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What do yall think about steeping the pecans with the other grains then also adding them to the boil for 60 minutes?

What do you all think about this prospective recipe? I just guessed about how much pecan to use, should I change the amount? The boil will be in a 20 gallon Blichmann Engineering Boilermaker and the fermentation will be in a Blichmann Engineering 14.5 gallon Fermenator. Any tips, tricks, or...

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Can somebody convert this recipe to an extract/specialty grain version? Thanks, evenstill

I’m thinking about getting the Honey Brown Ale extract/specialty grain recipe kit from Austin HomeBrew and modifying it into a Maple Pecan Brown Ale. I’m not sure how many pounds of roasted pecans I should add though . . . any suggestions? I was also thinking about adding about 4...

04/26/2008 9:30am: Gravity is 1.0131. 05/04/2008 1:15pm: Gravity is 1.011. Since my gravity changed from 1.031 to 1.011 It’s obviously not complete yet. My question at this point is: since it currently smells and tastes good should I leave it in secondary even though it’s been on...

I racked it to secondary on Sunday 04-06-08 and the gravity was 1.0169. So it’s been in secondary for about 2 weeks and I’m still seeing quite a few small bubbles rising within the carboy. Is this normal at this point? Should I: A) Re-suspend the yeast using my lazy-susan turn table to...

I was thinking a belgian or honey wheat ale might be a good style but now that you mention it maybe a honey brown would be better. Yeah, I was already leaning towards either Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787 or White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500 to bring the fruitiness forward. Any suggestion as...

I’ve got a few pounds of plums left after brewing 3 gallons of plum wine and was thinking about trying a plum beer. Now, the wine was EXCELLENT paired with 70% dark chocolate so I thought about maybe making a chocolate plum stout. On the other hand a stout beer might overpower the delicacy of...

I also brew wine and wines can do better if they are super oxygenated for the first few days. I took the motor out of a couple other old hard drives but haven’t been able to get them going either. Maybe they need a controller or something. One has 3 posts and the other has 4 posts. I see...

Hi, First off, let me just say that, although I’ve done some wiring and soldering and the like, I’m not an electrician by any stretch of the imagination. With that in mind . . . . . I’m trying to convert an old hard drive into a magnetic stir plate basically using the directions found at...

So given all the above information: 1) Any idea why the gravity went up? 2) What’s the difference between the my measured FG and the “real gravity” the calculator gives? 3) When figuring the residual sugar should I use the FG I measured “1.0352 (8.82° Plato)” or the “Real Gravity...

The kit had an expected OG of 1.056 and FG of 1.012. The only changes I made to the kit’s recipe are: 1) I cold brewed 5 oz of ground coffee and 1 oz unsweetened coco powder in 6 cups of water which was added to the primary. 2) I added 8 oz of lactose to the boil. 3) I added 1 oz...

Ok, here’s my updated brew log. I use the brewing calculator found at http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/brew/widgets/intro.html. Brew Log: 03/10/2008 Initial Fermentation: 12:30am Monday morning Original Gravity: 1.0951 Sugar by weight: 22.67° Plato 03/16/2008 Racked to secondary...

Will the krausen sink to the bottom when it's finished? What should I look for other then airlock activity (I'm leery about opening it constantly to check the gravity)?

Thanks all. The odor disappeared after another day or two . . . but the fermentation is still quite active. Is this a problem? I’ve had it in primary for almost 10 days now and there is still 1-2 inches of foam at the top, not very much trub settling to the bottom, and the bubbles are still...

I was toying with the idea of making a few big brews using Lalvin d-47 (a wine yeast) and wondered if anybody has any experience using wine yeast to brew beer? Tips . . . tricks . . . suggestions? Thanks, evenstill

I started a Belgian Specialty Ale this last Monday using the recipe below. I’ve re-suspended the yeast a couple of times using a home made Lazy Susan table so as not to introduce any oxygen. Just this evening I seem to be getting some faint sulfur/egg odors. Is everything ok? What’s going...

I recently purchased a double chocolate stout extract kit to which I made a few modifications. Though I’ve brewed a number of specialty wines before this will be my first time with beer. Does everything look right/good? Any tips/suggestions? What S.G. should I look for before racking...

Hi. I’m new around here and had a question. I’m trying to add a few ingredients to BeerSmith but have not been able to find the profiles/spec sheets on them. Can anybody tell me (or point me in the right direction) what the stats (ppg, color etc.) are for: 1) Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 2)...