I'm going to brew this today. I had .5lb of Chocolate (400) left over from another stout, so I am using it instead of the Chocolate (350). What characteristics of the beer will change due to this?
I ended up running out for straining bags. My brew shop is too far, so I had to go to a nearby liquor store with a small brew section (no rice hulls). I bagged as much as possible then poured the rest back over the bags in my tun. The grain that was left stuck the sparge again. I pulled...
I've never had a stuck sparge, but have read threads about it just in case. Now I have one and the tricks aren't working.
I just mashed 19 lbs of grain in water steeped with roasted pumpkin pie mix (in resin bag).
When my sarge stuck at the beginning of my first runnings, I blew back into...
After brewing, cooling and transferring my beer to my primary fermenter I have been whipping it up to incorporate oxygen. Everything has been turning out fine so far, but should I try an aeration stone? I suppose it makes a difference, but how?
I started brewing only a couple of months ago and am ready to brew a pilsner that requires lagering. I have a deep-freeze that I set up with a temperature regulator and I seem ready to go. I noticed. however that a 5-gallon carboy with an airlock is too tall for the cooler and won't allow the...