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1-What is the best technique to use Cacao nibs in the secondary? (Soaking them in Vodka or straight in the bucket?) 2- what do you think is the desired amount of nibs for a 5 gallon batch (for aroma and for flavor)? I bought whole raw beans and roasted them in the Oven at 250 for 35min...

How to set the STC-1000 to keep fridge safe? I'm brewing an APA, to use my new controller. But I have hear some stories of burned out compressors with controlers like the STC 1000. I was thinking to set it like this: F1: 19 C F2: Differential at +/- 1 C F3: 8 min Is that OK, or should I leave...

Hello there, For my 5G batch of a Stout I used the next amount of spices: 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/8 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp cloves Yesterday I racked it into a secondary and the green beer tasted pretty good with the cinnamon and nutmeg flavors being the most...

I just tried an IPA recipe that I cooked in April but is really astringent and husky. Would the tannins mellow out with time?

I need to mash 1.2 lb of quick oats plus 1.5 lb of 2 Row. This is my first experiment with Oats. The ''How to brew'' book says you should cook them first, as directed on the package and then mash'em. If the answer is yes, how should I proceed? I was thinking 3.2 quarts of water for this...

The can says to add 2.2 Lb of corn sugar to reach a batch volume of 6 US gallons and a gravity between 1.040 to 1.044. What would be my volume if I just use the can? What would be the gravity for that volume?

Hello, I'm planning to improve a wheat kit from Coopers with 1 oz of dry orange peel plus 1 oz of coriander boiling the whole deal 10min. Reading the book How to brew it says you should prepare the quick oats as directed on the package (0.5 - 1.5 lb per 5 gallon batch). Am I gonna have the...

One of my favorite beers is the Rocky Mountain IPA, very sweet and hoppy beer. In 2012 I cook a beer, mash the grain at 154F and I ended up with a low alcohol very sweet IPA. 10 days ago I cook the same recipe OG 1,069 and I just did another reading and it is 1,009 now, my bucket fermenter still...

I'm fermenting a 3G experimental batch of coffee Porter. I understand that cold brewed coffee is the way to go (added to secondary or bottling time). I'm a coffee lover but I don't want my porter to be overwhelmed by coffee flavor, I'm looking for a good balance of smooth java flavor. I was...

I bottled 60 bottles 48hrs ago for the first time I'm using carbonation tabs, I used Muntons 4 tabs per bottle and there are particles floating in all the bottles.

what brewing APPs are you using for Android? What are the usefull ones for iphone?

After 6 days in the bottles I discovered those were overcarbonated. What are the possibles solutions to this? Someone told me to release the gas and then recap, so I did that but now I'm guessing I'm gonna ended up with under-carbonation.

Does the debri from dry hops affect the readings of the hydrometer? My hydrometer is calibrated to 15 celsius. What is the corrected reading of FG 1,022 at 71,6 F?