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My grain bill 12 lbs pale 2 row 1 lb crystal 60 1 lb American dark chocolate 3/4 lb of roasted barley And 2 lb flaked oats I double milled and let it mash for 90 minutes All in 6.5 gallons of water, once the 90 minutes was up, I poured in another 1/2 gallon of boiling water and let sit for an...

I was able to do it and get a gravity of 1.075. I'll have to wait a few weeks now to see how it turns out

I'm attempting a 16lb grain stout tomorrow. I also got it double milled as well so that the sugar extraction should work a bit better as well as take up slightly less volume. Aiming for a Gravity of 1.081. If i fall quite short of that i'll add some extract.

I think i'm going to stick with the BIAB as it still sounds simplest and works great. I just have 1 further question. If i wanted to brew a high gravity beer, would i be possible for me to use 1 bag, soak for 90 minutes then add in another bag of grain for another 90 minutes to up the gravity...

One of the main reasons i wanted to move away from the brew in a bag, is i've been letting the wort drip out of the grains and as you can imagine, holding a bag with 14 lbs of grain and full of water can be a nuisance and takes a lot of time and energy. I have been unable to find a strainer...

Hi All, I was contemplating making or buying a mash tun. I have watched various videos and done a little research in regards to making a mash tun. However, it seems like it is simple to do, however the bottom filter that you get doesn't look as though it'd be as effective or easy to clean as...

Hi all, I plan to make an extract cream ale and then after fermentation is done, add vanilla beans and cinnamon to it. My question is, should I rack it to a secondary for this or can I pour it into the primary? I should make note that I plan to soak a cinnamon stick and a few vanilla beans...

Hi everyone, I'm currently fermentating an all grain hefeweizen that's 5 lb wheat, 2 lb Munich malt and 4 lbs pilsner. I wanted to ask a question about my yeast as it's the WLP 300. Original gravity was 1.052 I currently have my 5lb fermentater in a swamp cooler and the temps are 62, I know...

Do you guys think an 8 gallon (32 QT) would be sufficient? That's the only ones i can find on walmart or amazon. Maybe if you could send me a recommendation that'd be awesome!

I'm interesting in doing a 5 Gallon Batch of a hefeweizen. I just bought the grain as well a brewing bag to clamp over the sides. I know i need to not tie it off and clamp it so i can stir to avoid clumps. My question needs a little background I only have a 5 gallon kettle, If i was to make the...

I had thought about doing this, but wouldn't you want to get it away from the excess yeast that's floculated? Thanks for the help!

Question on this, I'm going to make this this weekend but I wanted to bounce my plan of you all. I plan to brew a base American ale, ferment that for 10 days then switch to a secondary with the 5lbs of blended mango on it. I plan to buy pre frozen (so it's sterlized) and then sterelize my 2nd. I...

I've noticed that as well; after it's sat for a few weeks, the tartness has gone down a lot. I thought the major part of the problem may have been from the higher than expected fermentation temperature. Thankfully though, the flavors are mellowing out- It has a fantastic aroma to boot.

Sounds like a good plan, I'm going to do both, a starsan spray bottle and then when it comes to a large amount of sanitizer needed, I'll use the idophor. Thanks all!

I use B-T-F IODOPHOR -- It's iodine based so i won't save. I like the idea though of a starsan spray bottle

Hi All, I've heard things from friends but i wanted to run this by everyone on here. I have friends who swear that you can save the sanitizer for 2 weeks until you're ready to bottle (he stores it in a 5 gallon keg) and i've heard never to save sanitizer (at my local brew supply store). I guess...

I like this idea. Does it float sink or mix in? What I've also read is if it floats on top it could turn out looking a bit gross and you have to rack only what's beneath it.

Sounds like i'll be making 2 batches. 1 Batch with pure fresh fruit that i freeze to sanitize and the other a mixture of fresh fruit and extract to give it that extra oomph. Regarding sanitizing the fruit, is freezing it enough or should i also pour sanitizer over it?

Hi All, I'm planning to do a Mango Ale and i was curious as to the best way to go for this. From what I've read, it seems like there's 5 different routes i could go as far as what mango to use as well as 2 different methods for adding it. The 5 different routes i've read say to either use 1)...

Yeah i totally agree, i bought a bunch of extra 3 piece airlocks to avoid this issue in the future. I had re-taped the cap down, the problem was that i took it off momentarily as i cleaned it since it had overflowed due to the excess temperature. The OG was 1.055 and finished was 1.012 and...