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That low amount of spice addition is a concern for me because a lot of the other recipes out there call for larger amounts and multiple additions. Thanks for the input.

For those of you that did the NB smashing pumpkin did you feel the spice addition was enough? Thanks.

For those of you that did this beer, was the 1 tspn of spice enough for your taste. Thanks in advance.

Alright so here I am with another update. I bottled this batch on the 23rd of October, and here I am 3 weeks later to tell you this beer is simply awesome. Initially I said it was like SN Torpedo, but the samples I had were straight from primary. Three weeks later I feel this beer turned out...

Here's another update almost a month post brew. Today was bottle day for me, but over the past few weeks I've learned that my starting gravity was not that far off. Apparently I did a poor job of mixing the late corn sugar addition which lowered my estimated gravity. Individuals that have...

This was an all grain batch and I used two different hydrometers that I purchased from NB and got the same results with both. My wort gravity was spot on at 1064 prior to corn sugar addition. I was just wondering if I just didn't mix it up well enough or let it steep long enough in order for the...

Here is some history on why I have a question. A month ago I brewed up NB all grain Houblonmonstre Tripel IPA. The final gravity was suppose to be 1082, and I got 1076. No big deal on being slightly off but I thought I would do the same kit again and try to get closer to the potential starting...

Well I just finished mine up and for the most part t went well, but I over estimated water loss and absorption and ended up with a starting gravity of 1.069 which is somewhat disappointing. I also feel my low gravity is due to my MLT's dead space. I ended up pouring mine through a strainer...

Let me know how it turns out boater. I'll be brewing mine up tomorrow morning, and looking forward to the challenge. How did you transfer yours to primary?

As I said in post #74 I was going to brew this one up doing all grain, and I planned to do it that weekend but it has been delayed until this weekend. I made a 1230 mL starter yesterday with two packs of wy 1272, using a stir plate, and plan to let that work at 68-70 degrees for 3 days. I...

I just started looking into a pumpkin ale for next month, and from what I've read you add the pumpkin to your mash. Suggested temp of 152. This was taken from northern brewer. "If you want to incorporate actual vegetables in this recipe, you'll need to provide your own 8 to 10 pound pumpkin...

kc, Thanks for pointing that out. I guess I read that you wanted the starter to match the batch gravity to avoid shocking the yeast. Thanks for the heads up.

I'll tel you how I do my starters: star san anything that is post boil, check you're pitch rate with www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html, determine what you need for a starter volume, I try to get the gravity of the starter to be the same as the beer I'm trying to make, pitch the yeast, put on a...

Freeze your melon, let primary sit for a month, add melon to secondary first and let it thaw out, rack beer on top of melon. Let it sit on top of melon until you see fit.

Let it sit in the primary for a month next time =)

Doesn't your hydrometer measure 1.016?

The point of checking pre boil gravity is to see if you're where you need to be with the pre boil gravity. I use this equation to determine pre boil gravity: Pre-boil gravity = (post-boil gravity)*(post-boil volume)/(pre-boil volume)[example: 29= 40*5/6.85] So if you're doing a 1.040 SG recipe...

Considered a stir plate?

My suggestion is to always check pre boil gravity and make sure you lauter at a rate of 1 quart a minute. I'm only two all grain batches in, and have followed Palmer's suggestions on all grain and have had efficient extraction of over 30 based off this equation: "Measure the gravity in the...

How did your saison turn out? I've used the 3522 twice now. The first beer had an OG of 1066 and my second which is still fermenting had an OG of 1076. I'm curious was yours a fast ferment? Both times I've used this most of my airlock activity had died down within 5-6 days after pitching. I have...