Questions tagged [late-addition]
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Fixing a "Watery" beer
I brewed a V2 of this NEIPA I was trying to improve and it's currently sitting in the keg awaiting bottling.
I brewed on new equipment and I had less boil off than expected so I had maybe a .75-1gal ...
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whirlpool/ hop stand duration and temps
I've been using hop stands for all of my beers, but they all have been slightly different. I was wondering what you guys would recommend in terms of when to add the hops (at what temperature) and for ...
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Forgot to add fermentable sugar
I started a saison 3 days ago, and the recipe called for 3.5 oz of dextrose in addition to the grains.
The batch is a 1 gallon batch and the recipe also called for 1.6 lbs of 2-row and 6.5 oz rye.
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American Stout addition Suggestions
Brewed a really nice American Stout last night. notes of chocolately roasted coffee all throughout. the predicted abv was 6% according to kit which i followed to a T, but as i was taking my OG i ...
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Advice on my second batch
I recently completed my first batch, which was the DIPA kit from Brewer's Best. It actually turned out much better than I could have imagined, so I was very pleased. My only complaints, and these ...
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Addition of honey and vanilla to cooled wort
Can I add Honey to a cooled wort (Brown Ale) and then vanilla at bottling time? It is for a wort transformation contest and I will receive the Brown Ale after boil!
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vanilla beans in a porter
Just brewed up a porter and going to be transfering into secondary tonight, I also want to put vanilla beans into the secondary. The question I have is how to make sure that the beans are sanitized ...
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Should the late addition portion of a recipe be altered based on immersion, counterflow, whirlpooling techiques?
When it comes to late addition hops (or other late aeromatics), it seems to me that there might be significant differences in aroma extraction / utilization as the brewer executes different chilling ...
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Does a malt "late addition" affect OG?
I'm following a recipe from a book for an IPA that calls for the following (simplified) steps:
Boil water (3G/11L)
Add Light DME (1lb/450g) & return to boil
Add hops
At 45 mins, add LME (6.6lb/...
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All-late addition hop APA
Has anyone tried this or anything like it from HBC?
http://www.homebrewchef.com/AmarilloPale.html
The claim is that since the AA's are so high, adding late will balance the beer and impart an ...
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Is a late addition of sugar into wine a month after primary ended detrimental?
I'm currently brewing an apple wine. I started it at 1.080, and when that was finished I added another 1.020. Now it has been sitting on it's yeast cake for about one month, and I'm considering if I ...
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Beer calculators and batch/boil size with late fermentable additions
It seems to me that the calculator that I have been using for my recipes (Beer Calculus) allows me to change my batch size, but does not let me adjust WHEN I add my fermentables, as to allow for ...
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Red Ale - Already in primary fermenter, what can I add to it during the secondary?
I decided to brew for my third time now. I have a red ale in the primary fermenter... but I am itching to do something a little more "advanced", since the last two came out good. I'm ready for a new ...
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Is it best to add LME late in the boil?
I just listened to the brew strong episode from nov 29 2010. In it the hosts talk about not boiling LME but instead just adding it straight to the fermentor, or really late in the boil. I have been ...
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How to add spices after the boil
I'm planning to make a few spiced ales from my batch that's bubbling along right now, and I'm wondering what the benefits and drawbacks are to adding whole spices to the secondary as opposed to making ...
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Would/Could you add boiled, rehydrated extract after wort is cooled & topped off to boost OG?
Imagine this scenario. Not that I know anybody who's done this. Let's say it's hypothetical. You're brewing from extract. You cool your wort, transfer it to your fermenter, add your top-off water, ...
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