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Hi everyone - I'm hoping someone can give me a little guidance, or perhaps a little bit of reassurance is all I need. Two weeks ago I brewed a Strong Scotch Ale, BIAB, 3.5 gallon batch into the fermenter. It was based on the recipe in Brewing Classic Styles (lmk if I should post the recipe)...

Hey everyone — I just cracked open my first bottle of my very first BIAB and first SMaSH beer. For anyone who has helped out in any of my previous threads, thanks! It is a Maris Otter Citra SMaSH, and I'm really happy with it. So, my main reason for wanting to do SMaSH is that I want to get...

Hey everyone, Finally did my first BIAB yesterday. Was a Maris Otter – Citra SMaSH (also a first for me). All went really well, except for one tiny, tiny boil over—could have been a lot worse. Finished with 3.5 gallons, 1.061 OG. According to one calculator, I had 66% efficiency. Next time I'll...

Hi everyone, I'm finally getting around to trying my first BIAB, and formulating a recipe (read: not brewing an extract kit). I've been struggling to figure out grist ratios, IBUs, and what software to use, but I think I might finally have a handle on it. To keep things simple, I want to do...

Hi guys – Relatively inexperience brewer here (approx. 6 extract batches), looking to do my first BIAB. I recently got an 8gallon aluminum pot, and today I decided to do a test boil to build up an oxide layer and also have an idea of my boil off rate. Well, it didn't go exactly as...

Hi guys, I'm a somewhat newbie extract brewer looking to upgrade to stovetop brew-in-a-bag. I don't see my self moving beyond stovetop anytime soon, but I guess never say never. My gas stove has a "power burner" and should be able to do pretty well for most brews. My biggest limitation is...

Hi everyone, I'm an extract brewer considering moving to biab to both make better beer, and also save a little $ rather than spending it on extract recipe kits. So, to do a 5 gallon biab, I'm thinking I need to upgrade my brew kettle. A little more information about my anticipated setup, which...

Hey everyone - I'm still somewhat new at this, so please bear with me. This is a question I've seen asked a few different ways, but I've never quite heard this answer. I have a cream stout extract kit that I'm going to bump up the ABV by adding a pound of corn sugar. I'm debating when to add...

Hi everyone, Brewed my first extract kit (True Brew Oktoberfest) 6 weeks ago. Everything went pretty well I think. Boiled my priming sugar and added it to my bottling bucket before siphoning my beer in. Didn't stir or anything; just relied on the flow of the beer to fully mix with the priming...

"Tested" my first home brew beer today, after just 1 week to carbonate and condition in the bottle. It's not supposed to be fully ready for another couple of weeks yet, but I am very much pleasantly surprised. Good carbonation, head retention, and mellow flavor. Really happy about this. I made...

Hi everyone...First time brewer noob here, and done my best to search the forum and read the stickys and the 'did I ruin my beer?' threads, but haven't exactly found this answer. I'll try to cut to the chase: I used a True Brew Oktoberfest extract kit (which uses a Muntons ale yeast), and...

Hi everyone - a new home brewer here, and glad to find such a great forum for advice. I recently received a True Brew Gold kit, and last night I started my very first batch: a True Brew Oktoberfest partial extract. I did a lot of reading to get my bearings before getting started, and all...