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I have a recipe for a porter with 14.25 lbs grain. I'm mashing 4.25 gallons water at 152 degrees for an hour. I'm going to lose about 1.75 gallons to grain absorption, and I want 6.5 gallons in the kettle. Which scenario gives me better efficiency: 1. Add 1.75 gal boiling water...

I brewed an imperial IPA yesterday, this was the grain bill for a 5.5 gallon batch: 14 lb 2 row 0.75 lb Vienna 0.5 lb Crystal 40L 0.5 lb Carapils/Dextrine 0.5 lb corn sugar Target OG = 1.079 I'm using this setup: I ended up getting an OG of 1.056 for 5.25 gallons, which is...

Planning on brewing a Russian Imperial Stout soon, maybe for National Homebrew Day this Saturday. I'm mostly a hoppy beer brewer so this is all fairly new to me! So here are my questions: 1. How do you select the grain bill? Do you like Pale or Maris Otter for the base? And how do you...

So I know the rule of thumb is 1-1.25 qts/lb for mash water and 1/2 gal/lb for sparge water. Here's the recipe I made: __________________________________________________ Hopalong Scarlet Ale 11.75 lbs Pale Malt (2 row) US 1.5 lbs Munich Malt 5 oz Crystal 120L 2 oz Black (Patent) Malt 1.5 oz...

I brewed my first all-grain batch today, EdWort's Pale Ale. It didn't go so smoothly. I was hoping maybe you guys could help troubleshoot my process? I heated up 3.5 gallons of water to ~175 degrees and put it in the mash tun. I let it preheat the cooler, and once the water reached 162 I added...

So it was a little more straightforward for extract, since I would just top it off with water to get to where I want... What volume do you normally formulate your recipes to? I've seen 5 gallons, 5.5 gallons, 6 gallons...I want to bottle as close to 5 gallons as I can. Do people formulate for...

I have about 10 extract batches under my belt and I think it's the right time to make the switch to all-grain. Problem is, it seems like everyone is recommending something different in how you build the mash tun. I see different types of filters being mentioned - false bottom, braided...

I'm interested in making a red IPA, but I want the red color with as little flavor difference as possible from a regular IPA. I'm not interested in using food coloring, but I want it to be a noticeable red/scarlet, not too brown. I did a little research but can't seem to find any consensus on...

I'm interested in making a red IPA, but I want the red color with as little flavor difference as possible from a regular IPA. I'm not interested in using food coloring, but I want it to be a noticeable red/scarlet, not too brown. I did a little research but can't seem to find any consensus on...

I brewed NorthernBrewer's Belgian Strong Golden Ale, but added another pound of candi sugar. It came with the Wyeast smack pack. I'm a little confused about how to know what volume yeast starter I made, but I followed the directions of using 1/2 cup DME with a pint of water and did that three...

Does anyone else feel like they're addicted to hops? My last three brews were an IPA, a pale ale and an imperial IPA. I try and appreciate plenty of beer styles but when I buy a six pack it is ALWAYS an IPA. And it seems like the only brews I want to make are IPA's. So I was wondering -...

In order to help with future recipe creations I've been wanting to try recipes with just one hop variety so I can get its pure flavor. I would (ideally) like to do 5-6 one gallon batches, each with its own hop (probably to pale ale IBU's), to try them side by side and makes notes on flavors...

If you don't mind I could use some advice the for IPA I am going to brew today. I decided to try something different and just buy whatever hops I felt like while at the store, no recipe planned. So here is what I have: 4 lbs Amber DME 3 lbs Light DME 2 oz Columbus (pellets - 14.4%) 3 oz...

OK I have two questions. I bought the extract kit for NorthernBrewer.com's 115th Dream Hopbursted Imperial IPA (~10% ABV). I got the liquid yeast option, which I've never used before (did dry yeast my first 7 batches). I received the packet as the pic below shows, is this how it comes or has it...

I'm very new to recipe creation so I'm hoping I could get some comments on my recipe as far as if the extract and specialty grains amounts look good, along with the hop schedule. I had recently tried the Southern Tier Pale Ale and absolutely loved it. I want a very drinkable American Pale Ale...

I'm on my second batch ever so I thought I'd make it a little more fun and create my own recipe. I'm going for an extra special bitter with a little wheat extract added for head and flavor. Here's what I have: 6.6 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) 1.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) 1.00 Victory...

I'm interested in making a clone of the Southern Tier Harvest Ale to celebrate the season. Trouble is, I'm having a hard time finding a recipe online anywhere. Southern Tier's description of the beer: "Harvest Ale is our celebration of the changing weather and the sowing of hops and barley...

I am brewing an IPA from a brew kit. It fermented for about two weeks so it should be good to be bottled. I added the full priming sugar packet they included and bottled away. But here's the thing...when I got done, I ended up with only 38 of standard sized bottles. I had thought that I might...

I want to try a Brooklyn Lager clone recipe (great beer) but I don't really have the means to cold ferment (plus I'm impatient). I'm wondering what kind of difference to flavor, alcohol content, etc. there will be if I just ferment it like an ale (~70 degrees). Thanks!

Hey everyone. I'm new to the board. I currently have my first batch ever in the fermenter waiting to be bottled this week - an IPA from a homebrew kit. I'm planning on starting a new brew that isn't from a kit once I bottle this one but I'm not sure which to make or how to go about choosing...