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So in line with the season I took to making a pumpkin ale - not a pumpkin spiced ale but a meaty pumpkin ale. It was a bit of an experiment as my sixth brew... Just bottled today in time for Halloween but I have an issue with low ABV that I figure someone might know how to solve. It was...

So I'm working on my first all-grain setup. The 62qt SS kettle is in the mail and now I'm working on the mash tun. With batch sparging it looks like this is all I'll need for now. I have a 75 qt rectangular cooler which I've gotten for really cheap. The issue is that I'm sure this will be too...

I've done some reading on the bucket vs. carboy debate. One thing I saw was that spigot buckets have the advantage of simplifying bottling by eliminating the need to siphon. I'm probably going to do my second brew (a pumpkin spice ale from the local shop) in a bucket since the carboy's busy with...

So going off the minimalistic instructions I got with the beer kit I've been using I racked the Scottish ale I've been working on to the carboy. It's using Windsor British-ale style yeast. Afterward I was curious about a few points and found I'd done the following things wrong: -Put the hose to...