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I brewed a 1 gallon extract Stout. Chocolate Covered Cherry. I just racked it into secondary with the cocoa nibs. Its going to be thin on body I can already tell. It tastes great so far. How much maltodextrin should I use when I bottle it? And whats the best method to introduce it at the...

As always, I appreciate any input you have on this. I recently started carbonating with corn sugar. True to everything I read, it is a way better method of carbonating than using carbo drops. The problem is that now I have at least two unused containers of carbo drops. My question is this: Can I...

I ordered a vial of WLP039 Midlands Ale Yeast. I'm going to use it in a 2 gallon extract stout. I made it last year and it was good, but I think it can be better with a top shelf yeast. My questions are these. 1. For a 2 gallon batch, can I just pitch 1/2 of the vial as opposed to all of it...

I'm going to batch prime a 2.5 gallon Belgian ale tonite. I have figured out how many grams of dextrose I'll need to achieve the desired CO2. My question is this: how much water should I use to mix the dextrose and boil prior to bottling? I've read that its 2 cups of water for a 5 gallon batch...

So i've been on a serious belgian beer kick lately. Its all I want to drink. I started thinking "can I make a belgian cider?" Here it is. An apple cider with belgian candy sugar added, instead of table sugar, and 1/2 a cup of steeped coriander tea mixture. I fermented for 9 days with Nottingham...

I was reading in a home brew magazine a recipe for dry hopped cider. In the recipe it said to cold crash the cider once the airlock activity subsides, and add the hops while the cider is in the frig. Leave in the frig for 2 days. Then bottle. I have a couple questions about the "then bottle."...

A couple months ago I purchased two cans of a Brew Demon Hefeweizen extract. I brewed the first, but had to order a can of 320g liquid brewing enhancer to complete as it was recommended. It turned out pretty good. Everyone who's had the beer loves it. I have another can of the Hefeweizen...

A couple months ago I purchased two cans of a Brew Demon Hefeweizen extract. I brewed the first, but had to order a can of 320g liquid brewing enhancer to complete as it was recommended. It turned out pretty good. Everyone who's had the beer loves it. I have another can of the Hefeweizen...

Have been home brewing for about 6 months now. Have made some great beer with extract kits. Lately i've been drinking a lot of high abv belgian beers, and decided I wanted to make one. I purchased a BrewFerm Belgian Abbey Ale extract kit. This thing comes with some very detailed instructions...

I'm sitting here having my morning coffee, looking at a 2 gallon Oatmeal Stout (all extract) that I made yesterday. It has started to ferment. Being in my 40's I remembered a dumb commercial from my childhood. So now I have the thought of "fermentaa-tion it's making me wait"...running through my...

I'm going to make a Oatmeal Stout from an extract. I read that lactose can aid in the mouth feel and taste of the beer. My questions are these: 1. As I'm making an extract, will the lactose add any measurable taste and feel? or would that already be in the extract? 2. Making 2 gallons. How...

Making a brew demon hard cider kit. When I was filling the airlock a couple drops ended up in the must. Am I screwed? Will this kill my yeast and fermentation? It's a 2 gallon batch. Thanks

I made my first batch with an extract, and it turned out really good. Was a big hit at family Christmas. For my next batch I purchased an oatmeal stout extract kit. I want to have it ready for St Patricks Day. I wanted to make it a vanilla oatmeal stout. my questions are these: 1. when do I add...

So far i've made two batches of beer since I started brewing. One was 1 gallon all grain Belgian Ale recipe. It fermented really well for about 3 days then stopped. I left it in the primary for two weeks, then transferred it to a secondary fermenter for two weeks. Bottled and let it sit for two...

I have brewed with extracts in the past, although not recently. I have decided to get back into homebrewing. After weeks of research I purchased the Best Beer 1 gallon beginner kit. I want to start brewing with grain. My first batch is going to be a Winter Belgian. Starting with a typical...