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Forgot to confirm that I am doing full boils and my fermentation temperature has been aroudn 75 - 77 degrees.

First, thank you for the feedback. Below are details which should help with diagnosing the issue: American Pale Ale: 7 lbs Pale malt 0.5 lbs Crystal 60L 0.5 Amber malt 0.5 Munich Mashed for 1 hour at 154, losing 4 degrees in the hour Hefe: 5 lb 2 row 3.75 lb wheat malt 0.5 munich...

I have done two AG batches in a row that have had a very watery mouthfeel and FG measurements that were very low: 1.004 for one and 1.006 for the other. I am trying to figure out if high fermentation temperatures would cause this. for reference one was an American pale ale and the other was a...

5 gallons was my target, but after reviewing, I think I must have been off on my measuring my volumes as 2.8 + 4.25 would not have gotten me to 7.3, so maybe my boil off was not as high as it seems. Secondly, I would have liked to cool my wort further but I live in Georgia and the ic was not...

Hello everyone, I have been a long time lurker and have learned a great deal from HBT. I finally was ready to share some experience, with the hopes of helping out (sorry for the long post). Based on what I learned on HBT and youtube, I ordered AG equipment, made a brew plan (very...