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I can't find a recipe anywhere...but Sam Adams Holiday Porter is DELICIOUS

Looks good. I just realized this was an older post. I recently brewed a Hoppy Brown Ale...I guess it's classified as an American Brown Ale...here was my recipe... http://blackholebrewing.com/Browny.html

I kegged my first batch a while ago...it sure was quicker. But even after I kegged, I got a Bench Capper and I will be bottling my latest batch this weekend. I still like bottles. I like bottle conditioning them better. O and I was sick of dealing with keg leaks and running out of...

I heard you can throw some SS Nuts in there to help with boil overs

Ok, I re-did my search and I have found some artlicles that state crash-cooling can lead to difficulty when bottling... So I won't do it :)

I am bottling my latest batch this weekend and I was considering Crash cooling the primary fermenter before doing so. Is this not a good idea for bottling though? Will too much yeast fall out of suspension and not allow for carbonation in the bottle? Thanks.

You could ditch the 60 minute addition all together and just do 1 or 2 big late additions, if you have enough hops. From what I've heard, you can still achieve the IBUs you want this way, but it is much smoother and has an incredible hop flavor/aroma....downside is it requires a lot more hops.

Awesome pics!! I just beat Assasin's Creed. Good game, but it gets kinda repetitive.

Iodophorius: Born on the Isle of Iodophoria where no living bacteria is known to exist. Distant cousin of Starsanious, who he unites with in eternal battle against Septicimius. However, his appearance has been stained dark brown due to his jealousy of Starsanious' elustrious foam.

I never use the dishwasher for beer glasses. I wash with dish soap and rinse with the hottest water that I can stand.

You won't get autolysis from 4 weeks.

I'd say for a Stout use Danstar Nottingham or Safale S-05.

Get the Kettle Special from Sabco.... http://www.brew-magic.com/ketl_blowout.html

It could be the yeast making the flavor bland. What yeast came with the kit? Maybe try doing the same recipe but use some dry Danstar Nottingham or Safale S-05 and see if it's any different

I used a 16 qt pot for extract and PM beers for about a year and half. It can be done, but 20qt would be much better. If you step up to AG in the furture, having 5 gallons of hot water on the side vs 4 gallons is a huge benefit.

Can this be done with a Cooler as the MLT? And the BK will be the only thing direct fired? I dont see why not. I guess it would just take longer to get things heated up.

I can't believe I never looked at this recipe before. I think this will be my next brew.

the 5th element is Love, cuz if we didnt love beer we wouldnt put the time in.

Cuz it takes me 10-15 minutes and I get about 80% efficiency. That's why I batch sparge.

When you are done fly sparging all the wort will be in the boil kettle. Same as when you are done batch sparging. When you're done, you're done. Just think of it as a continuous sparge rather than a 2 step sparge as with batch sparging.