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So I'm finally getting around to brewing this bad boy this weekend (tomorrow I hope!) and had a few questions on my subs. As I said above I have no Chinook but I have Zythos and Citra. I am thinking of subbing the Citra for the Chinook as Mtitus did above, except for the first addition. I...

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It does seem to me to add an awesome color though. This brew is one of the nicest copper / orange colored beers that I've ever seen.

Yeah, I get anywhere from 6-8 batches on mine. Just remember that you really only need like a 30 sec blast when using O2. Also, I don't have the regulator full open, more like 75% or so. I look at the airstone to see when its right. One last thing was my regulator is pretty finicky - if I open...

As long as you are very sure that your initial batch was uninfected, and you are very careful so as to not contaminate things, I don't see a problem in doing this. I would mash low and prob add some malts for body like Melanoidin malt or some Carapils for some mouthfeel. All that sugar may end...

Just leave enough of the brown on the surface of the cake to keep it covered. 1/2" should do the trick. Make sure to put the airlock back on once you're done with the siphon and it should be fine for that amount of time. The yeast is basically dormant right now anyways, so that amount of time...

Ended up doing 4oz, 2 of each. Note that the grain bill might seem a little overly complicated, but that stems from what I had on hand. It could prob be simplified - the important bit is the 8oz of special carafa III @ the last 20 min of the mash. This gives the intense dark color with almost...

Bringing back an old thread, but this one turned out so good. One of the best I've ever brewed! Here she is:

Brewing this soon! Looks fantastic. One question though: I don't have any Chinook, but I do have plenty of Citra and Zythos. I was thinking of just subbing 1:1 Zythos for Chinook. Zythos is supposed to be a citrusy blend of hops and I think that it will be appropriate here. Also, I was...

So what do you think about my high OG?? Should I let it ride or dilute? I think that with a beer like this, it can stand up to the higher ABV, and might actually be nice on a cold fall day our after a meal.

Just added 8 cups (I want it to shine!!) to the base I did 2 weeks ago. My recipe was close, but not exact: 5# US-2-row 4# Wheat Malt 8oz Carapils 8oz Flaked Wheat 2oz Aromatic Malt UK Northern Brewer [13IBUs] American Hefe Yeast WLP320 8 Cups +/- fresh watermelon Smells and looks awesome...

So I brewed this yesterday and followed the recipe fairly well. I didn't have all of the grains on hand, but I did have Denny's 1450 and some Magnum. Followed all of the spice, molassas, and pumpkin (sprinkled with brown sugar before baking for some extra caramelly goodness). Here is my grain...

About to brew this today, but used yeasties that I had on hand. Has anyone tried this with Hefe IV WL380?? I have it going on my stirplate right now. From the description that yeast puts off a lot of clove, with minimal banana.... Should still be good, right?

This looks amazing - I've been wanting to brew the Stone version since I heard about it and this seems like the way to go! How prominent is the cherry flavor with that concentrate? I feel like I want to just be able to tell that its there, but not be overpowering.

I really dig that oatmeal stout lable! did you make that yourself from scratch? any templates?

Lookin' good! I usually just prop the box up with the outlet and inlet pointing down for a while and let it drain. That gets most of the water out of it.

Sounds great! Looks like I'll be doing a 2/1 ratio of Motueka to Citra for the hops. I'm looking at getting this recipe anywhere between 25-35IBU's. I am planning on mashing at about 154 (pretty much my standard temp) to have a little bit of body considering the appetite of the 3711 and the...

Point taken. Brewing on Saturday. My first 'remote' brew day on my rig. Taking my equipment to a buds place in San Diego for a BBQ/brew day. I do have a snag..... I am out of sorachi ace and my LHBS is also out. Any recommendations on hop replacements or a hop bill in general. I have...

Hopsaholic: Hmmm.... my last wit used some aciduated malt and was really good. I think for my first crack at a saison I am going to keep it simple grain wise and leave out the spices. Thanks for the input!

Thanks Bruin, So here's my plan for this weekend. 1) drop the 7# of 2-row to 6# 2) drop the 16oz of honey to 8oz 3) switch the centennial bittering addition to Motueka (more fruitiness & goes well with the Sorachi Ace) 4) add a dry hop addition of Sorachi Ace. Right now I am aiming for around...