Recent content by WAldenIV

I'm still pretty new to home brewing process myself and I just made a cream stout from a kit. The kit indicated to add the lactose during bottling. I was planning to add the lactose to the boiling water used for the priming sugar. Is this an acceptable method for adding the lactose? Should I...

Talk about patience. I'm dying to run a design of experiment around the various processing and formulation variables (different rest temperatures, different hold/steep times, ratios of ingredients, non-traditional additives, etc.). For now I have to settle on taking detailed notes with each batch.

Hello all, I'm a brand spankin' new member of the forums hailing from South Shore Massachusetts. I started home-brewing earlier this year. I received the kit from my wife several years ago for my birthday. She thought it would be a great present for a Chemical Engineer. I have to say...