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Thanks Yooper. What are your thoughts on using midnight wheat? Looks like one other person mentioned using it in this thread but never updated. Here's the description on it. "Producing no bitter, astringent or dry flavors, Midnight Wheat starts slightly sweet with hints of roasted flavor...

Ok I'm just about set to brew this Saturday. Read most of the thread and think I'm pretty much good to go. I know there's been tons of discussion on subbing the black barley but I still can't decide what to do. Here are my substitution options... Briess black patent malt (500) Paul's UK...

I just added 4oz of roasted cacao nibs and 2 vanilla beans to primary. I wish I would have racked to secondary first because it looks like everything sunk...kind of was expecting them to float. Guess there's not much I can do now...hopefully still get some flavor out of the cacao/vanilla...

I've been getting around 70% lately but for this beer I didn't have the homebrew shop double mill the grains like I usually do and also this was my first all grain recipe with a large grain bill so efficiency probably dropped a good bit because of that too. I'm surprised the 1 ounce of...

Quick update on how my brew day went. Undershot the OG by a lot....ended up at 1.072. Everything else went perfect from maintaining mash temps to the boil and additions...just really disappointed on how poor my efficiency was. I should have been prepared and added some sugar to boost the OG but...

Ok gotcha...appreciate the advice. So just to be clear you aren't recommending any chocolate additions (chocolate/nibs/cacao powder) during the boil, but to get the chocolate flavor from the cacao nib/vanilla primary addition? With the option of adding cacao powder @5 min if you want more of a...

Are you saying to nix the 4oz cacao powder @ 5min and instead use the cacao nibs/vanilla at 5min?

Ok...I'm preparing to brew this one Saturday and have a few questions I was hoping you guys could help me out on. I've read the thread back to page 80 and after reading some comments this is my brew plan...let me know thoughts/opinions. I'm going to stick to the exact grain bill. I'm looking...

I am all set to brew this tomorrow. As some of you mentioned earlier, when I entered this recipe into Beersmith it said the IBU's will be over 60...which push it into the IPA range. Are you guys noticing this beer come out more bitter than it should? Should I consider cutting back on the...

Perfect...thanks for the quick response. Also I figured out my other question...obviously I don't need to sanitize the lime zest since it is going into the boil :smack: Looking forward to brewing this saturday

Hey guys...I've read almost half this thread and still have a couple questions. I think I confused myself by reading it backwards and maybe the recipe has changed over time. Is everyone mashing at 158 degrees or 148? The recipe on the first page says to mash at 158 for 45min but earlier in the...

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How do you measure the exact volume of the beer minus the trub for the priming calculation? Obviously you need to prepare the sugar mixture before racking to the bottling bucket...just wondering how you are getting this calculation?

Thanks for the tips everyone. I will try and shop around online to find a cheaper threaded thermometer and ball valve. I do know of a local restaurant that sells plastic buckets with lids for cheap so I can grab one or two of those. Can someone explain the advantage of the ball valve on the...

Thanks! The kit that I linked above includes these supplies -6.5 Gallon Fermenting Bucket
 -Bucket Lid with Grommet -Econo-Lock 3 piece airlock -5 Gallon Glass Carboy -Carboy Bung -6.5 Gallon Bottling Bucket -Siphon Hose with Shut-Off Clamp -Lab Thermometer
 -Combination...

Hi everyone, I'm completely new to home brewing and have decided to take this up as my next hobby! I've been doing tons of research the last couple weeks and have been reading How to Brew by John Palmer. I also am signed up for a beginner brewing class next week at a LHBS. I have been shopping...