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I recently brewed a pilsner, and I missed my OG by quite a bit (This was my first AG, and my efficiency was very low). However, my FG came out exactly the same as the recipe I used (I think due to a high mash temperature). Here are my numbers compared to the recipe numbers, with the recipe...

Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I ended up picking up the 10 gallon kettle with ball valve for $90. Did I overpay?

So, I'm looking to upgrade from 5 gallon extract partial-boils to 5 gallon BIAB. I need to upgrade my brew kettle, and I found two used options near me. Which do you think would be the better buy? 1) Keggle with ball valve and thermometer 2) 10 gallon kettle with ball valve (I'm not...

Would it be crazy of me to say inspect your bottling practices? I'm assuming you are being very careful to avoid introducing oxygen into your beer post-fermentation, but oxygenation could cause a drop-off in hop flavor.

I had this problem the other day when I was wiring my STC. It turns out I had overlooked that the fridge still needs some 'direct' power from the wall in order to kick on. I didn't have my hot and neutral wires connected with a wire nut, so my fridge wouldn't turn on. Believe it or not, this...

Pardon if this has already been covered, but when I put the extract version into Beer Smith, I only come up with an OG of 1.052. What am I missing?