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I brewed this up a few weeks ago. I completely missed gravity, getting an OG of only 1.030 (I discovered afterwards that a screw was loose on my grain mill and the gap widened as I was milling). On top of that, my FG finished at 1.012 (maybe mashed a little too high?). So ABV is only 2.4%...

Is there a quantity for the hops? 1oz for each addition?

Yeah, I figured it would be something along those lines. I'm pretty sure the local shop has s04, so I think I'll give that a try. I know they have Windsor, so I'll use that as a back up. Thanks for the reply!

Hey Bob, I'm looking forward to making this on the weekend. A question about yeast: Is S-04 much different than Nottingham? I've heard they are similar and I've got a few packs of Nottingham on hand so I was thinking of using that. Though I see you recommend using Windsor, so maybe...

I made a batch of Edwort's Haus Pale Ale and I've got an off flavour I'm having trouble identifying. Background info: I made a half batch(10.5L) and hit the both the OG and FG on the nose (70% efficiency, BIAB method). Lag time was short, followed by a vigorous fermentation. Fermented in a...

Hey Guys, I've started my second wine kit and am about to rack to secondary tomorrow. Since I already have my first kit bottled, I've got a bit of extra patience and was wondering if there was any benefit to leaving the wine on the primary or secondary longer? Off the top of my head, I...

I made this beer and I'm currently drinking what's left over from my bottling bucket and what spilled from the bottling wand. It's delicious!

Thanks for the idea Gr8shandini. That's a really good one. I think I'll stick with my original plan for this brew since its the first time I'm doing an all grain batch. I don't want to try to many new things at once. I'll definately give the high gravity thing a try on my next batch though.

I think I am going to go with option 3. To me it makes sense to let the yeast grow in the small batch and then add more. I can't see why it wouldn't work. Plus, this way I can brew two days this weekend instead of one! I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

I will be trying out my first all grain batch later this week using the brew in a bag method. Since I only have a 5 gallon pot, I am planning on splitting the recipe in half and doing two 2.5 gallon boils. I was wondering the best way to combine the batches into one. Here are the options I...

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Sweet, thanks everyone for the advice. How much orange peel and coriander would you recommend? And when should they be added? I was thinking after the primary fermentation was done.

I really like white beers like Hoegaarden and Rickard's White. Is it possible to make something similar using a Brewhouse Kit as a base? I know white beers are wheat beers, but I think the Brewhouse Wheat is a different type of Wheat ale (clear and crisp as opposed to cloudy and...

Nothing on the bag, but I just measured it with a food scale and it is around 8oz.

Using this widget, a conversion factor for dextrose of 0.6g/ml and a volume of 23L I'm getting a C02 volume of 3.4 Is that better? What C02 volumes do standard 12oz bottles break at?