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So I made a cider. Made a mistake and put a cinnamon and clove stick in while fermenting 1.5 weeks. It came out super bitter. Undesirable to me. I needed to add sugar to back sweeten. i mean lots of sugar. Cups. Its now been 4 hours since j bottles.. I just opened one to test the CO2. Very...

Can i get an opinion for the below? I want a dominant grapefruit flavor. Thoughts? 1.083OG 1.025FG 59IBU 3SRM 7.6%ABV 12.5 lb 2-Row (US) 2.0 lb Vienna (US) 8.0 oz Carapils (DE) 1.0 oz Simcoe (US) 60 min 0.5 oz Mosaic™ (US) 30 min 0.5 oz Mosaic™ (US) 15 min 0.5 oz...

Okay thanks. This was my first ever brew and I haven't used Brewers Friend before. But those estimates makes me feel better.

11.5 lb 2-Row (US) 1.0 lb Chocolate (US) 0.5 lb Roasted Barley (US) Mashed at 154 1.0 oz Target (UK) Safale S-04 1.0 oz Hazelnut Extract 1.0 days Bottle 16.0 oz Lactose 20.0 min Boil 8.0 oz Cocoa Nibs 7.0 days Secondary 5.0 oz Cocoa Powder 15.0 min I had a little too much water so I boiled...

What does every use to calculate the amount of Mash water needed? Does anyone have any apps they use on their phone? Is there an excel sheet that anyones created to assist in this?

Wow. Super generous. Tis' the season. I'm in!

Isn't this true for beer in general?

Subscribing. Is this the all grain version you guys are using? If not, can someone post it? Also has anyone tried both extract and all grain? Pros/cons? Likes Disklikes? I did a 5 gallon all grain batch 7Lbs 2 row 2 Lbs light brown sugar. 1LB lactose Then at kegging added 5oz root beer...

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No not necessarily. However I want the grapefruit to be very apparent. The above recipe is something I found and it looked okay to me but i don't have a review on it. If you or anyone has a all grain that you've used and recommend that will produce a easily distinguished grapefuit flavor...

Hey Guys, Looking to brew an all grain grapefruit IPA this weekend. Found the below, however i'd like to use centennial, cascade and amarillo. What would your guys suggestions be for incorporating the above into the recipe below? All Grain Recipe - 1.064/1.012 (5.5 Gal) Grain Bill...

So is your cider clear? Or do you still have haze? How long do you bottle after pitching?

What batch size do you usually have to warrant the 3/4 cup? How many batches have you completed like this?

Thanks guy. Is it okay to add a cinnamon stick the in primary? I've read some articles where so say yes.

Morning, Making some cider for the first time and was going to do a two gallon batch. From what I've read the sugar in the apple juice should be enough to be about 6%. How true is this? I plan on heating to 170 for a bit, but how long is good? Also since I'm only doing a two gallon batch...

Thanks guys. I'll just use table sugar for now.

Hmm, maybe brown sugar?

Thanks everyone for the quick reply. Does anyone prefer a specific sugar they like for stouts? I was thinking dextrose as there wont be any additional flavoring that honey, or syrup etc would give.

Hello! I just started brewing and completed my first all grain batch this past weekend, a Nutella Stout. It's been sitting in primary now since Saturday night. Airlock slowed so much that I pulled a sample and took the gravity and gave it a taste. Tastes awesome so far! Super smooth and a...