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Brewing a Dubbel. What profile should I use in Brun Water? Amber malty? Or one of the Belgian profiles? Mineral additions? Thoughts? I am new to Belgians. I use 100% RO water. 10 lbs Pilsen (Dingemans) (1.6 SRM) Grain 1 76.9 % 1 lbs Cara 45 (Dingemans) (47.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.7 % 8.0...

Well I got to brew this last Tuesday! We hit all of the numbers perfectly and the samples were very tasty! See how it ferments out and how the caramel extract addition works!

I would mash it. At that small amount, the roast will be just the way i like it, and that is just noticeable.

Restaurant supply stores have all kind of food grade plastic storage containers and most have lids with gaskets. Just pop a hole in the lid and put a gasket in it for an airlock.

Perfect timing! Just got an email from Brad at BS concerning scaling. Sign up for his newsletters. See below. Scaling a Beer Recipe in BeerSmith - Brewing Other People's Recipes Scaling a beer recipe is a powerful feature in BeerSmith that can be used for adapting another recipe to your...

Create a new recipe using the 5 gallon recipe. Then use the "scale" button to change it to the new volume. It will adjust it for you.

Holidays are good for reduced prices on freezers. Also check your area for a dealer who sells used or has purchased large quantities of units at a discount. They sell them cheap. I have one near me and the prices are normally $50 less than retail and the units are new. Just old discontinued model.

I have a 5 cf. only one carboy will fit, but there is extra space left over. I think a 3 cf is made.

This and double check all of your losses. BeerSmith takes several brews to dial in. "Also, adjust your boil off rate in your recipe calculater."

Yes. I agree that that is what makes the whole beer. Perfect amount. Will be adding to my brown ales as well. Thank you so much for your help. Will post pics when we brew. Prob June til it fits into their schedule.

Well I ended up using the above recipe with 2lbs smoke malt. Had just the touch of smoke I wanted. Split the batch into 2 and added 5ml of caramel extract to it at kegging. Ended up winning Brewers Choice in a small smoked beer comp at a local brewpub and will get to help them brew it on their...

I followed Martins Rahr 2row advice above and changed the lovibond to 5 as suggested. I had noticed Rahr always came up short and fudged it. Spot on this last brew! Thanks Martin!

I am assuming you are using plastic carboy. How long are you letting the cleaner in the carboy? PBW should not be left in carboy for days as it will deteriorate the plastic. This will lead to cracking. I had this issue and spoke to manufacturer about it. Cold crash should not be an issue.

Grab a bottle of Founders Azzacca IPA to find out about that hop. It's very good IMO.

Thank you. Friend has one and loves it.

JKaranka, I need to visit you. Your beers sound very tasty and I am interested in the British beers.

Salty, I see that from your saison recipe in your signature. I will take that into consideration. Never used it before.

Thank you. How about this? Will the smoke dissipate over time in the keg or will it hang around? 7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 68.2 % 1 lbs 8.0 oz Brown Malt (Crisp) (65.0 SRM) Grain 2 13.6 % 8.0 oz Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.5 % 8.0 oz...

Making a smoked porter and using Weyerman Oak Smoked Malt. I am looking for just a hint, not a campfire. What percentage should I aim for? Here is what I have so far: 7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 65.2 % 1 lbs Brown Malt (Crisp) (65.0 SRM) Grain 2...

Jaded Brewing Hydra is awesome! Been using mine a year and the cooling speed is exactly what they say. (depending on your ground water temp)