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Adding sugar to Big Heavy Stouts works good for me due to my inclination of making half and half with Lager. IMHO I would not put non fermentables in this brew, the specialty grains are difficult enough to convert so my 2 cents say no sugar. If you are trying to hit the OG use some DME. This...

Wow that was quite a read I confess I did not read all of this thread but found the flow of ideas and questions very enlightening. Thanks all

I embedded this question in another post but that got me really curious. At the MoreBeer web site in the section of Candy Syrups the TIP tab goes to this cat that says he adds the syrup directly to the fermenter bucket to promote higher gravity finish and provide superior yeastie food. The...

Got to be a great addition to the Stout I have been mulling around. Your work is my gain. In an hour we can add a deep carmel plum profile to our wort. I have read where people actually add the commercial product directly to the ferment stage. Anyone have any experience doing that? I am a little...

Wow! Had 8 bottles today "so far" and it is a screaming sucess! One of my best brews to date. This one will be in my rotating for sure. I think if my mash PH had been perfect this may have been my best brew ever. Curious thing about this beer is the bottle krousen, a tilt of the bottle and it...

Bottled last night. I brewed this on the 2nd of Jan. When I racked it on the 8th I thought the Ale tasted citrusy, bready, and a little cloving. I saved 8 oz when I bottled and chilled it to drink. I now see after a little conditioning and the dry hopping, the flavor profile has really...

Wow ! I was having fun here. Who let the bummer in? Not a criticizing kind of thread so I won't espouse further. I don't usually chuckle at FART jokes but ever one was appropriate? And yes , thought the peyote comment was a little politically incorrect. It was funny! Let's get back to funny...

Racked today- will rest a day or two. S-04 / OG =1.065 / FG = 1.018 Grape fruity and just sweet enough Will Dry Hop with my remaining two oz of Citra Leaf after one more rack I'll let that go 5 days and bottle. I hope to drink a bottle or six before I begin my month long annual fast during the...

Talking to a buddy about the IPA I was fermenting co-worker asked - what is that? Me - India Pale Ale long pause co-worker - so is that made on the reservation?

Chugging along, nice smell from the two batches Strange solids at the top of the carboy from the solids I mentioned. Looks like cottage cheese but I have seen this before.

Made this today! Kicking off the new year with a brew day. That's a lot of late addition CITRA. All grain version, and the first run yielded 5.2 gallons of wort at 155* The OG was dead on 1.065. Color looked a little dark. Crummy electric stove takes forever to boil so it always takes 30 min...

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What would you think about tossing 5 gal of new STOUT wort on top of that cake?

Stout in the bucket 13 days now. This STOUT will be a big beer. A 5 gal batch made entirely from the first run off of 18 lbs of grain. It got its color from a bag of black in the boil. I used 3 oz of hops 60,10,5 min so it is bitter and has a distinct IPA charteristic. I have dubbed it Obsidian...

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Ok gonna wash the Stout Yeast and then make a starter later tonight. About how much of the yeast will I use, like a half inch in the bottom of a half pint?

Ok just over a half pint of yeast and trub were in the bottom of the primary bucket of Stout. I had cold crashed the 4.5 gallon batch in the fridge for two days prior. I siphoned the beer out and into a secondary fermentation bucket yesterday and put the yeast cake in a sanitized jar, Yielding...