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  1. J

    Optic malt and chocolate malt

    So as I was going through some stuff in my basement I found some malt in a box that I had never opened or used from a few months ago. I just need some help figuring out what kind of beer I originally intended on making. I have some optic malt and some chocolate 120. Seems like some type of...
  2. J

    How to fit cascade hops into this recipe.

    I have some fresh cascade hops I grew that I want in this recipe I have. It's an ESB I bought from Northern brewer. The hops are: Glacier .5oz(First hops in) Warrior .5oz (90Mins) Glacier 1.75oz 0min 2.5oz Glacier Dry Hop Can cascade fit in this recipe as aroma or should I just keep The...
  3. J

    Finally buying a new wort chiller.

    I am buying a new wort chiller and I just have one question before I buy it. I only do abour 3-5 gallon boils. My pot only holds about 6-7 gallons. If I am doing a 5 gallon boil and my pot only holds about 6 gallons...Should I worry about how many gallons I use to boil?? How much water volume...
  4. J

    yeast nutrients

    Can I use yeast nutrients after fermentation has started?? maybe when I transfer to secondary??
  5. J

    Three beers one and a half months

    My brother will be married in the first week of november. With a wedding comes a lot of festivities. I have three events to make beer for which I was originally going to make three beers for one night my schedule does not allow me to squeez all the beer making into a week. First even is on...
  6. J

    Small clear flip top bottles.

    I am looking for a clear 4-6 oz flip top bottles. It's for limenccello favors at my brothers wedding. The ones we found on midwest where too big and I checked a few other websites and havn't found anything. If anyone knows where I can buy some please let me know.
  7. J

    How much is too much cloves.

    I made a hefeweizen last night and it used the white labs german hefeweizen beer yeast. I went to the lhbs and the owner was talking about how a lot of people around this time of year put way to much cloves in there beer. I put one teaspoon is that too much??
  8. J

    Color of beer is not what expected.

    I took a recipe off the database. It was the common room esb. Someone posted a PM version of it and I brewed that. I took a few bottles out two weeks in and poured and the color is definetly not as red as the picture. Could my color be off because I mashed too high?? or could it be because it...
  9. J

    is 5 oz of priming sugar too much for a 4.5 gallon batch??

    Is 5oz of priming sugar to much for a 4.5 gallon batch??
  10. J

    Started to go all grain

    I want to start moving towards all grain brewing. I found a rubbermaid 6.5 gallon cooler in my basement. Is 6.5 gallon a big enough cooler?? If not I currently am completing a stovetop partial mash is it possible to just include a MLT in the process and call it a day? Also, do I need to...
  11. J

    My first time using a secondary.

    I made an awesome recipe from the recipe database last thursday. I know most people on the forums only go with a primary now. I figured I would at least try this once. The owner of my LHBS told me he usually will ferment a beer for 5 or 6 days then just rack it over to secondary. Now from what I...
  12. J

    How much water for 3.25 Lb's of grain.

    I used 1 1/4 gallon of water for my 3.25 lbs of grain is this too much water??
  13. J

    Big problem with my FG.

    I made this beer last month: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/ginger-ale-3rd-place-2009-hbt-bjcp-comp-141080/ This is the second time I am making it and the first time was amazing. I tweaked a few things I used whole hops as a substitute for the one kind of hops in the recipe. I took my...
  14. J

    Looking for information on a beer survey/research paper.

    I am currently in a psychology 101 class and I have an evaluating research paper due today at 6pm and I just need some type of research paper. Whether its a Survey on how many college students drink buswieser compared to how many college students drink homebrew/micro brew. I remember seeing on...
  15. J

    Will a 5 gallon keg fit in this mini fridge?

    Haier Small white fridge 32'' x 20'' depth 16"
  16. J

    Fermentation Temp.

    I have an anchor steam clone fermenting right now in my breakfast room (kitchen extention) :confused:. Well it turns out its colder in that room due to a horrible draft then in my basement where the hot water heater makes my basement pretty warm. My rod thermometer shows at night around 65...
  17. J

    holy water, marijuana and mace oh my!

    I am on the beer calculus website and under misc. ingredients there are some strange items... Marijuana is kinda strange. Holy water is definitely strange and that is coming from a religious individual and mace??? Who would use these ingredients in beer and why??
  18. J

    Is this PM boil correct??

    This is the original : 10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 90.91 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 % 1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 23.9 IBU 0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 9.2 IBU 0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.00 %] (0 min)...
  19. J

    I want to make a really old style beer.

    I was doing some thinking about what I wanted to brew next. I came up with the idea of brewing a beer that was consumed around the time of the revolution/colonial period. What type of ales would they drink in 1776?? I was thinking some type of schilling?? maybe a 20 ?? or maybe some type of...
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