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did anyones come out with a big BIG coffee aroma? I have mine brewed and sitting in the secondary right now. Im about to dry hop it but im conflicted on how to add the coffee. I know im going to keep it to 3 days out from kegging but I dont know whether to add whole bean or to grind. Originally...

Awesome suggestion. Hey, that reminds me. My brother brewed a stout right before mine where he threw everything and the kitchen sink in it. He popped one open to try with mine and his tasted like cherries. Then he popped another one a week later and it tasted like straight rubbing alcohol. Will...

Thank you. That answers my question perfectly.

I brewed an arrogant bastard clone that was beefed up to about 8 percent, a red at 6.5%, an apricot IPA also at 6.5 and I waited the same 5 weeks grain to glass with all of them. They were all delicious. Are stouts different even when they are the same ABV in how long they have to sit?

Is there any advantage to letting it sit in the fermenter as apposed to bottles?

Let's say hypothetically I brewed a 8.9% ABV bitter chocolate oatmeal stout and left it in the Carboy for 3 weeks and then bottled for 2. So it's been 5 weeks total since we brewed. My brother is saying we have to leave the beer in the bottles till November 25th before we start to drink them...

So I have quite a few batches under my belt and I'm tired of bottling. My girlfriend offered to buy me a kegerator for my birthday but she wants to order it online tonight so it arrives in time. I have no idea what matters in buying a kegerator. The only thing I'm pretty sure I want is 2 taps...

Obviously haven't dry hopped yet. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hop additions...@60min magnum 1oz @30min galena .5oz @flame out galena .5oz+ columbus 1oz Then dry hop columbus 1oz + cenntenial 1oz Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Already made it. Created a yeast starter and added nutrient. It was a California ale yeast. The steeping grains were... 1 lb crystal malt 120l .5 lb caramunich .5 lb dark carastan .5 crystal malt 60l And I used 6 pounds of light dme. I used the hop schedule the shop recommended that I...

It actually blew up the Carboy. We THINK it might of had a fracture somewhere but we're guessing. Do you think upping the dme to 6 pounds was a good/bad idea with those steeping grains and that hop schedule ? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Ok so I had a couple beers while brewing and decided I would do 6lbs of the light DME instead of 4.5 but kept everything else the same. Bad idea ? Also my brother was brewing a stout and while it was fermenting in the Carboy the whole thing exploded on him and now he has 5 gallons of stout all...

@agrrazela...Thanks for all the info. Theres just one problem. On the steeping grains for the red, he grinded them all up in one bag. Would you suggest just using half ? If I left the hops wouldnt the bitterness compliment the sweetness ? Honestly I do like hop bombs. Stone brewery is what got...

@agrazela....I actually went there for my last batch. Thats why I was so taken aback by the price. I was like wtf, every beer ive done up until now was like 20-40 and this one is 150. My mind was blown. Ill never go there again. Good lookin out.

Oh I found a list of the steeping grains for the red. Its... 1 lb crystal malt 120l .5 lb caramunich .5 lb dark carastan .5 crystal malt 60l Again any advise on these recipes you gurus can give me is much appreciated.