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I'm still pretty new to AG brewing; I've only done three batches of AG so far so I'm definitely still working out the kinks in my system. One of my biggest issues has been getting my mash to the right temperature. I'm using a converted 5-gal cooler with a false bottom for a mash/lauter tun...

Thanks. I like the spice "potion" idea. I was trying to think of a way to add extra spice without worrying about contaminating anything. I'll give it a couple months first and see how it ages out.

This heat wave we're having right now certainly isn't helping matters either. Good to know your batches improved with time though. I'll just keep aging it for a while and see what happens. Even if it's still undrinkable at least I learned a few things. Thanks again for the help. On a...

No worries, I appreciate the heads up. I don't want to be the annoying guy blowing up all the forums. Have a good weekend.

I'm having some issues with a pumpkin ale that I'm brewing. Here's a little background (sorry, this is going to be long). I'm pretty new to all grain brewing; this was my second batch of all grain (have done a bunch of extract and partial mash in the past). I tried a pumpkin ale recipe that...

Got it. Won't happen again..

Yeah, I was planning on keeping it in secondary for a good while then bottle aging it for a while too. I'd say on average the fermentation temp has been in the mid-70's. Unfortunately, my apartment is on the 2nd Floor and doesn't have central air, so it's not the easiest place to regulate...

I used one 29 oz can of pumpkin (just plain pumpkin, not spiced) and a yam that weighed somewhere around 16 oz. I also added a tbsp of pumpkin pie spice towards the end of the boil. The cooled wort that I tasted right before racking into my primary fermenter had a great spicy, pumpkin...

Thanks for the response. I used about 9 oz of brown sugar in the boil and 9 lbs of grain for the mash. I think I got a little overzealous with my grains: if I scaled the 5 gal recipe to 3 gals directly, it would've called for 7lbs of grain, but I added a little more because the OG of my...

I mashed for about an hour at about 150 F First time posting on these forums and I wasn't sure which would be the appropriate topic to post a troubleshooting question in. Here's the recipe I used. I scaled down a 5 gallon recipe to 2.5-3 gallons, but added a bit more grain because the...

I'm having some issues with a pumpkin ale that I'm brewing. Here's a little background (sorry, this is going to be long). I'm pretty new to all grain brewing; this was my second batch of all grain (have done a bunch of extract and partial mash in the past). I tried a pumpkin ale recipe that...

I'm having some issues with a pumpkin ale that I'm brewing. Here's a little background (sorry, this is going to be long). I'm pretty new to all grain brewing; this was my second batch of all grain (have done a bunch of extract and partial mash in the past). I tried a pumpkin ale recipe that...