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I'll probably give this recipe a shot soon. Sounds like its a winner. It seems like I've read somewhere on here about leaving the dark, roasted grains out of the mash until the end or doing a separate mash for those grains. Something about mash Ph? Does anyone have any insight on that? I may...

I used 001 and ended up at 1.008. Yummy stuff

She Wacked My B@//$ Off.

I don't stir right before the first vorlaugh or add any mash out water. I don't see how that could affect efficiency but.... could it? I make a point of tasting the grains when I'm cleaning the mash tun and they're never sweet.

I have let my samples cool. Not down to 60* but closer than straight out of the mash.

1.25qts per lb.

Tried a double crush this time and had the same results. Didn't bother with the double sparge. Going to try and cut my water with RO water for the next batch. It only makes sense that that would solve the problems since it makes a brew day more expensive.

I'm having the same problems as the OP. The last batch I ran the grains through the LHBS mill twice and didn't see a single uncracked grain. I was actually afraid of a stuck sparge but it worked out fine. The eff was still at 65%. Ive used several thermometers when measuring the mash temps and...

I don't even use pumpkin anymore in mine. It's just the spices that I'm after.

I think I just got rid of my "homebrew" taste. I think the fermentation temps were the culprit. You said you didn't notice it as much with your cascade beer. If it's a high fermentation temp flavor it may be harder to pick up in such a fruity beer. Mine would get worse two weeks after bottling...

Has anyone thought about adding some vanilla to this beer? Seems like it would go well with the coriander.

I've been waiting to hear some answers to this. One thing about it; no matter what yeast combination you use or don't use, it'll still make beer!

Having the first taste of this now. The coriander could have been 0.5oz. It has more bitterness than I thought 38.4 IBUs would have. It's not a bad thing but did surprise me. It's a great hot weather beer. Mine is slightly dry considering I mashed pretty high but I'm sure that adds to the...

Well... Tried the double batch sparge today on a Pale Ale. Got the same $hitty efficiency I always get. 3.75g strike water. First runnings: 1.75g @ 1.084 corrected. Second runnings: 2g @ 1.056 corrected. Third runnings: 2.25g @ 1.023. Per boil was 1.051 corrected. At 65% efficiency I should...

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skill; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skill that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my DFH...

I have only done two all grain brews and have hit 65% on the first and 64% on the second using a single batch sparge. I used 65% on my recipe so it hasn't been a problem but I would like to get closer to 75% as long as I don't have to get crazy. On my first batch (12.5lbs grain bill) I got 1.060...

+1 On the fermenting temps. This is something I've learned the hard way. When your Pumkin ale is really close to your Pale ale, it's a problem. It upsets me a bit that this is not stressed enough for us new folks. The kits from the LHBS say to cool to under 75 and pitch. They should say pitch...

I'm going to be brewing an Oatmeal Stout soon and want to try and add some all-spice and cinnamon to half of it. Normally I've added spices near the end of the boil but I'm thinking about not adding them until I rack to a secondary. That way I could just rack half to another carboy onto a couple...

I'm going to be brewing an Oatmeal Stout soon and want to try and add some all-spice and cinnamon to half of it. Normally I've added spices near the end of the boil but I'm thinking about not adding them until I rack to a secondary. That way I could just rack half to another carboy onto a couple...

Tasted my hydrometer sample today. Even with just under 1oz of crushed coriander its pretty powerful. Its not bad but definitely there. The sample also had a nice bite to it. Maybe once its carbed up and dry-hopped the coriander will drop out some. It smells awesome. Going to be hard to wait a...