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Hello all. What is the best tool that'll convert an all grain recipe to an extract with it coming out identical or somewhat near identical? I was thinking Beersmith, but wondered if there were any other programs out there. Not that I want to get away from my all grain brews, I'll be moving...

Ever since I got my orange 10 gallon cooler, am I the only one who sees on the sidelines at football games, a bunch of MLTs? Imagine the possibilities! Lol

This beer has sat in primary for 24 days and 8 days in secondary..so far. Is this still fermenting? A previous batch of the same brew sat in primary for 13 days and 13 in secondary before bottling and the beer was way way over carbed. I only assume that was the reason why I had gushers and...

I'm fairly new to the BIAB method, Ive got two brews in so far. Two SMaSH brews and they came out better then most of my extract brews have. My question is, can I take any AG recipe and apply it to BIAB or will some adjustments need to be made? Thank you for any replies.

Im new to wine making and followed Yooper's recipe https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/welchs-grape-juice-wine-21093/ I used Lalvin ec-1118 yeast and filled my gallon bottle to .75 full. Is this supposed to be a vigorous fermentation? So far 3 days into it at 73 degrees, Ive got bubbles just...

Great Lakes Brewery's Lake Erie Monster that is! With a 5 gallon better bottle sitting around empty, I gave it a shot and did my first all grain batch...a 4 gallon clone of LEM. Checking the gravity today, the sample I took was almost half a cup. So I had one Monster left and invited a...

Would anyone have a all grain recipe for Great Lakes Christmas ale clone…Or a holiday brew that is similar? I’ve searched on the forums and found a couple links to recipes but no follow up on how they turned out. Here is the profile...

Just did my first all grain batch. At the beginning of the boil I added 2.5 pounds of corn sugar. The gravity sample that I tasted was very sweet. After fermentation, will some of the sweetness balance out with others flavors?

I think its safe to say my hydrometer is off. I checked it 60 degree distilled water and I have a reading of 1.002 1/2...or would that be 1.003? Anyway, what could cause this to be off that much?.. and is there another type recommended to get? Something easier to read maybe? Once I had seen...

I’de like to make use of my 5 gallon Better Bottle while my primary is in use. What are your thoughts on this recipe? 3.3 lbs Briess Bavarian wheat LME 1lb Wheat malt DME 1lb corn sugar 1oz Vanguard hops 1ox Sterling hops Wyeast 1010 - use the whole package? I would boil in 3...

I was wanting to start doing 5 gallon boils and before that I thought of experimenting first. What I was thinking is boiling a measured 5 gallons of plain water for 60 min at a rolling boil. Then getting a measurement after to see how much is lost to evaporation and keep notes. Would wort...

In early March I did a Brewers Best, Imperial Nut Brown kit. It comes with Safale s-04 yeast. Ide like to replace that with a liquid yeast but not sure what to go with. My last three kits came with liquid yeast and all three gave me excellent fermentation and the FG numbers were right on...

How will a brew come out with no grains.. just boiling 2.5 gallons and adding the LME, DME and a couple additions of hops, then topping off and pitching? Im NOT thinking of doing this.. someone I know told me he was going to try and as a beginner myself.. something just didn't sound right.

Im using 1 Step, would it loose its effectiveness if I made a gallon up and stored some in a spray bottle? Thanks.

Brewing from an extract kit, am I wrong to strain the wort from the pot to primary? To make it a little more clearer, the grains were steeped for 25 mins in a bag, then removed. Then started the 60 min boil. The hops is what I strained while pouring into the primary.

Got my first batch of red ale going this Tuesday. After the wort was cooled down, I aerated it as I pitched the yeast. Took the hydrometer reading after is stopped swirling and it came out to 1.044. According to the directions, I added 1 because the room was at 70 degrees...readings on the...

Ok... just bought my kit yesterday. The 6.5 gal fermenter, bottling bucket Ale Pails, and everything that comes with it. Along with a Brewers Best Red Ale kit. When will be a good time to start this?.. We have a vacation to Vegas planned on 2-12 to 2-17. The pail is going into a laundry tub...

Obviously I'm new to this so sorry if this had already been asked. What route should I go... a pail for primary and carboy for secondary..or can secondary be done with an additional pail.. or should I go with two carboys? Also, can I get opinions on using Brewers Best ingredient kits...