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Hello, I made a 13.5% Russian Imperial Stout a few months ago and I'm ready to bottle it up. The gravity started at 1.130 finished up around 1.026 (don't have my notes handy). I fermented using WLP090 Super San Diego, and finished it with The White Labs Super High Gravity Yeast. It has...

If it tastes good drink it, rack off the bottom and try not to get any of the gunk on top. Then drink it fast before any of the bugs can kick in. IPAs are meant to be consumed fresh anyway, if you age it any potential bacteria or wild yeast has the potential to keep doing what they do. If...

I scrapped the partigyle because as you all mentioned my efficiency was closer to 65%, I ran off 4g and started that boiling down in a second kettle. I kept topping up my main kettle to 7.5g from the other little kettle until I got to 1.090, the added 2 lbs of turbinado and got a reading of...

Thank you for all of the great advice! I'm pitching around 600billion based on the calculator I used. Called for super high gravity WLP099 but all they had was super San Diego WLP090, so I hope that will do the trick. If not, has anyone ever pitched later into fermentation to help finish...

That makes sense, thanks for the help.:mug: Do you have any thoughts on my other questions?

How much nutrient are we talking about, 5 tsp for a 5g batch? All at once when pitching or staggered like mead additions?

I'm brewing a 5g Russian Imperial Stout this weekend with a 24 lb grain bill and a target OG of 1.134, should be around 14-15% ABV when all is said and done. I've never done anything this big before so I have a few questions regarding techniques. I'm mashing is a 15g converted keg with a...

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I appreciate all the feedback, thanks all. I have a lot better idea of where to take this now.

Thanks for the insight, do you think I could add a 3lb bottle of honey to bump it up?

Hello, I'm pretty new to mead and I'm looking for a little direction. I saw a similar thread posted but didn't get any definitive answers on this so I'm gonna give it a shot. I picked up a 5gal sweet mead kit online: 12lbs honey 5t yeast nutrient WLP720 sweet mead yeast (made a 1L...

That's a good link, thanks! I couldn't find anything close when I looked earlier.

I have a batch of IPA that is a little too light on flavor, and one that has a stronger taste, I'd like to mix them but they are both in 5gal cornies already carbonated. What's the best way to do this? I'm worried it'll foam all over the place when I open them up and/or start to mix them, as...