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Ok, doing a big brew this weekend 10 gallons of a 2xIPA that I came up with - 1.112... Looking at 12.5% abv. Decided to try two different yeast side by side. Scottish Ale and American Ale. I only have one stir plate, so I threw the American Ale yeast in a 2L starter on the plate. The...

So, today is the first day I 'washed' my yeast. (*Round of applause?!*):ban: Quick background on my process. Boiled 500ml of water, and chilled to 75 F. Pitched into my fermenter, gently sloshed around. and used a funnel with a screen to help keep out the trub. I cooled the slurry, poured...

I cannot seem to find a straight answer, maybe im not looking in the right place. Ive ran some test with my herms that I just constructed... with straight water in the mash tun running 3 gallons per minute I was able to change the temperature at approximately 2 degrees (F) a minute. My main...

I cannot seem to find a straight answer, maybe im not looking in the right place. Ive ran some test with my herms that I just constructed... with straight water in the mash tun running 3 gallons per minute I was able to change the temperature at approximately 2 degrees (F) a minute. My main...

Yeah, I have never done it before. Read alot, but still don't quite know what to do for my setup. Building a brand new, bad ass, All Grain setup, single tier with 3 old kegs. Has anyone applied direct heat with a SS Mesh hose to their mash? Finding a false bottom seems to be troubling, I...

Im new here, and semi new to brewing. Been hanging off my fathers shirt tails when it comes to brewing for quite a while, and now that he has slowed his brewing I need to make something awesome before all the beer runs out. I have been getting into the higher abv brews lately, mostly above...