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I have read a bunch of threads here about adding coffee to beer and the resounding response I see is to cold brew coffee and add it to the beer. I have done this a few times and I don't get the coffee flavor that I am looking for. With my imperial stout, I would like to add cracked whole bean...

Recently brewed my 1st NEIPA. I was worried about bottling it with some of the oxidation horror stories, but it turned out great! 10lbs 2-row 1lb wheat 1lb oats .5 lb crystal 20 1oz Magnum @45 minutes 1oz Each Citra, Simcoe, Motueka at whirlpool 1oz each Citra, Simcoe, Motueka at 48 hrs post...

I brewed a NEIPA on Monday 4/2/18. SG of 1.060 and I pitched a starter with WLP066 London Fog. Fermentation was nice and steady when I checked it Tuesday morning. I dry hopped 48 hours post pitch. I took a gravity reading on Saturday and got 1.014. Haven't taken another sample yet, but it still...

I'm finally going to "build" a fermentation chamber. I'm thinking a chest freezer or old fridge with a temperature controller. What would you recommend for a heating element? Temperature controller? Building this is a whole new world for me, I could use any/all help you can give me!

My basement sits around 60* during the winter. My last brew, I tried setting my fermentation bucket on a thick towel to get it off the cold tile, and I wrapped it in a blanket, but it didn't help much. It is hard to get my temperature above 62*. What are some ways to increase the temperature of...

I washed yeast for the 1st time last night. I washed California Ale yeast from my brown ale. I followed a thread here on HBT, but I'm not sure if I did it right. Is that all yeast on the bottom? These jars have sat in the fridge for the past 24 hours or so.

I brewed an All-Grain Oatmeal Stout: 8lbs - 2-row 1 1/2lbs - Flaked Oats 1lb - Munich 8oz - Chocolate Malt 8oz - Crystal 40 6oz - Roasted Barley (300*) 6oz - Roasted Barley (500*) 4oz Crystal 80 1oz Magnum hops at 60 minutes London Ale yeast with a starter So now my questions lol. While the...

Ok this could be a dumb question. When I use a beer thief to draw a sample, I can't read my hydrometer because of the foam from the star-san. Can I rinse the thief after I sanitize it to get rid of the foam?