when using lactose? Then, more yeast then usual to overcome the high OG and the lactose?

How do you go about using lactose in say a generic milk stout is what I mean. Lactose was 7% of my grain bill. That seems like the normal amount. How do you go about fermenting a beer with lactose in it?

Is there a way to overcome this?

Now I don't understand a milk stout. I was looking for a milk stout type beer with that full mouth feel you get from lactose.

Ok, first time brewing with molasses. Used at 15 mins in the boil. From 1.065 to 1.030. Re-pitched and a week later, still 1.030. Also just realized the 2 times I used lactose, both fermentations were stuck and I couldn't get them going again. Was it the lactose or molasses? All...

I am the author lol Other recipes just list it as Oz as well. I will have to research further.

I hope this is the right place and not too dumb of a question. Doing a vanilla brown sugar stout for the holidays. I'm new to recipe formulation as well. I'm going to use molasses to get the brown sugar taste and not totally dry out the beer. The molasses is 6% of the bill. My question is...

Hello all, Looking for a yeast that will accentuate a citrusy pale ale. I do a generic pale ale and rack it to secondary over apricot puree for 2 weeks. I then add apricot puree at bottling. I am hoping to find a yeast that will accentuate the citrusy flavor or maybe add a little citrus...

This is my first recipe formulation. This is only my second AG batch. I was looking for a nice, light, session drinking, citrusy beer for summer drinking. I don't want a summer shandy tasting beer. I decided to go after the fruity, citrusy taste by using apricot purée in primary and...

Wednesday nights full rack of ribs, boardwalk fries and a pitcher of beer for 10.00. That was back in 1998. Lol. Went to Penn College and went to the Bullfrog every Wednesday night. Awesome place.

Hi everyone. Just moved to Plains Township from Scranton. New brewer, only 4 extract batches under my belt. Almost ready for my first all grain batch. In the process of building a rig. Looking to join a club and possibly start competing. Not sure about clubs in my area. Look forward to...

I'm sorry. I tried to remember the steeping minutes from the recipe as I wrote this. It is actually 35 minutes. Not 45. Thanks for the help everyone.

I am currently doing 1 and 5 gallon batches. I play with the 1 gallon batches until I find one I like. Then I brew it as a 5 gallon batch. I am jumping up to extract brewing with specialty grains. My question is, most recipes are for 5 gal batches. If it says steep the grains for 45...

I am still learning the lingo. Lol. I guess I am doing extract brewing. I steep the grains and then add DME and LME right before the kettle boils. If I'm right, the grains in the bag are for color and slight flavor. All the sugar for fermentation comes from the DME and LME? BIAB brewing is...

I am going to do a Vienna Lager kit from Brewers Best. It's a BIAB kit that says I can boil with as little as 2.5 gallons. It says to add water to the fermenter to equal 5 gallons. It says if you can use more water for the steeping, go for it. I plan on using 3.5 gallons for the steeping and...