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Is this a reasonable use of special B in an imperial stout recipe?
I've just worked up this (extract, specialty grains) recipe from glancing at clone recipes for old Rasputin imperial stout and black butte porter--they both have a smooth, chocolaty thing I'm going ...
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What will too much Caramunich do to my beer
Making Jamil's saison today:
10.5# pilsner
.75# wheat malt
.75# munich
it is supposed to have 2oz of caramunich, but instead I measured, milled, and then MIXED with the rest of the grain .75 LBS ...
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Can I steep grains ahead of time?
In an effort to spread brew day out across a few weeknights, I was wondering if there is any harm in steeping grains ahead of time?
I don't plan on leaving the "tea" for more than a day or two, ...
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What are the pros and cons of adding specialty grains to the mash?
When all-grain brewing, you typically add all your grains to the mash, right? Is there ever a time when you leave some of the specialty grains out and steep them instead? What are the pros and cons ...
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Special B -OR- CaraPils?
working on improving recipe formulation and wondering which is better?
Looking for good mouth feel and head retention,(who isn't I guess) but most of all a big malt forward beer. In doing unrelated ...
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How do I do a partial mash?
I understand (from experience) how to brew with extract and steeping specialty grains.
I understand (from reading numerous books, blogs, etc.) how to do an all-grain mash.
I see little on how to ...
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Rinsing specialty grain bag after steeping
Is there any reason to rinse the bag of specialty grains after steeping? I did this yesterday on a whim, thinking I would be able to extract as much of the sugars as possible. I used about 1qt. of ...
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Should I include my specialty grains in a mini-mash?
I'm planning to use up all my leftovers from recent batches, augmented with minimal newly-purchased ingredients, to make an oatmeal stout.
I know I need to mash the oats, so I picked up a pound of ...
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For steepers, what's the easiest way to crush specialty grains?
For an all-grain or partial-mash brew, I'll go to the homebrew store and have them mill my grains for me. But extract w/grains brews are all about how short I can make them (because I'll do them on a ...
