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Okay. Mine should be around 9-10%. I just wanted a reference because I didn't want the alcohol to mask the flavor or aroma of the coconut

What is the abv on that black IPA typically?

So I have a Russian Imperial Stout currently aging with some oak chips and rum. My intention is eventually toast and add about 1-1.5lbs of unsweetened, organic coconut to the carboy and let it age a little while longer before I eventually bottle in a month or two. The beer has already been aging...

The guy at my LHBS splits the extract as well just to prevent burn and giving the beer an overly astringent taste. But he said what everyone else has echoed that you won't run the risk of DMS.

I'd be very interested to see how this turns out for those who have already started making it. I tried my first HT last month and am interested in in making this clone my next batch.

So now it's out of primary, secondary, and in bottling already. Gravity didn't go exactly as the kit said, but still relatively close.

My wife doesn't mind it too much. I love how great it smells through the house!

So my original gravity was 1.055. After approx. 72 hours, its down to 1.023. So nothing to worry about. I'll check it again Thursday/Friday and then rack it to secondary over the weekend.

Oh yeah, that's what I'm learning. Just thought there would be some activity. Just have to wait till I get home tonight to check it out and see what I've got.

Okay. I'm not too worried. That is unless I check the gravity and it hasn't changed at all. I was going to primary the batch for a week and set it in secondary for two weeks.

Everything went fine in brewing. No problems cooking wort and adding ingredients. I followed the directions from the kit to a T. I'll have to check the gravity tonight to see if I find a difference. After I placed the bucket in the normal place, I noticed a smell that I typically smell while...

The temp has been right around 70 degrees. I hydrated the yeast for 15 minutes before adding it when I first got started. I check the bucket and it seems to be sealed properly.

Yeah, it'll be over 72 hours once I get home from work tonight. I'm going to check the gravity. And then if it hasn't changed I'll pitch another batch of yeast.

My Cranberry wheat came out just like the picture above. I added 1.5 cups of Splenda and it came out a little sweet. Still really good though. Everyone that I shared it with really liked it as well.

So I just made a Brewcraft kit early Saturday afternoon. It's now Tuesday and I haven't seen any signs of fermentation. I'm going to wait a few more days to open the bucket up. I know not all batches will show signs of fermentation even though it's actually going on. I just wondered if anyone...

Thanks for the advise. How many beans should I use? I'm looking to make a standard 5 gallon amount. And I'm leaning towards scraping, cutting and adding to vodka.

I'm looking to make a new batch of beer this weekend. It's only my third batch, so I'm still using a premade kit (Brewcraft's Streets of London Porter). I wanted to add something to it, so I went out a got some Chocolate extract and vanilla beans. I don't want the flavors to be too overpowering...

I need the carboy cleaner because it's next to impossible to "clean the gunk left from nasty carboy gunk!"

Bottled the Cran-Wheat a week and a half ago and tried a glass this past weekend. Came out incredibly well. Proper gravity and just enough sweetness/tartness.

Awesome! Makes sense too because this is really hazy right now and it's full of cranberry bits. Anything to help prevent getting cranberry skins in the bottle, the better.