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How did this turn out? I have my first oatmeal stout currently in secondary for another week or so. I was wondering how much roasted flavor you got using just .25 lbs of roasted barely. I like a nice dark roasted flavor in my stouts. My recipe included 1 and 1/2 lbs of crystal malt 60, .5 lbs of...

Just wanted to update and say that the Porter turned out great! I was I little worried in the beginning but after 22 days in the bottle it is very drinkable. So, for those just starting out like me, RDWHAHB. Words to live by. My wife is very involved she holds my steeping bag while I pour the...

Hello everyone, I've just been pleasantly surprised after cracking another of my first homebrews after 22 days in the bottle, a Porter recipe that I was able to choose with the homebrew kit that I purchased from my LHBS. I have to admit that I sampled my first batch throughout its bottle...

22 days in the bottle

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I used White Labs English Ale liquid yeast, it did smell kinda fruity when I opened it up. The temp in the room I am fermenting in is kinda unstable. Its very hot here in Colorado right now and I only have a swamp cooler to keep the house cool and unfortunately the temp in the house varies from...

Started my first batch two days ago, an extract porter recipe I chose with the brew kit I picked up at my LHBS, (beerathome.com if your in the north Denver area) started happily bubbling about twelve hours later. Now, I cant take my eyes off it. There is a fruity like banana smell coming from...

Wow! Thanks for all the feedback. You guys have helped me out tremendously. Cant wait to brew it up. I know I should probably start off with extract kits or even all grain kits but I like to dive in head first and get creative, hands on learner so to speak. Again, thank you guys.

Okay, this is my first attempt at creating my own recipe and need to know if I should steep or mash Here is the recipe. 1 lbs 13.6 oz Carared 3 lbs 9.2 oz Amber Dry Extract 1.07 oz Willamette 0.53 oz Cascade 0.25 tsp Irish Moss Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal...