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I'm looking to make a hoppy orange wheat, but if possible, I would like to derive the orange flavor from hops only. From what I've Googled, it appears my best bets are Amarillo (resembling tangerines and apricots in my personal experience) and Citra. I've also seen references to Styrian...

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Thanks for the responses! I went over. I was aiming for around 1.094 but must've had less grain absorption than expected and ended up with an extra gallon to boil off, taking my OG to 1.104. Not really; given my previous results and knowing that 007 was highly flocculant, I was expecting my...

Midwest predominantly and MoreBeer occasionally. On one of my first batches, I priced equivalent orders on several sites; Midwest came up cheapest and had good reviews. MoreBeer's prices are decent over $59 at which point you get free shipping, but even then was no better than Midwest's...

I bought this digital thermometer for $12.50 after tiring of inaccuracies with my dial thermometer and breaking my mercury thermometer. In terms of utility:cost, it's my best value brewing-related purchase to date.

I brewed an RIS three weeks ago (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/please-critique-my-imperial-stout-263404/index2.html#post3428261), but in the past week the gravity hasn't budged from 1.028 despite gentle rousing and words of encouragement. The tasted samples are beyond my expectations, but...

I finally brewed this 12 days ago and the sample I just had is awesome: dark fruits, some subtle licorice, and a smooth roasted character. I had initially planned/hoped for more roastiness and should have been more aggressive in that regard as suggested, but I enjoy the sample so much that it's...

Thanks again for the feedback. One more question: I've ended up with some extra Maris Otter; will it be okay to use 10 lbs of MO with the 5 lbs of Munich in this recipe, or will I end up with too much bready/biscuity characteristics? What about conversion? Should I cut the MO down to 5 lbs...

Thanks, cimirie! Based upon your comments and the others, I increased the chocolate content to 12 oz and the black patent to 4 oz. I initially included the pale chocolate to attempt to slightly boost levels of toastiness with respect to roastiness. I think I can probably get some similar...

Thanks a ton to both of you; your suggestions have been very helpful and I've already made some adjustments. In terms of FG, for me it depends on the style. I've just done a couple Belgians that finished just under 1.006 and wish they were maybe a little dryer. On the other hand, I really...

I'd like to start on an imperial stout. The only imperial I've made was a Brewer's Best extract and I'd like to try my hand at a slightly bigger, roastier all grain recipe. 1) Overall, how does this recipe look? 2) I'd like a good amount of roast without being overwhelming. Where on that...

I appreciate the feedback. I've been trying to mute my responses in order to avoid hijacking the thread (sorry, TB) since my original intent was only to express empathy. That said, I brewed a 7 SRM batch last weekend with a 1.35 qt/lb water to grain ratio and read a pH of 6.4 (!) from the mash...

Have you ruled out acetobacter, which can also apparently cause nail polish remover odors?

I bought one of these 42 quart pots with steamer from ebay for ~$105. (The image shows a 30 qt pot, but it's a 42 qt like the title states.) Before purchasing, I sent a question to the seller about the dimensions and the grade of steel, here was his response: "The material is 18/8 which...

Thanks; I probably will. I don't think I would have bothered with checking the wort pH if I hadn't been worried about the sparge water pH. My mash pH ended up being pretty close and for my next sparge, I'll try some 5.2 pH stabilizer and be done with it. In this case, I don't think the pH...

I just did my first AG two weeks ago; after 12 hours in the kitchen, an irritated swmbo, and a beer I was sure was ruined before even pitching the yeast, I was near ready to call an end to my budding homebrew career. I had trouble getting my mash pH in range, which was exacerbated by the...

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It looks like you have a pretty sizable gap between the interior wall and washer. If you can compress the spigot seal against the wall a bit, your leaks should stop. (See the fourth post in this thread for an example.) If you need to fill out space to accomplish this, a couple more flat...

Thanks; I am mostly concerned about the diameter since I am restricting myself to the stove top (for now) but also wanted a three ply bottom to reduce odds of scorching. I decided that the Thunder Group pot was probably an alternately branded version of the Winware 40 qt pot of the same price...

Does anyone have a Thunder Group 40 qt stainless stock pot and happen to know the dimensions? The numbers listed various places online (10" x 22") are nonsensical, producing a pot that is only 30 qts and over twice as tall as it is wide. How is the pot for brewing?