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Word of warning...funky hop flavors may arise from excessive hop-bursting to hit bitterness levels. I have had great success by getting 80% of total bitterness with a neutral mid/high alpha hop early in the boil, and 15 minute additions for flavor. I haven't wasted hops on late boil...

If you could put it on a dimmer switch to slow it down. Yeast respond well to a slight stirring... ...pulling 4 G's, not so much, unless it's space yeast. You know...freeze dried, like space ice cream? Buzz Aldrin won't drink any beer that isn't made from it I hear.

Maybe that one was designed for diet coke...not as many empty calories, hence the smaller volume...:ban:

Anyone hear/see competition style guidelines for this yet?

I would think so...but more is almost always better when it comes to pitching rate and bigger beers. As far as batch sparging goes...I do a modified batch sparge with overall efficiency rates fairly high. When I say modified I mean that I use my water in thirds, instead of even halves like a...

Does this fairy god-penguin you speak of wear a tutu, by chance? I'm just asking...because without some type of base malt/extract...it is going to be one ugly ballerina of a beer.

Refractometers are dependent on their own readings. In other words, you have to take a refractometer reading of your wort pre-fermentation, and then another post-ferm. Then you can figure it out from there. I have never been able to interchange readings from a hydrometer with readings from a...

Use this link to give you an approximate expectation of the beer you designed, and then you can play with the different changes in your grain bill to hit your desired target color/gravity. http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/gravity.html Or you can leave it alone, add a pound of roast...

Think about adding some roasted barley...IMO stouts don't taste like a stout without it. Plus it looks like your recipe might not be dark enough as it stands now. I would revise your batch for 6 gallons, to offset liquid losses due to evaporation and yeast slurry. When brewing a strong beer...

I do mix the rice hulls into the grain bed, as well as use a layer on the bottom to act as a filter. FWIW. I believe that the layer of rice hulls I use under the grain bed helps distribute even bed pressure, and promote a level foundation for the grainbed. IMO it also helps negate the tendency...

I usually hit anywhere from 85-92% depending on how much grain I have in my 10 gallon Rubbermaid tun. I observed the highest efficiencies on seven to ten gallon batches using a step mash with around 17-20 lbs of grain using a modified batch sparge. And my final sparge time rarely takes more...

I simply wedged one of those red racking cane filter-caps to a short section of racking cane and jammed it into the picnic tap. It kind of resembles a sparkler on English beer engines (hand pulls). I leave stouts on very little pressure (8 psi) until I serve, then I bump it to 20 psi. This...