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Does anyone have any advise on this? Thanks in advance

Hello. Is there a link to this list/chart? The one on the first post doesn't work now. Thanks Mike

Well, I boiled my wort today. I did end up adding a half oz of cascade hops at the last 30 min of boil and a half oz at the last 10 min. Once cooled to 68°F I checked the OG and it came out a little higher than expected, 1.090. And the wort tasted amazing. I could have drank a pitcher of it...

Yeah sorry. That was my very first time on this forum and I don't even know how I ended up in that topic/thread. Whoops.

Oh ok, I got ya. That makes sense. Thanks for all the help. Lol I like the spaghetti and meatballs comparison. Ok so after high krausen when I add my adjuncts without oxygen, should I gently stir it in or just pour it in and let the yeast do its thing? Also, do you think I would be better...

Ok thanks for the help. 🍺

Ok thanks for your advise. I just read this article, it sounds a little more reasonable than what I was thinking/reading about before, about oxygenating at every addition for the first 5 days. Here is the link. https://byo.com/malt/item/1882-fermenting-high-gravity-beers-techniques...

Hmmm, Well, if I'm adding more sugars for the yeast to feed on daily, wouldn't a blast of oxygen be beneficial for the yeast to keep them active? And wouldn't the yeast eat up the oxygen, so not to worry about oxidation? That's what I've been reading when looking for info about brewing bigger...

I guess because once I get an idea in my head, I do it. Anyone can brew a kit. I just wanted to play around with one. Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to give me all this info. I've been reading, that for high gravity beers you want to add the adjuncts to the primary in small doses...

Ok thank you for the help.

Hello. New to the forum and to brewing. I know this is an old thread but was hoping someone might answer a few questions for me. I have a 5 gal Baltic porter extract kit with the white labs super high gravity yeast (wlp099) capable of producing up to 25%. I'm going to start brewing this...

Awesome. Thank you for the info. That is simple enough. What do you think of my plan? Think it will come out well? And would this still be considered a baltic porter or what would it be? Just a chocolate vanilla porter or something entirely different since I'm adding all the adjuncts? Also just...

"For a new brewer, I personally wouldn't add the cacao nibs or vanilla beans, and I would skip the secondary." Why is that? Is this because of sanitary concerns? I grow edible mushrooms so I'm pretty anal about sterility. Just curious why you think I should skip this? Thanks again Mike

Thanks for your reply. Yes the Baltic porter kit I bought says the OG should be around 1.08. Yeah, I am oxygenating. I built a diffusion wand and bought a tank and regulator. I will oxygenate once a day when I add the adjuncts. As for the 30 and 10 min hops, my idea is that they are old and...

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and to home brewing. I've been doing a lot of searching/reading and think I have this figured out but would like some verification and or some input from those who have more experience. I bought a 5 gal Baltic porter extract kit with the white labs super...