My brother got me a 2L oak barrel for Christmas. I have never aged in a barrel before and all the information I could find was for larger size barrels. Has anyone used one of these smaller barrels? My question is, can I prime my beer before aging in this barrel? I was hoping to prime my beer...
I like coffee almost as much as I like beer. I've brewed a Founder's breakfast stout clone in the pass but I would really like something with more coffee flavor and not as much chocolate. Anyone have a coffee porter or stout recipe that they are really happy with?
I plan on making an ancient ale described in The Homebrewer's Companion by malting my own spelt and using it. Has anyone ever used spelt? My question is, can I run the malted spelt through my barley crusher maltmill for mashing or do I need to use a food processor or some other method to get...