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As everyone suggests, a good starter is the key to getting high gravity wort attenuated. I got 1056 to plow through an OG of 1.120 with a 5 liter starter. I did run into problems bottle carbing, however. After months of patience, bottle inversion, higher temps, the beer still failed to carb. As...

6gallon final volume 1.5 lbs Crystal 20 Steeped 7.0 lbs light DME 6.0 lbs light LME Chinook 1 0z 60 minutes Warrior 1 0z 60 minutes Amarillo 1 0z each at 30 minutes, flameout, dry(10 days) Simcoe 1 0z each at 30 minutes, flameout, dry(10 days) Centennial 1 0z each at 30 minutes, flameout...

A recent beer has a fairly prominent minty, menthol-like quality that I have decided I don't like. I assume it comes from the hops, most likely the late and/or dry additions. The suspects are Centennial, Simcoe, and Amarillo. Are my assumptions correct? If so, which suspect is this quality most...

So I have stepped up the dregs in 1 liter, and after a cold crash a nice layer of yeast is evident. Given that most (?) recipes designate yeast quantity as # of smack packs, is there a way to estimate the smack pack equivalency? Will a 1 liter step-up, for example, yield X number of cells per...

Thanks for weighing in - I'll bottle and age as recommended. I have dubbed it Imperial Mistake.

Six Gallon recipe 9lbs DME (should have been 7) 6lbs LME 1.5 lbs Crystal 20 steeped As for your first question, it was a full boil but I did have to top off a bit to hit correct volume - think I know where you are headed with this question - I could have corrected then - didn't think...

In retrospective it seems inevitable that a mistake was going to happen. Too many variables: my first HG brew, my first yeast starter, first time using my brewing software. Plan: An IIPA with OG of 1.087 Result: OG of 1.120 Error: Entering LME extract yield for the custom DME item I created...

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So, what is the chance of scoring some DarkLord without the golden tickets? If, as someone previously mentioned, its also on tap, then I will probably head up later in the day to get a taste.

Excellent. I will check Beersmith out. Thank You. I would appreciate the link you reference.

Final gravities have been always been within the range provided with recipes. I think I understand the hop utilization/wort gravity concept - I will certainly keep this in mind when contemplating higher gravities brew. I believe I have also seen postings that suggest late extract additions a)...

With 5 batches under my belt, I am in the process of identifying "improvements" to utilize. Obvious choices for extract brewers include full boils & late extract additions. Both have been suggested as ways of combating extract twang. Though I have enjoyed all the batches I've made, there seems...