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Ok, so I am going to try and to a clone of hopslam. I have been hopping around different styles and just need a beer that is hoppy and amazing, so I am hoping that I can either reproduce this beer or possibly make my own version. My current recipe is this: 16 lb two row 1.5 lb munich 1.5 lb...

I really considered that, but I was feeling pretty done that night. I spilled the first round of priming solution all over my floor, so after an hour of cleaning I just wanted to finish haha. I got a chance to try it this weekend. First pour proved to be not fully carbonated, which i expected...

Update: Beer was bottled on August 7. All went well. Enormous trub on the bottom of primary. I have a feeling that the higher ABV of this beer made the yeast go crazy. Used corn sugar dissolved in 2 cups of hot water then mixed into the primaries. Minimal trub was kicked up. Really looking...

haha agreed, I just do it to satisfy some urge in me to know exactly where my fermentation is at all times. I only open a bottle a week at the week mark of previous brew until I find it satisfactory. I guess I just like to be meticulous. Oh and to clear something up, I didnt use 7 1/2 lb of...

Well you've talked me into staying with the primary. Ill just continue to hold the temperature at 62-64 and make sure it doesnt flux for the next month or so. I know there are a lot of flavors that I would like to seep in so that I don't have anything overpowering. I had thought about adding an...

An update: I was watching my fermentation temp, and I noticed that my temp was continuing to rise. It reached near 78 F at one point, so I made a bath out of two larger styrofoam "coolers" and filled them with cool water and ice dropping the temp down to 60-64 F. I am hoping the shock from the...

Ok so I started my hot chocolate stout, hot in two ways: ancho chili in boil, as well as cinnamon. I also added cocoa powder and Irish moss in last 5 min as well as a vanilla bean. Racking to the split fermentors was like syrup, very thick. One is also fermenting a little quicker/ started...