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I’m local. Is any of this equipment remaining? Thanks.

I’m late to the game, but just brewed two Sf Pats day beers over the past 24 hours. I have a fermentation chamber and have a dry Irish Stout with Wyeast 1084 now chugging away at 67F. I just brewed a Irish red ale using Nottingham and I’m just reading how this would like a lower temp. My plan...

I purchased 2 All Grain kits 16 months ago and never brewed them. They have been stored in the box they were delivered in, in my cool dark basement since that time. Are any of the ingredients still good? The grain was already milled. The hops pellets are still sealed in package. The yeast has...

Looking for a good fall beer to brew. I do BIAB and would probably brew middle of sept, and he ready to drink in mid oct. Still some nice weather in northern IL but temps can start crashing around then. Maybe something for the dads to sip in while kids trick or treating. Pipeline is a little...

Thanks for the response Denny. I understand don't overthink it, but I'm trying to ask if raising the temp once reaching 50% attenuation is the minimum %, and anytime afterwards is just as fine. Or if 50% is the target and there's a change in results vs raising temps when the yeast is further along.

I am in the middle of doing this method with my first lager after switching to all grain a few batches ago. My OG was 1.060 and after 7 days at 53F it was 1.015. If my limited understanding of attenuation and math are correct that's an appearent attenuation of 76%. It should have been bumped up...

Thanks for the reply. I don't mill and currently buy pre-crushed. I wish I would've taken a photo of my preboil sample, but my 8" test jar had at least 2" of junk that settled in the bottom as it cooled. Barley enough room for the hydrometer Does the transfer from the kettle to the FV make...

Thanks for all the replies. I just did my 2nd BIAB yesterday and have a question about temp loss during the mash. Twice during the 60 min mash my temp dropped about 2-3 degrees and I fired up the burner to a low flame while stirring for about 3-4 min until temps returned to my starting point. I...

Just kegged my first BIAB and was shocked to find almost 1.5 gal of trub. Only kegged 4 gallons. Is this likely due to using a coarser cheap bag from Northern Brewer? Would a finer wisler or brew bag help with this. Not sure how or if all the junk in the bucket affected my OG reading.

The last two summers I've done a Brewers Best Summer Ale kit. As simple as it is, it's usually one of the favorites in the neighborhood.

That'd be sweet for my upcoming keeper build! In please.

Yesterday was my 1st BIAB and I bought the cheapy northern Brewer bag. Everything went well but after I pulled the bag, took a sample, and let it cool for a gravity reading i noticed almost 2" of debris in the bottom of the test jar. Is this caused by the mesh being too coarse and from what...

I followed a couple of videos and setup my equipment and mash profile in beersmith 2. Yesterday was my first crack at BIAB. My mash temps and volumes where all spot on. I was guessing low for efficiency and it looks like it ended up around 80%. 1) Since I didn't do anything with ph, is it...

Well my first BIAB is in the books. It was hoping for 70% efficiency and I think i got 80%. Does this look right? My volumes were pretty much spot on and everything went very smooth. Measured post mash gravity and measures preboil gravity are same thing in BIAB correct?

While prepping for my first BIAB and watched videos to setup my mash profile. I've read pretty exclusively about people mashing for 60min at ~154, but I was surprised to learn about the mash temp and length and how it affects the beers body. Following the guidelines, my first beer should be...