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I'm brewing a pumpkin (dogfish head clone) this weekend and will throw it in the mash. I think if you do it in the boil you'll have a good amount of trub and beer loss.

I'm brewing this today and noticed I should have bought 2 packets of S-05 yeast. Will I be okay with one?

I'm brewing this either tonight or Monday. I bought .75lbs of rice hulls from the brew store and plan on adding them right before I add the grains and pumpkin to the mash. Supposed to help prevent stuck/slow sparge.

Cool - thanks! I'm hoping to brew it this weekend. Will let you know how it goes.

I'm giving this recipe a go soon. Do you have any tips on adding the pumpkin? Were you able to hit your strike temp? Oh, and how much rice hulls did you add? I think that's it for now. Thanks man! Chris

I like it! Not sure I'd want to drink that after doing the mudder, but you may have an iron stomach! I believe I had a "few" Ranger IPA's after the TM. I did it here in Colorado in June and had a blast. It's rough but get some good buddies to do it with you and you'll be fine. Start preparing...

I tried to ruin this beer (really bad efficiency due to grain crush and being a rookie) but it still turned out great - had to add a couple lbs of dme to bump up the abv. Nice hop aroma and flavor. Throw the extra .3 oz of chinook in at 5 min or flameout.

Hey all! I tried a bottle of my IPA last night, it's been 1 week, and of course it tasted green - slightly sweet and bitter. Was expecting that but just wanted to check it's progress - it's carbin' up nicely. What I didn't expect was the lack of hops flavor/aroma. I was really shooting for a...

If you have an android phone (not sure if iPhone has it) you should check out the Brewzor app. It's pretty cool.

I'm going to give either this recipe or dogfish head punkin clone a try soon. Both say add the pumpkin in the mash but that has me a little nervous about stuck mash and hitting my temps. My plan is to stir in grain to water at 166* and throw the pumpkin on top, quick stir and close the cooler...

I just built a 10 gallon tun for about $80 (home depot) and love it. Plenty of room for bigger beers.

Yeah, it's not as crazy - but I don't mind crazy and the night sessions are a blast. I would recommend going either Thursday/Fri night or the member session - They run out of a lot of the good beers on Saturday night. Have fun! This is my 11th year volunteering. 5 hours of drinking the...

Okay, I'll give US-05 a try. Is .5lbs of Cara-Pils enough?

Oh yeah, what yeast should I use?

Man I love this site - thanks for the great tips! I'm going to add/adjust the hop schedule for later additions and bump up the dry hop amount. For the grains should I do: 13lbs 2-row .50 Crystal 40L .50 Cara-pils or Wheat. What does Cara-Pils bring to the party compared to wheat?

Hello! Just built a mash tun cooler today and I'm excited to use it. Wanting to brew a nice citrusy IPA as my first AG brew with my equipment (3rd AG overall). Please see recipe below and let me know what you think. Thanks! 13lbs 2-row US 1lb Crystal 40L 1 oz Chinook - 60min .50...

Thanks guys! I've learned so much in the last couple days, I need to brew again soon before I forget!

I just got back from my HBS and they admitted to having "issues" with their grain mill. Now I know what to look for so hopefully this won't happen again - it'll be something else :) I'm going to add a couple lbs of DME tonight. Thanks again for your help!

I stirred once at the beginning of the mash and before each sparge. These are all great tips and I can't wait to brew again soon so I can practice more. Would you guys add some DME to bring the abv up or should I let it ride? We brewed on Sat. and I would add the DME tonight.

Cool - thanks man!