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I'm brewing an imperial stout and I'm trying to decide how much yeast to pitch. It's a 3 gallon batch (on account of mash tun being unable to hold enough malt for 5 gallon high grav batch) with an est. SG of 1.066. I'm using the Wyeast Pitch Activator packs. Their site says you need one pack for...

Alright, here's what I got. Tell me if anything here seems horribly amiss: 5 gallon batch, 60 minute boil: -- 9 LB Extra Light DME -- 4 oz Belgian Aromatic -- 1.5 LB sucrose -- 1 oz East Kent Golding (7.2 AA) 60min -- 0.5 oz Northern Brewer (10.5 AA) 60min -- 1 oz Belgian Saaz (2.6 AA) 10min...

Hey guys, looking to brew a tripel using extract. Was gonna use light DME as the base, but will it be beneficial to steep a pound or so of Vienna, Aromatic, and/or Pilsner malt to add to my wort, or should I go all DME and let the yeast and hops carry the flavor profile? I've seen some differing...

Hey guys, looking to brew my first Black IPA. Going for something strong, in the 8-9 ABV range. Doing a 5 gallon batch. Does this look good? Any suggestions? Boil: -- 9 pounds light dry malt extract Steep: -- 8 oz American Victory -- 6 oz American Black -- 6 oz Carafa III -- 4 oz American...

I've now made two brews, both using recipe kits. Both times my OG readings have come in considerably lower than what the kit says they should be. I read elsewhere that this may be caused by the wort and water not being fully mixed in my primary when I take some out of the top for my hydrometer...

I'm using a recipe kit for an American Stout, and I'd like to add coffee to it. I've read some of the possible techniques, but was wondering if anyone had advice on adding ground coffee to the steep. Read somewhere that 4-8oz of ground coffee in the steep will produce a good coffee flavor w/o...

I'm doing a 5 gallon batch of my first amber ale from a recipe kit and wanted to add some holiday spices to it. I don't want it to be overpowering, so was thinking of doing 2 cinnamon sticks and 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder for last 5 minutes of the boil. Does this sound good? Any recommendations?