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Not really. It was a while ago so I don't remember which batch this was. The biggest problem I see is figuring out how much CO2 would be lost in the bottling. If I were to try this again, I would put the priming sugar solution into a keg and pressure transfer from the fermenter into the keg, let...

Brewing Classic Styles implies that beech wood is traditionally used in Germany. Oak might be a good substitute, but apparently it's a little stronger than beech.

I had a similar problem with a beer once. If there is a lot of sediment, they can act as nucleation points for the CO2 in solution causing it to foam like crazy. I'd try chilling another bottle that has less sediment and seeing if that one gushes.

I do mill my own grains. My roller mill is set at 0.032". I haven't had below 70% Extract efficiency since I used a Corona mill. I'm using 10 quarts for the 6 lbs, so 1.67 qt/lb. The mash is sort of a hybrid of BIAB and conventional mashing. I've had problems with stuck mashes with my current...

So I brewed a version of BierMuncher's Ode to Arthur Guiness clone, modified to be a partial mash. The actual mash bill was: 3 lb pale 2-row 2 lb toasted barley flakes 1 lb Roasted Barley Mashed for 1 hour at 154°F and got a paltry 55% Extract efficiency I used Bru'n Water to predict a mash...

There's an Amazon seller that sells brass 1/2" to 3/4" female npt fittings (among others). Throw in a couple of these and you should be able to connect garden hose to the in and out sides of the chiller.

I second the barleywine. Though another option might be a big doppelbock and lager it for a year a la Samichlaus.

I'm thinking about brewing this, but fermenting under pressure (15 psi) to tame the out of control krausen. How much would this inhibit the Belgian character? I've read a Brulosophy exbeeriment that suggests it may not, but this is a pretty iconic beer that I'd like to get as close as possible...

Just pitched the yeast into a 5 gallon Guiness Clone. 7396 + 5 = 7401 gallons

An alternative to filtering the tap water first, you can treat it with a Campden tablet (either sodium metabisulfite or potassium metabisulfite). It will get rid of the chlorine or chloramines that may be in the water.

47 gallons so far this year. Puts the total at 7332.5, I guess.

Would that make a 5.56 a session bullet? :D

Corn sugar is cheaper generally. As far as I know, there's no difference in final flavor.

If you can get your hands on it, kveik yeast is supposed to be clean at higher temperatures.

There's a sticky thread in the All-Grain forum here that has links to the basics of all-grain brewing. If you're already doing extract brews the link "All-Grain Brewing with Extract Brewing Equipment (pics)" basically shows how to do small batch brew-in-a-bag (BIAB). @davidabcd 's point about...

The song and album that got me in to death metal when I was still in high school. Thanks, now I feel old.

The Paradise Lost one is an amazing return to form. Crushing doom metal.

I've used them once. Got what I ordered in a timely manner. Can't complain about that :)

I've used it once on an imperial stout (probably not necessary at 9%). Unless there's not much viable yeast left in your saison, it's probably not necessary.

Short Circuited Brewers on youtube is good if you're into electric brewing. I believe he's still on a bit of a hiatus from moving to a new house though. Also DrHans Brewery and Fast Homebrew. Fast Homebrew doesn't generally go into the details of the process but the production is entertaining...