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I've got a big RIS in the primary right now. I'd aticipated 1.105 OG and 1.030 FG... But this is where it stand now: 1.111 OG 1.025 after 8 days (and it tastes like hot gasoline, that doesn't worry me) That makes it right at 11% ABV now, racked the wort right onto a cake of Wyeast...

Brewed a big RIS yesterday evening/this morning. 21.5# of grain mashed in two batches BIAB 5gal kettle. Once I got it boiled down to final volume i pulled a sample to test OG. Cooled it to about 150F and got impatient so I took a reading. Oh no it was SO LOW, like 20-30 points low! And, it...

I've got a Gluten Free brew that has fermented out pretty blah. I'm wondering if anyone has ever primed with Candi Sugar, and what kind of results you had. Just looking to add a little splash of richness or complexity here, suggestions gladly accepted.

I'm planning to do a partial mash in the next couple weeks. Why would I want to try and calculate the appropriate amount of water for the whole batch and not just top up as needed once it goes into the fermenter?

Which has a stronger biscuit character, biscuit malt or victory malt?

I understand to get a good extraction you need a certain proportion of pale grain to specialty as dark grains don't contain enough enzyme to convert all the starch. So, for good efficiency how much pale grain is needed per pound of dark specialty grains for a good conversion? I've done a...

Black Tsar Russian Imperial Stout Type: Partial Mash Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Ingredients MASH: 8.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) 8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) 8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) 8.0 oz Oats, Malted (1.0 SRM) 8.0 oz Roasted Barley...

Is there any good way to put a blow off tube onto a bucket fermenter?

I've decided my next two brews will be as follows: First, a very drinkable run of the mill Wit. Second, a big Russian Imperial, Beersmith puts my recipe at 1.111 OG, 1.021 FG (maybe a little optimistic). Plan is it rack the Imperial right onto the cake leftover from the Wit to get it...

My first batch of brew has been in the primary for about 5 days now. Activity at the airlock has been slow but steady by my novice estimation. I pulled the bubbler out this evening to have a look and smell (pleasantly Saazy!) However, the krausen looked pretty weird. Not infected, but green...