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Can I add Irish moss to the secondary? I am thinking I will boil a tsp of moss in a cup of water for ten mins, cool, and dump in secondary? Will this help me clear the beer I have in secondary?

What would define as "long" time sitting in primary or secondary before bottling?

I am planning to add 8oz malto dextrin for mouthfeel so maybe I don't need the oats since they are hard to convert and I just added them for mouthfeel anyways?

I believe I can't steep oats to get conversion and would need to mash correct? What would I mash oats with to get conversion in a gluten free beer?

Thanks again for the input! I will be brewing this weekend and will keep the thread updated with results!

Thanks for the responses so far, I was contemplating adding malto-dextrin, and whether to add syrup late as well. Now I will do it!

Also wanted to mention I plan to pitch danstar Nottingham.

I am new to brewing ( three gluten extract recipe kits under my belt) and my wife is gluten free and I want to make some homebrew for her, she is sick of redbridge, new planet, and new grist. Based on some research I have compiled the below recipe ( I stole the hop schedule from a place ale I...

The instructions suggest letting the pack sit for three hours after smacking, I assume if you are smacking straight out the frig you are waiting longer than three hours to pitch?

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Have a smack pack of Wyeast greenbelt strain that is refrigerated at 40 degrees, do I names to let this warm to room temp before smacking?

I assume adding the coffee at bottling is going to affect the abv? I am thinking of doing similar to an oatmeal stout I have in primary now. Is there a way to measure the effect the coffee addition will have on the stout abv?

As a noob I picked this kit up from the LHBS as my first brew. I got nervous when I found this thread after already having the wort in primary for a day. Much to my surprise my SG today is 1.018 and OG was 1.055. Going to leave it in primary for another two weeks and bottle! Can't wait to...

I am a noob, bought the brewers best oatmeal stout kit on Saturday as my first brew and had it in primary by Sunday afternoon. I didn't find this thread till monday and started to worry I had picked the wrong kit to try first. But much to my surprise just took an sg of 1.018 and og was 1.055...

Thanks for the tips. How about stove type, I have an electric stove, is that going to handle a 5 gal SS pot, or are most people using propane/ gas burners?

I am also a noob trying to learn as much as possible about best practices before starting. I have read that using a secondary will produce better clarity in the beer and reduce sediment in the bottles. What are your thoughts about that?

I am getting ready to enter the word of homebrewing (very excited), and I want to know people thoughts on equipment I need to start. I am thinking of purchasing a starter kit which includes the following ( I am going to start with extract brewing, to learn the process and possibly move to AG in...