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I've just brewed a RIS with a OG of 1.105, pitched 2 pallets of rehydrated Nottingham yeast on it. I have a 1" blow off tube to put in the carboy, but I started wondering if I were to leave it loosely covered with foil for a day, while the yeast are reproducing, would that be beneficial? I...

I just pitched Nottingham yeast that was showing no activity when hydrating it. I have read that it is not a sign that the yeast are inactive...however, I had a batch that did not ferment well with Nottingham the last time I used it (pitched dry right onto wort that time) and a guy at a...

Hi everyone, I'm brewing my first oatmeal stout. After tasting de-bittered black malt I've decided I wanted to do a whole pound for a strong coffee flavor. Thoughts / opinions? Style: Oatmeal Stout Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 7 gallons...

Hi, I started this recipe wanting a stout with a nice roasted character. But then I thought to add cocoa to it because I had a porter recipe which I had added cocoa to that was really good. I'm wondering if chocolate will go well with the roasted barley and the higher IBUs of this beer...

Brewed this stout yesterday. Brew day went really well and it is now bubbling vigorously through the blow-off tube. :) Method: All Grain Style: (my own) 'Murican Chocolate Milk Oatmeal Stout Boil Time: 75 min Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 8 gallons Boil...

I fermented a blueberry pomegranate wine in a plastic bucket, now the smell won't go away. Is it ruined for brewing beer now or is there something that will get that smell out?

I brewed my first stout 3 weeks ago and had an expected OG of 1.055 but what I measured was 1.044(with temp correction)... This was an extract recipe so it wasn't just poor efficiency. Today I checked and the FG is holding at 1.026 which is quite a bit higher than the expected 1.015 estimated...

Hello all, I'm new to brewing and for my next batch I want to try a Stout. I came up with this recipe and wanted your thoughts on it. Boil size 4.75 Batch size ~4.25 5.25lbs LME Dark 1.1lbs LME Wheat 1lb Crystal 20L 12oz Roasted Barley 300L 8.8oz Chocolate Malt 350L (I have 8.8oz...