Thanks! Great idea to steep & try. I was planning on making a large amount & using a large amount of nuts. So, 1 extra hour per lb x several more pounds ads up. However, sometimes it just pays to put in the extra work!
Anyone who has ever picked the nuts out of black walnut shells knows how hard it is & how long it takes. So, if all you are aiming for is getting the black walnut flavor into your beer, would cleaning & drying the walnuts thoroughly then crushing them (shells & all) to coarse consistency...
It fits the imperial stout style except for the IBU of 50-90 (little low at 35), but spot on with the beer I was trying to copy which was the bourbon barrel aged imperial stout from Port Brewing Company. I checked the rules and was able to email the competition chair to hopefully get both...
Thanks! I was afraid of that. I am entering my first competition and registered before thinking things through. What about a beer that is bourbon barrel aged?
If you are entering a home-brew competition following BJCP guidelines, would you classify a sweet stout with black walnuts as sweet stout category or would it fall under specialty beer or another category?
I've been using Brewer's Friend for my calculations. I have seen a lot of people mention Beer Smith. Should I upgrade to Beer Smith or is there a better route?
Tried to search this topic with no luck. I have brewed several extract recipes lately that keep coming out about 7-9 points below my calculated FG. I have been hitting the OG spot on. The latest was a blue moon summer honey wheat clone with OG 1.061 & FG 1.017 but it came out at 1.010 (calc...