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Switch to dry extract. No scorching period

It depends on what your going for. If u want an easy drinking blonde that's enjoyable u don't want to go too strong. I used three pounds of strawberries and puréed them. It had a nice aroma and strawberry flavor. I just opened my last bottle and after three months it still tasted like the day I...

Three lbs is a lot of honey in five gallons. I would cut it back to two. U can add one in the boil and one at secondary to add more honey flavor as most is lost during initial fermentation. If u have access to fresh fruit I would use three pounds of strawberries, and purée them. Then rack beer...

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U have to have the tank and a regulator. U first have to put enough pressure in the tank, around 30 psi to carb the beer. Then u will use the tank again to keep a co2 blanket to push the beer down

I didn't use chocolate. I used chocolate grains. It was a mellow mix of all theee

I would assume so. I made a chocolate vanilla java stout, and I added vanilla and the coffee after a week. I added cold steeped coffee tho

I would say add it a little at a time to your carboy. Let it sit a little bit and sample it. If u think its not enough add a little more until u get your desired taste

I know it can be a bitch with the fryer having a timer on it. Look it up in these forums. U can remove it in five minutes and not worry Bout forgetting and have it shut off....great pics tho!!

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This was made only using crystal 10

Well u could actually keep the light dme. But still up the grain. U should get a nice color out of it as we'll as some nice flavor. It will look brown until it clears

U could always use an amber dme. And I would up the crystal to 1 lb. steep it until the color looks good to u

Don't think they meant what you think. I think a lot of us like using a carboy for fermenting because unlike a white bucket, u can see what's going on at the various stages of fermentation. That doesn't mean that it's out in the open

U could also switch to dry malt extract. It doesn't just sit on the bottom. Little more expensive, but worth it to me

Read the brew tips section and your question is answwreed

You won't get an accurate hydro reading if u take it before u top it off with water. It will be higher due to the concentration in three gallons

I've had great results using the smack pack yeasts. Smack it, pitch it and enjoy your beer!!

That's what I did to mine. I couldn't rack because all my car boys were full. I poured it in shook it a bit and let it sit. Turned out great

I made an imperial ipa and used a total of 10 oz of hops in a five gallon batch. Came out to 150 ibus. Used 7.5 oz in the boil and 2.5 oz as a dry hop. It's bitter as all hell and I love it!!