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FOR SALE: New Dual 120v Electric Brewing Controller + Extras - $350 Selling the controller pictured below. This is designed for use in a recirculating, RIMS based BIAB system. The build was based on the system detailed in this thread. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=381476 -...

Hello HBTers, I'm currently working on an article for a popular homebrewing publication that I'm sure many of you subscribe to, that if all goes as planned would come out next spring. It's designed to be a comprehensive look at Oktoberfest style beers, including the proposed new BJCP category...

Manden Med Leen Belgian Black Rye IPA This beer was my entry into the 2012 Bell’s Brewery Homebrewing Competition, and ended up taking first place out of 126 entries. I was lucky enough to help make 10 barrels of this at Bell’s, and it was on tap at their brewpub in Kalamazoo, MI for about 2...

Hi All, After much reading on the style over the last week, I've decided to make a Classic American Pilsner using 6-Row and Corn Grits, utilizing a cereal mash. However, I'm still trying to decide how to incorporate this into my mashing program. If my understanding of cereal mashing is...

I'm looking for a bit of recipe feedback from anyone who has put together an Imperial Red Ale or IRA that they really liked. The beer I'm making is based on GABF Style Category 55 (Imperial Red Ale). For easy reference: 55. Imperial Red Ale Imperial or Double Red Ales have intense hop...

I had heard rumors of this in the last few months, since it was on the DeVos Place (in downtown GR) website, but this confirms what was suspected, the AHA National Conference is coming to Grand Rapids in 2014. Very exciting news, especially considering the growth in the craft beer industry in...

Hi all, I started brewing lagers about 4 months ago, and to date I've completed two, a Marzen and German Pils, both using WLP833. Both finished at 1.010, were pitched cold, fermented between 48-50 and were lagered at 32F for over a month (4 weeks for the Pils, 7 for the Marzen). Both had a...

Hi All, I'm looking for the equation that calculates the temperature you should heat your batch sparge water to, based on the temperature of the soaked grain remaining after the first runnings are drained. I'm currently attempting to put together an Excel spreadsheet that will give me a...

Hi All, I'm going to be performing a Hochkurz double decoction for a Marzen I'm brewing in a couple weeks, and I'm trying to dial in my mash schedule, primarily to control my fermentability. I've read all of Kai's writing on the topic and Noonan's chapter on decoction mashing, but my main...

Hello, I'm just starting to get my arms around water chemistry and how to start adjusting it for my mash. I've read through my municipality's water report, and after reading Palmer's chapter on water in How to Brew, and a number of threads on HBT, I'm not sure if the report tells me...

Hello All, I'm kicking around the idea of trying to brew up a lighter lager that can be a session beer I always have around. What I'm shooting for probably most resembles Sam Adams Light if I had to reference a commercial example. I plan on going with a basic 2 row base, toasting it myself...

I'm looking to get some ideas on a beer I'd like to take a shot at late this summer, that being a German Festbier. What I'm really shooting for is the version of Oktoberfest Lagers you would find in Germany, during Oktoberfest that tend to be lighter in color and malt flavor than their American...