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I definitely will. Brew day is right now, actually. About 3/4 way through the boil. I was just wondering if anyone had tried a combination like this and could give me an idea what to expect. :)

Hi all. My first brew ever was a partial-mash scotch-ale milk stout with single malt scotch added in secondary. It didn't come out right (scorched the mash, and had too much specialty malt), and now that I have a few other beers under my belt that came out better (including a 10.3% winter ale...

Just wanted to follow up on this. I did use a half packet of US05, and after 4 weeks in the bottle it has a good head to a gentle pour and the flavors are mellowing out nicely. I pitched way too hot at 85F (didn't prepare enough chilled water, and don't have a wort cooler), and I think I can...

Is the US-05 neutral? No risk of unintended flavors by pitching a different strain of yeast to condition for months?

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to this one. I sampled the bit I pulled out for the SG measurement the other day, and it has LOADS of promise. Probably won't have a chance to bottle it until next Monday or Tuesday anyway, so I'll have another week to make absolutely sure it's done and to...

Yeah, I fully expect this to take a while to condition, I just want to make sure it'll actually carb OK without having to re-pitch. I'm planning on holding back at least a dozen bottles for next year. I didn't use too many dark malts in this. The darkest caramel was 60lv, the chocolate was a...

Hi everyone, I had a post a few weeks ago about a scotch ale milk stout beer I brewed as my first go at home brewing, which didn't work out so well, and since then I've had one batch go off very well, and a second that's well on it's way. My second batch was a spiced pumpkin ale which...

Will not pitching with a starter really cause the yeast to not finish fermenting? That's good to know, I'll crack another one this weekend and try not to get bummed out. lol Anticipated FG was 1.024. It was very sweet at 1.035. It's a milk stout, but I only put 1lb of lactose in the boil...

First off, hello. My name's Luke. My wife and I recently decided to pick up homebrewing (me) and homewining (her). I'm on my second batch of brew, and the first is bottled and should be ready to chill this weekend or next. I had a couple of questions for you guys, and searched around but...