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I've brewed 6 AG batches so far on my new equipment, and have consistently been getting 55% efficiency. I've tried different sparging methods, sparge times, mash times, and each time I only get 55%. My mash tun is a 15 gallon megapot with a false bottom, and initially I thought that my...

My name is Sean, and I'm refrigeration impaired. Today I got my Johnson A419 in the mail and picked up a used 7cu.ft. chest freezer right in time for me to brew an IPA this afternoon. Looked at the instructions, thought I figured it out, plugged it in at noon, and set it to what I thought...

I posted on here before about being able to boil 7 gallons of wort in my new 15 gallon megapot on my gas stove. My previous calculations were almost right, it will boil slightly but not nearly enough to really be usable. Now I'm faced with the question of whether to go propane or electric, and...

I've been an extract brewer for 2 years and am finally working on moving to all grain, though there are some logistical issues I'm working through and hoping some people could shed light on. I'm in a 1 bedroom apartment and have had no problem boiling 4 gallons of wort on my gas stove top in a...

Hi all, I recently brewed an imperial stout with an original gravity of 1.120, by far the biggest beer I've ever done, and double pitched it with 2 packs of Wyeast American Ale (I was too lazy to make a starter) in the hopes that the yeast wouldn't get overworked and stop. I'd like the final...

hi all, i woke up this morning to find that the blow off tube that's on my primary fell out of the bucket of star san and onto the floor. I had it taped, but I guess the fermentation was so active it knocked it out. I slept for 8 hours, and checked right before i got in bed, so it couldn't...

hello, I just bought my first kegging system and wanted to use it for my pumpkin ale that's almost reached it's final gravity (two days at 1.014). I am worried, though, about aging the beer as it's still pretty spicy and could use a bit of chill time. I was wondering if I should keg it and...

Hello, I bottled a belgian white about a week ago and wanted to see how long the carbonation had come along so I chilled and drank one. The carbonation isn't bad, but there is a very distinct sour lemon taste up front and then a sour aftertaste, pretty much overshadowing most of the other...

Hello! I'm relatively new to the whole brewing thing and just made two new batches. Just bottled a Belgian Wit that tastes amazing, but I put together an IPA recipe (I hope) and brewed it last Thursday and just moved it to secondary. It smells great but wanted to know what others might think...