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I basically use a paint strainer to keep hop material out of my plate chiller. I accidentally added the ground grains of paradise into the hop bag. I wanted the spice to stay with the wort to theoretically keep adding flavor during primary fermentation.

Yes, they came out of the boil with the hop bag before I put the wort through the plate chiller.

I just finished a saison in which I wanted to add some grains of paradise. I've never used this spice before and I'm afraid I may not get the effect I want because I may have added them incorrectly. Beersmith advised that I add them with 5 mins left in the boil, so I cracked them roughly using a...

Thanks for the suggestion! I may change those hop additions, the more I think about it. I'm thinking about using WLP568 Belgian saison yeast blend. I think I'd like to get both the phenolics and esters in there.

For some reason the buckwheat honey wasn't added. My recipe has 2 lbs at this point. Should I add it to the boil like LME, or should I treat it differently?

My intention for this ale is to create a complex, grainy, dry beer with the added touch of some highlights from Buckwheat honey. The hops selection sounds kind of strange , but I liked the "earthy, oak" description of the Pacific Gem, and I thought the citrus notes of the Pacific Jade would add...

I am going to receive about 200ml of yeast and wort slurry(75%/25%) from a local microbrewery to use in my homebrew 2 days later. I was thinking of giving them a sanitized graduated canning jar, ice packs, and a cooler for transporting the yeast to my house and then I would keep it refrigerated...

I believe that the extra IBUs are coming from the initially very weak wort. Also, thanks for the suggestion (everyone) of using more base malt for conversion. I totally missed that.

So I'm trying to make some super hoppy rocket fuel. Tell me what you think about the recipe and such. I'm trying to push the 13% mark and really extract some alpha acids by adding my extract late. Also, will a 2L stir-plate starter of WLP001 get me to 13%? I'm trying to avoid using their...

I would appreciate some feedback on a strange Irish Red recipe that will have a westcoast hop profile and different grain bill. % Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Gravity Points Color 73.5 % 6.60 Light Malt Extract Syrup 44.9...

Forgot to add stats and yeast... WYEAST London ESB OG: 1.054 FG: 1.011 ABV%: 5.6 IBU: 34 SRM: 16.3 L

Please critique my ESB recipe... 5.5lbs Light DME Mash @ 152F in 3qts... 1.0lb Crystal 40L 1.0lb Victory 3oz Chocolate 2oz Aromatic Spare 3qts @ 196F Boil Vol. 6.1gals Hop Additions 1oz Brewers Gold 8% 60mins 0.5 Fuggles 5% 20mins 0.5 Kent Goldings 5% 7mins Final batch Vol. 5...