Thanks.... Have you "dry-hopped" with coffee before? I am completely lost as to how much and for how long to steep the coffee (I'm thinking like a sumatra so it's raosty but not too bitter). 1/2 pound was a starting point - a guess..... Thanks!

I've never used gelatin, maybe I'll give t a go on this batch....

Anyone who's worked with coffee beans before, do you think my approach and quantity of coffee will work for what I'm looking for? Any other suggestions/considerations? ThAnks as always for the helpful feedback...

Even given that, if I'm racking onto a half pound of coffee, do you think I should up the IBUs with hops?

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to look into the mash temp. i have black cold brewed iced coffee in my head and I can't wrap my head around whether the beer should be more dry or more malty... thoughts?

I considered lactose, but I do t typically like stouts that are overly sweet. I'll keep pondering the addition. Dex is for ABV, and to dry it out a bit (see sweet comment above) I have the pickiest down tube in my kegs (I like to pretend mine are particularly annoying) and always get clogs if...

This is my recipe. The grain bill is trying to get a roasty, coffee-like feel before I even rack the beer onto the coffee beans. I want the beans to turn it into a cup of Joe. I want some complexity, but not mud. The oats are for mouthfeel. I usually use one pound of oats in my ipas for a...

I always get valuable feedback on here. Any critique/suggestion is appreciated. I've actually never brewed a stout all grain..... HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Java the Slut Author: Shane Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: Imperial Stout Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor...

So I ended up kegging this because I realized I didn't have enough bottles on hand. Tried the first one today and wow, is this good! Very dry yet drinkable. It's dark red/brown, highly carbed. Smell is Anise, GOP, and faint orange. Taste...besides being incredibly dry, one would not believe...

Oh, and because it's too funny not to share, here's the label I printed up for this one :D

Actually racked it over to secondary last week (not necessary but I'm a creature of habit) and I plan to bottle this weekend. It kept attenuating more and more so I let it go... plus I didn't want it ready too close to the holidays for fear I'd drink it all before the festivities begin. I'll...

I'm curious, what's your motivation/thoughts for using the Conan yeast in your recipe? I use that yeast for a juicy Vermont Style IPA. I'm wondering how that yeast will play with the dark malts? I like the US-05 or Wyeast 1056 because it gets good, clean attenuation....

Indeed it is, glad your Vanilla Cream Ale is shaping up. Sounds like an interesting brew. Cheers

I took a hydro sample yesterday for curiosity's sake. Dropped down to 020 already and still bubbling away in the blow-off. This yeast should get down below 005 from 1.071. This is going to be incredible - the smell already is amazing and I drank the hydro sample which seems as though the...

Thinking about it, I like the caution with the Crystal. I want some good roasty flavors, though, so I might leave the barley. Perhaps I'll sub Vienna for the Crystal. I'm not married to 1056, I just have good experience with it. I've got a few packs of US-05 in the fridge, could use that...

Whatever you want to call it, I love the style. I made an extract version of this a while ago which was awesome and I think I recall that the hop bill was very close to this one (but this was when I started brewing and I cant find any notes but I remember that I used 6 types of hops). I'm...

Perfect, thanks. Going with the following, all at 5 minutes left in boil: - 7 Cardamom pods (crushed) - 5 Star Anise (whole stars/crushed) - 3 grams Grains of Paradise (crushed) - 1 oz dried orange peel Hopefully this has a nice pop, all in balance. I'll update this when I drink it in case...

Okay, so I ordered my stuff. Ordered 4 grams of Grains of Paradise. I'm reading that people use about two grams at five minutes for a subtle touch in a wit. This beer should be a bold saison and I want some real zing so I was thinking 3, maybe all 4 grams? Anyone have thoughts?

Thanks. I'll take a reading next time I'm concerned - too late now that I we're off to the races. Hopefully she started fermenting without much sign of activity so I won't have to worry about off favors. Hoping to keg and drink this one late this month into November. This was just strange to me...

It's 7 bucks and, since I order online, I am never sure of the handling process etc. So, if I want to brew right away and don't have time to make a starter (or forget to before brew day), I pitch two packs to air on the side excess rather than underpitching. To my knowledge this doesn't really...