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• Posted in thread: Low Efficiency & High Attenuation on 06-19-2013 at 01:39 AM
  My hydrometer reads two points high, which I account for. I use Kaiser's water calculator,
  though I have some concerns about seasonal variation in my water supply. My water is very low
  mineral and hen...

• Posted in thread: Low Efficiency & High Attenuation on 06-16-2013 at 09:57 PM
  Since going all-grain, I've been consistently seeing very low efficiency (sub 70% with a single
  batch sparge), and very high attenuation (85%+ AA in all malt worts with a 60 minute 150-153F
  saccarific...

• Posted in thread: My apricot blonde smelled bad bottling day??! on 04-06-2013 at 09:53 PM
  What yeast & malts did you use? Does it smell like cooked cabbage or rotten eggs? If it's
  sulfur or DMS, then it should fade with time. If it smells like asphalt or rubber bands, there
  ain't much hope...

• Posted in thread: Step by step of my brewday: Doing a massive hop stand on 03-24-2013 at 07:32 PM
  Sounds like your results are in the same ballpark as mine, although it's hard to a make direct
  comparison because of the temperature curve on your first hop addition. I found the aromatics
  to be extre...

• Posted in thread: Staggered Dry Hop? on 03-20-2013 at 10:29 PM
  I've only just brewed my first double dry-hopped beer, but a lot of pro brewers do it. I asked
  Matt Brynildson about it, and here's what he replied:We know that yeast activity can result in
  positive c...

• Posted in thread: Off flavors from...Star San? on 03-19-2013 at 03:54 PM
  I agree with the infection diagnosis. I had a similar problem, and after I left the bottles
  around for a few months I got gushers.

• Posted in thread: Step by step of my brewday: Doing a massive hop stand on 03-18-2013 at 04:11 PM
  It was a 1.053 pale ale. Based on my results, I think that a 30 minute hopstand at 200 is about
  equivalent in IBUs to a 5 minute addition (Tinseth), while a 30 minute hopstand at 175 is about
  equivale...

• Posted in thread: Step by step of my brewday: Doing a massive hop stand on 03-18-2013 at 01:51 AM
  I recently did a similar experiment, except I didn't add any mash hops. I did a split batch,
  half of which (2.5 gallons) received 3 oz of hops held at 200F for 30 minutes, and half of
  which received 3...

• Posted in thread: Best yeast for clear beer on 03-17-2013 at 11:50 PM
  Most English ale yeasts flocculate well. Try WLP002 or WLP007.

• Posted in thread: Mineral Taste in Dark Beers on 03-17-2013 at 03:03 AM
  Carbonates don't really have much flavor, though. It takes a LOT of chalk for me to be able to
  taste it, even in water.Granted, the flavor could be something else in the water. But it's
  certainly not ...