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Just finished up this recipe and have a little concern. My post-chill sample had a strong 'green' taste amongst the soft dark malt and minute chocolate. I am hoping that settles out. I plan on tossing in some cocoa nibs towards the end of ferm. OG - 1.0547 Could have done better on the mash...

drew out about a gallon out the mash and used it to sparge + hot water. at the end of the day, ended up with exactly 5 gallons and a OG of 1.0547

I am doing the left hand milk stout recipe found here on the boards. 11lbs of grain and I mistakenly mashed with about 6gl of water. Frack. Im crunching numbers now and am about 20 mins into the 75 min mash. Now catching my mistake, can I save it? Mash tun with copper manifold...

I am interested in brewing a white chocolate stout. I searched, but 'white' and 'chocolate' were too common to narrow down to a single thread. Has anyone attempted this? Success/Failure? Worth the brew? :rockin: Hoping to brew this coming Sunday (no disrespect to you fooseball fans).

this is awesome. i pondered a recipe involving bananas this morning and was wondering how much banana would do the trick to give me a subtle, but present flavor. how has the 5lbs of banana affected the taste? is it strong or overpowering? is it "true" banana flavor?

ah, as i ponder the idea, it would seem like a hassle to change it in and out. instead of rushing to brew again, i will just save $$ for a cooler. thanks for satiating my haste. cheers all!

any input at all?

Hi all, I intend to install a SS braid in my kettle so I can mash in it. It is already affixed with a brass valve and removable pick-up drainage spout. Question is, if I leave the SS braid attached during boil, will I have to worry about a clogged drainage from the trub? Or would it be wise...

Excellent, thanks fellas. I will check out the price of some DME around me and go from there. If it is not too big of an investment, I might spring. Already a 50 dollar batch :(

yes, my thermos are correct. i used two diff thermos in the actual mash ( an electric and a floating *camewiththekit* thermo. both registered the same temp) then i poked in a third, and it too, registered the same. Like I mentioned, my grain bag was awfully small, there was very little room for...

Process: 5.5gal batch 12 lbs belgian pilsner malt 1.13 munich .50 carafoam .50 caramel 60l .50 melanoiden few ounces of Citra BIAB with 10 gal kettle. Mashed at 154F, lost about 4 degrees over 1 hour. 60 min boil RIC to 70F in 20 minutes, pitched California Ale yeast...

Thanks for all the input, This past Sunday was brew day for me. At flame out, I began circulating tap water through the IC and it took about 3 minutes till it was cool to the touch. At which point I started collecting in my vessel and adding ice. About 10# of ice did the trick and I was...

This is excellent, thanks guys. I will take this all into account

Hey Guys, New to posting here. Been lurking for a few weeks now. Last night I put together a quick and cheap recirculating IC, but have a question about the cooling capacity. I piggybacked off a bilge pump that I have for a portable "Big Kahuna" surfing shower. The vinyl line that fed from the...