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So I recently bought a refractometer. I love the precision of the measurements, and the ability to make multiple readings without losing entire beers. However, without changing my process at all, I am finding that my last two brews have come in at or over the target initial gravity, where my...

Hey all, I recently read a lengthy article/recipe on a style called Albany Ale, a style that was brewed up in Albany, NY prior to 1900 or so. I thought I read it in zymurgy a few issues ago, but the archive search is turning up nothing. Does anyone know what I am talking about? If not, does...

Hey all, I wanted to try my hand at using gelatin to clear a beer, but was somewhat surprised when I went on Amazon, and saw it was being sold for roughly $20/lb, searching for "unflavored gelatin." A box of flavored jello is about $1.49/3oz, or roughly $8/lb. And often it is on sale for 50...

Hey all, Chilling the wort is now the most tedious part of my brewday. I am going ot make a wort chiller of some sort. Those with Counterflow chillers- Can you chill in one pass, without recirculating? I don't want to get a recirculating pump, and just want to use my auto-siphon. My water...