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I like big (11% to 14% abv) bourbon-barrel imperial stouts. I gave up home brewing for a number of years, but I'm getting back into it on a limited basis - to brew (big) imperial stouts. I've had these questions for years. I've done countless hours of searches and have come up with a wide...

My goal was to make a high gravity imperial stout and condition it on bourbon-soaked American oak cubes. On 1/6/2024 I made the Brewers Best RIS extract kit, and added 275g of Briess Golden DME to up the abv. Using [exactly] 5-gallons of water, it went in the fermenter at 1.081, (a little lower...

My plan. I want to brew high gravity imperial stouts, 10% to 14% abv, extract only, 3-gallon batch size. I plan to split the batches into 1 gallon glass jars for aging, mostly with bourbon-soaked oak cubes. That’s as far as I’ve gotten. I’m hung up on the in-between primary stage. I want to be...

I made a Brewers Best 5 gallon extract kit back in 2014 and was hooked immediately. I did one more extract kit before switching over to all-grain. I brewed a lot in the beginning and kept buying bigger and better (and more) equipment. By 2018, my "brew day" started Friday night milling grain and...

I'm getting back into brewing after a 5 year break, but on a smaller scale, (2 -2.5 gallon batches). Most of the equipment for home brewing seems to be aimed at 5 gallon (and above). I had an idea for a wort chiller/fermentation system. I was hoping to get some feedback before I spend the money...

I searched the threads to try and find this answer. I've seen some threads where it seemed like someone was asking a similar question, but I couldn't find any responses that directly answered the specific question I have. I'm going to brew a simulated bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout. I plan...

I'm planning to do a barrel-aged Imperial According to BJCP, an Imperial Stout is 8% to 12% abv. some BA stouts are 14.5% to 15% abv. Barrel aging doesn't increase abv by THAT much. Just curious. .

Hey guys, I decided to try my hand at home brewing in 2014. I bought a few pieces of equipment on craigslist or Offer Up, a Brewer's Best extract kit, and I was hooked, (i.e. obsessed). I was/am retired. I spent most of my adult life as a weekend warrior rock star playing guitar in bands. That...

It's been awhile. I wasn't sure which forum to post this in. If it fits better somewhere else move it. I had a (mild) interest in trying to brew beer back in 2014-2015, so over the next few months I made a couple Brewers Best kits with about $100 worth of miscellaneous equipment I bought, most...

I brewed beer for years and this website was not only a daily routine but an indispensable part of my home brew journey. I stopped brewing around the end of 2018 and so I had no need to visit here. My wife and I decided to get into not only cheese making, but yogurt, sour cream, butter...

I have an Inkbird Dual temp controller. I had my chest freezer plugged into it using it as a fermentation chamber. I remember reading somewhere a guy went into detail explaining how to get into the wiring of the chest freezer to disable the onboard thermostat and how to hard wire an external...

I bought a 2.5 gallon glass jar to use as a primary fermenter. I would like to be able to do closed transfers into a 1.75 gallon corny keg. The lid for this jar is extremely cheap, thin metal. I was wondering if anyone has done this and what hardware did you use? I know I need a gas side...

I'm gearing down to small batch brewing. I haven't nailed down exactly what size batches until I figure out what equipment I want to buy. I kind of know what I want to do - I'm just trying to figure out the best way to do it. I know I'm going to be getting a Williamswarn Counter Pressure...

EDITED: My original reason for posting this was to hopefully get opinions about using a sous vide immersion recirculator or an induction cook top for step mashing in small BIAB batches. But after researching it further I've pretty much settled on the sous vide method. Now I'm trying to decide...

I had my tap water tested by Ward Labs 3 years ago and input the results in Bru' N Water. I rarely use 100% tap water, I always dilute it with RO water. Bru' N Water automatically generates the following numbers for RO water; 1 ppm calcium, 0 ppm magnesium, 8 ppm sodium, 1 ppm sulfate, 4 ppm...

I never know which thread to post in. I've come to the conclusion that I don't understand carbonation. I started out bottling and using priming sugar to bottle condition, then switched over to kegging and force carbonating. When I bottled I seemed to always have issues with consistency. One...

My first batch was a Brewers Best extract kit partial mash brewed on the kitchen stove in a 32 qt aluminum tamale steamer I got at Walmart for $21. I fermented it in a plastic bucket with a wet t-shirt over it. I "Geared Up" from there to 3 vessel, (15.5 gallon keggles), all grain, building up...

I've been wanting to try Heady Topper, (and/or other "real" NEIPA's). I just never thought there was much here in Arizona to offer in exchange. This Russian Imperial Stout from Tombstone Brewing Co is amazing. 15.5% abv but you'd never know it. Anyway, if there's anyone back east there that...

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When I get too many things in my brain all at once it freezes up. Forgive the pictures but supposedly they're worth a thousand words and I'm already long-winded enough. I wrote "No sparge" in the title, but I am going to sparge. What my question is really about is adjusting the mash and sparge...