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5 gal of Pale Ale, single hopped Mandarina Bavaria 198 + 5 = 203

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I would go with the tea idea! Work some malt, cinnamon, and a splash of maple syrup for cinnamon roll tea (malts give a bit of that bready flavor). Or let them experiment and design their own tea recipe to try

I used Styrian Goldings in my roggenbier and really like the perceived spiciness to feed into the rye character.

thanks! I thought I saw this somewhere but wasn’t finding the recipe, much appreciated!

Do you have a recipe you want to share? Never had a fig stout.

Rising Tide, Bissel Brothers, Goodfire, and Lone Pine we’re all places I really enjoyed while in the area

I totally missed the cocoa powder though, I would 100% avoid that. You can do nibs with tincture or avoid altogether and let your malt flavors do the work, but cocoa powder will likely not work well. check this out if looking for more chocolate flavor, I found it on a search and was also...

I might suggest some carafa special 3 to add a bit more of that chocolate roast without adding too much bitterness. Maybe just a few ounces or even in place of the crisp? I have limited experience but a one of my favorite stouts of recent history uses it. that said I think it’ll be decent as...

3158.5 + 5 gallons of pumpkin stout = 3163.5

I suppose I can’t speak to the hobby as a whole, but I’m relatively new to brewing, just started last year. I think 2020 created a huge boom due to people having a lot of time at home which has now died back down with increasing inflation killing a lot of ‘hobby budgets’, but if you look on...

I personally like the creation process, from recipe to glass, being able to make something in my head, naming it, and then drinking it.

I’ll throw in a comment too that your hop choice can also have an impact. I went with Styrian Goldings for my roggenbier because I had read it lended some of that spicy character that I was shooting for (hints of white pepper according to the notes). just for reference as well, looks like...

My first roggenbier came out pretty great, I learned I really enjoy the style! I agree that it doesn’t itself impart that ‘spicy’ character, so I second what Protos said here. I did use 4% crystal in mine along with 4% smoked malt because that was the flavor I was going for and had some...

Welcome from Kernersville, NC! I second that ABS is a great local brewhouse, so there are some great resources there as well!

Just my thought here but if you have the money, I would avoid the integrated systems like digiboil, grainfather, etc… for electric brewing. I know lots of people like them and maybe they’re great, but when I buy something that pricey I’m concerned about modularity and parts replacement. If you...

I did nearly the same thing once. When transferring to keg I just tried to avoid that bit that for me was noticeable as clear liquid on the top of the beer (could see it easily in the glass carboy). no issues with the beer flavor or anything. Maybe you can transfer it to another keg for...

2591 + 5 gal roggenbier = 2596

Welcome! I have personally found that this hobby is a lot like woodworking, there is always some other piece of equipment that you ‘need’. But all it really takes to make a good beer is a good recipe, good ingredients, and sanitize, sanitize, sanitize.

Welcome!