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Nope, I don't use a secondary vessel if my only post-fermentation step is dry-hopping. I just put the hops in a muslin bag and throw them in. The sediment stays in the bag that way.

A bit off topic, but... I usually try to stick with something that compliments what I'm going for with the bittering/flavor hops...I generally pick something with the same flavor/aroma profile...but I also make sure to choose a hop that's well-known for it's aroma profiles... I dry-hop in...

I definitely predict a Packers/Steelers SB rematch this year...

You will get differing opinions on whether or not to leave beers in your primary after fermentation has completed. Personally, I leave all of my beers in the primary until I rack to the keg...unless adding something like fruit or a spiced tea as it may be (currently for my pumpkin ale). I even...

Drinking my first all grain brew that I brewed and dry-hopped with my first home-grown hop harvest. A tasty Pale Ale.

This describes my issue exactly...it's almost scary! Starting on TUMS, then Gaviscon, and now I take generic Prilosec called Omeprezole. It works for the most part except when I forget to take it...but yeah I'm right there with you on this one. When I went to my doctor, he told me pretty...

great stuff, you guys...thanks. last question - rice hulls for the flaked rye or no?

Noted about Carapils, I might give that a shot instead of all that caramel 80. Regarding the Roasted Barley - I thought Carafa III was just supposed to be a smoother (and even darker?) version of Roasted Barley - less "astringent" in flavor. As far as color, it's over 500L, so I'd think that...

That exact thing happened to me with my raspberry wheat...all hangs out on the top - looks pretty nasty...the re-fermentation took a lot longer than I had anticipated too.

My wife has been asking me to make her a Coconut Cream Stout ever since we had one at a beerfest a couple months back. I finally feel like I can start brewing darker beers, so I started working on a recipe for her...any advice would be fantastic...thanks! Fermentables: Pale Malt (2 Row) US...

this thread should help a lot... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/pumpkin-beers-discussion-developing-recipes-tips-tricks-good-practices-131786/ I use both pumpkin and a small amount of spices...but there is much debate over this question...

I did a pumpkin beer last year and this year's batch is fermenting as we speak. I've brewed maybe 20 total batches or so and by far the least amount of volume bottled/kegged was from last year's pumpkin ale. I used roughly the same amount of pumpkin as you did...added to the boil. My attempt to...

I brewed a variation of this yesterday. I pretty much switched up the entire hop schedule. Trying to use up the high AAU hops that I had in my freezer, I ratcheted up the bitterness by going with Citra and Simcoe intermittently - additions of various amounts of each at 60, 20, 15, 10, 5 and...

Just finished up a bottle of Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin. Not bad. Not great, but not bad...definitely a good intro into cooler weather and fall beers.

Just put the lid on my fermenter. Tried a variation of Scooby Brew's Darth Vader Black IPA. Had to use roasted barley instead of Carafa II - 12 oz instead of 1 lb. Definitely isn't as dark as I would have liked...but it's dark enough - and hopefully there are some pronounced roasted notes.

Very cool...they have some solid beers. Just finished up my first "day" at Full Pint...had to leave in the middle of a double batch brew day so my wife could use the car for Labor Day sales :rolleyes: It was a blast. I got there around 8 AM, helped load the grain mill. Mashed in around 9...

Yeah, I'd say some sort of sour or lambic tops my list - just keep putting it off cause I know how long they have to age and I'd prefer my beer finish quicker. Still trying to finetune a Black IPA recipe. Then I'd say a Barleywine or some sort of Old Styel Ale wraps up my top 3.

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Just opened a Cigar City Bolita Double Nut Brown bottle. Very tasty.

I see you're in Pittsburgh too...what brewery are you referring to above?