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Yeah, I've heard to pick one & stick with whatever it tells you...I use BeerTools on my laptop & Brew Log on my iPhone....they both calculate differently...one uses final volume and one formula while the other uses boil volume and a different formula...a complete pain in the ass! I need a tool...

That sounds like a good plan....can always add it but not remove it! Thanks Did you see the IBU ratings? Why is there such a huge variance across calculators? How's a person suppose to know what the heck they've created? Regardless of the calculator, I think I'm good to go!

I do want sweet but not OMG sweet...I did cut the lactose in half from my original recipe; you think it's still going to be too much, huh? I didn't plug the lactose into my recipe calculator so the gravity numbers aren't reflective of lactose being incorrectly calculated.

Here's what I've decided on...thanks for everyone's help...going with a mix of advice to hopefully end up with some tasty nectar! Chocolate Raspberry 13-F Russian Imperial Stout Size: 5.0 gal Original Gravity: 1.098 Terminal Gravity: 1.025 Color: 37.1 Alcohol: 9.77% Bitterness: range from 52...

Awesome guys!!!! Thanks! I'll make my shopping list tonight & head to the LHBS tomorrow...brewing Saturday. I'll post the recipe I land on!

Here are the grain breakdowns for Special Dark, Amber and Golden Light (I'll not use Traditional Dark): Special Dark 0.24 Base Malt 0.25 Wheat Malt 0.29 Caramel Malt 60L 0.19 Chocolate Malt 0.03 Roasted Barley Golden Light 0.99 Base Malt 0.01 CaraPils Amber 1.00 Malted Barley...

Thanks for the explanation...makes sense! I agree with you on the recipe calculators. I plug my info into 3 of them and I get 3 results for EVERYTHING...how the hell am I suppose to know what's what? IBU different, ABV different, SRM different... I'm pretty new (less than 2 months at this)...

There's quite a big percentage of crystal in both "dark" LME's; Special Dark is comprised of 29% and the Traditional has 13%. I plugged this recipe into 2 different software programs and both estimated the FG around 1.025...why would this not reach that number? I chose the sugar and lactose to...

Thanks for the feedback JR... I already have the amber and light mixed together from a previous purchase (decided not to use in another brew) that needs to be used soon. Using it in this brew does 2 things; it increases my ABV and it gets used before it goes bad. I'm shooting for 9.5-10.5%...

I'm looking to put together an all Briess LME recipe for a Chocolate Raspberry Imperial Stout. Would love to hear feedback from all y'all on the recipe and brew plan... LME Bill 6.60lbs Special Dark LME 2.00lbs Traditional Dark LME 2.50lbs Golden Light LME 0.50lbs Amber Liquid Extract...

Merry Christmas

Label #3 complete ... creating these is as much fun & as challenging as the beer they're intended to represent!

count me in!

Finished my 2nd label this morning for my Wit.

Price?

It's an aroma hops producing strong tangerine and citrus. I picked up 1/2lb from Farmhouse Brewing Supply primarily to use in my wits. When I decided to do this stout, it seemed like an easy decision to include it. Here are a couple of links that give more info on the hops...

I racked this to a secondary last night (Gravity was at 1.026). Since I forgot the lactose during the boil, I put 2cups of water to boil and added 12oz of lactose along with 4 mandarin oranges (peeled and sectioned) - about 5 minutes boiling. After the boil, I took a sanitized spoon and...

I picked up a 300 count pack of glossy laser paper ($14.99) at Staples last night. I brought in a few sheets to work this morning & printed my Irish Red label .... they came out fantastic! Clean, crisp, bright, glossy and sturdy! I'll test them tonight using milk as my glue to see if it'll...

My first beer label...I needed to dust off my Paint Shop Pro skills (it's been a few years since I've done any GUI work). This was a fun "project" to obsess over this past weekend! I'm looking forward to making new labels down the road...next up is a Wit & a holiday Stout. The warning label...

I'm in Clearwater & would love to take these off your hands...I'll PM you my contact information!