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    Is this grain crush ok?

    Hey Guys, I've periodically been running into efficiency issues, and while i have it almost under control, i'm still coming in 0.010 or so below where i should be for my pre-boil gravity, and in turn my starting gravity. There are only a few things left to try, but one thing i'm not sure of...
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    Should I let these grow?

    Hello everyone, So i planted my first hops this season, 4 varieties with 2 rhizomes each. I didn't have a planter or anything to put them in, so i just grabbed the biggest pots that home depot had. The question is that since i'm a little confined on root space, should i let the multiple...
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    Imperial Oatmeal Stout Recipe Critique

    Hey Guys, I did a variant on this one before, but ran into severe efficiency issues, so now that i think i have those worked out, i tweaked it and would like to try it again. Let me know what you think, or what you'd change. 15 lbs Pale 8 oz Carafa III 1 lb Crystal 60 8 oz Chocolate 2...
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    IPA Critique

    New IPA recipe, but i'm having a really hard time sorting out my hop additions. How do you guys think this looks? I'm looking for a pretty hop-forward IPA, not too malty. All Grain Recipe: 12 lbs 2-Row 1 lbs Crystal 40 1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine Mash 60 min @ 154 F 60 Minute Boil...
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    Critique my all-grain process

    So, it seems like anyone you ask has a different answer for how to brew all-grain, so i figured i'll post what i'm doing, and you guys can tell me what i'm doing wrong. I know a lot of steps will vary depending on the type of beer, for reference in this post i'm referring to an imperial stout i...
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    Brett and Lacto secondary issues

    Hello all, I recently brewed a Saison that i was planning on splitting up and doing secondaries with Brett, Lacto, and Brett+Lacto. Unfortunately, i didn't plan very well and ended up with the wrong stoppers for my small secondaries, so i had to postpone transferring to secondary for about 2...
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    Strange gravities?

    Hello everyone, Just did first homebrew last week, Hop Head DIPA extract kit from Midwest Supplies. On day 7 transferred from primary to secondary in order to dry hop (per the instructions). The SG was about 1.060, should have been around 1.070-1.074 according to the directions. It's a 5...
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