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Hi all, Working on my first imperial stout recipe. Not going for something crazy, just sticking to the 9% range. I'm also planning to add caramelized figs, either into the end of the boil or in secondary. Anyone done anything like that? Still figuring out quantity as well. Batch size: 5 gal...

Hi all! Making my first porter this weekend. Read through a bunch of recipes and pulled out some advice from the posts to get the recipe below. Thoughts? Batch info: 5.5 gal 6.5% ABV 40 IBU 1.067 OG 1.017 FG Grain: 9.5 lb 2-row 1 lb Crytal 60L 1 lb Wheat Malt 12 oz Chocolate Malt...

Hi all! Working on something for the summer heat and could use some advice. I want to keep it simple, clean, low bitterness, low ABV, and obviously delicious. First draft is below. For a 5 gal batch. Grain: 9 lbs - Pils 2.5 lbs - Flaked Rye (or rye malt?) 0.5 lbs - White Wheat X lbs -...

I love sage. The sage in my garden is going nuts and it's begging to be used in a beer. I can't decide if I want to go with a pale ale or if I want to bitter with something besides hops. Below are my grain bill and two bittering thoughts. Yeast is still up in the air. American Ale? London Ale...

It's strawberry season! Plus my apartment is keeping pretty constantly in the low- to mid-70s, so I figure why not make a saison? Except I've never made a saison before, so a few hours spent on the recipe forum and here's what I've got. Thoughts? I tried to keep it simple. Batch Size: 3 gal...

Plan to brew this in a week or so. I'm not trying to make a "melt-your-face-off-with-hops" kind of IPA, just a classic, drinkable summer beer. My main question is: are there any real advantages to adding hops at 15, 10, 5 and 0 or could I just pack them into 10 and 0 with the same basic outcome...

Just popped my first oatmeal stout and it's not too great. Not horrible, just over sweet and terrible head retention. I already know a few changes I'll be making for next time, but I'd appreciate the input on how to improve it (specifically head retention, since I thought flaked oats helped with...

Hey all, Making a beer for my boyfriend's birthday and trying to incorporate his fond memories of 2 years in South Africa. So here's the recipe I've come up with so far. It's somewhere between a red ale, a cream ale and mild pale. Thinking I'll do it as a small BIAB batch, though I've never...

Hi all, I've been particularly drawn to the amazing sweet, floral flavor of meyer lemons this year and thought it was about time someone brought that to a beer. I've put together the recipe below, but am still trying to figure out when to add the juice and the zest. I feel like putting zest in...