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Has this ever been done, and should I dare attempt it? I was thinking of adding anchovies to the boil of either a stout or a porter. I wouldn't want a strong anchovy flavor, but just enough to be noticeable. Besides the fact that many people don't like anchovies (which just means more beer...

To give some background I recently created a root beer milk stout with real sassafras plucked out of the woods. Due to mistakes on my part, it could have been better, but I still think the idea has potential. I want to take another stab at created a "soda" flavored beer. I have a good...

Hi everyone, So I've read from multiple sources that bottles should spend a while (about a week is optimal) in the fridge before you drink them. This, in theory, dissolves the CO2 and evenly distributes it. So like a good student, I've always kept them in the fridge for at least a couple...

Hi everyone, So I just brewed a huge imperial stout (OG 1.105) and I lost 1.5 gallons through the blowoff tube because of the vigorous fermentation. How do I prevent this in the future? To give more details: It was a 5.5 gal batch (reduced to 4 gal) that I put in a 6 gal carboy. I added...

3 lbs 12.3 oz Pilsner (2 Row) 40.8 % 2 lbs 7.9 oz Wheat, White (Cargill) 27.0 % 2 lbs 1.1 oz Wheat, Flaked 22.3 % 11.0 oz Oats, Flaked 7.4 % 3.6 oz Honey Malt 2.4 % 0.69 oz Hallertauer [5.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min 14.2 IBUs 0.35 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 15.0 mins) Spice 3.00 oz Ginger...

So I just learned that I could get a disposable O2 tank from Lowes for $9! This potentially changes my mind about sticking with traditional aeration techniques. However, what else do I need to get to use the tank. I do have an aeration stone for an old aquarium pump, but it is for very small...

Hi Everyone, I have all the ingredients for a St. Bernadus ABT 12 clone (Belgian quadrouple). However, through reading "Brew Like a Monk" I learned that the candi sugar (rocks) that I got at my LHBS is not authentic candi sugar and there is actually a significant difference. True belgian candi...

Hi everyone, I have a SWEET (not sweat, I can't fix the typo in the title) stout (with sassafras and 1 lb of lactose) in the fermentor. Its OG was 1068 I used Irish Ale yeast (1084) I brewed it a month ago almost to the day. I pitched at 62 and kept it around there (62-63) for 3 days then i...

So like most...I'm very careful about sunlight getting into my fermentors. I know the UV rays chemically react with hops, and I read somewhere that one study found that a beer could become skunked in as little as 1 minute in strong direct sunlight. Then I realized that I brew outdoors in...

I have had one nagging question in the back of my mind for months now. Star San kills most living things...including wild yeast (at least I'm fairly certain of this). Yet, it is absolutely fine if it gets into the beer and it does not seem to affect brewers yeast. Can anyone offer an...

Hi everyone! I am in the early stages of planning to open a brewery, and I am looking for a partner. I am very serious about this, and I already have some marketing ideas. I currently live in MA, but I am certainly willing to move, as I do not have a location picked out yet. If you are...

I'm pretty sure that was my last time ever trying decoction mashing. The first time I tried it, I had to do it 4 times to get it close to the rest temp I wanted even though I used beersmiths numbers. This time was even worse. I didn't stir the decocting grains well enough at first and burned...

I found a recipe that I really want to try, but I never tried to brew such a big beer: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f65/strong-scotch-ale-153797/ When I plugged everything into beersmith, it told me to fly sparge with .21 gal! I'm assuming this is because the mash needs so much water that if...

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So I bought Ghirardelli "natural unsweetened cocoa powder" to put into the secondary. (I know now that it should have been put in the primary...or i should be using cocao nibs), but I also just learned that I should be using dutch processed cocoa powder because dutch processing removes the fat...

I just wanted to share a stupid error I've been making in case anyone else is making the same mistake. So I've recently started brewing all grain batches and even more recently started paying attention to my mash efficiency. After I mashed and sparged, I took an OG reading and plugged that...

So I was planning on adding cocoa powder to the secondary, but after doing some searches I have not found a good answer on how to sanitize or sterilize cocoa powder. A lot of people add it to the boil, but its too late for that. Other people say that boiling or exposing to heat will change the...

Hi everyone, I am new to formulating my own recipes and I just would love someone to critique this one. It is a "Porter Square Porter" clone from Slumbrew in Boston. The actual ingredients are from their website, but can someone give me advice suggestions on amounts. I will also add some...

Hi everyone, I am new to creating my own recipes, but i'm trying to clone a Porter Square Porter which is brewed by Slumbrew in Boston. I would really appreciate a critique on my attempt. Thank you very much in advance! Here is ingredients directly from slumbrew's website. Original...

So I just brewed my 4th batch (second all grain). My first question is regarding the mash temp. I mashed in a 42 qt cooler that was covered in blankets. The first time I was noticing the temp drop rapidly, but i was also having trouble with my thermometer so I assumed that was the big issue...