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Yesterday I brewed my first ever 10 gallon batch. I decided to make a cream ale just to keep it light and because I didn't really know how much grain and water my 10 gallon cooler mash-tun could handle. Here are the grains i used: 10 lbs golden promise 7 lbs six-row 2 lbs flaked corn and a...

Okay so a few days ago I brewed an IPA that ended up with an OG of 1.066 but changed to an OG of 1.064 after I had pitched a yeast starter. My question is whether I should use 1.066 or 1.064 as my starting OG when I try to solve for my beers abv? Thank you!

Last night i finished brewing up an IPA, I oxygenated and pitched some WLP090 San Diego Super yeast and set my temp range on my johnson thermostat to 68 with a differential of 2 degrees. This morning I woke to find that the wort had cooled down to about 62, maybe even colder through the night...

I just wrapped up a day of brewing an IPA. My target OG was 1.071 and I somehow ended up with an OG of 1.051...I mashed at 151 for 90 minutes and didnt do a mash out, just sparged after collecting my first runnings. Here's the recipe I used: 6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 49.2 %...

So I ordered enough ingredients to make a batch of brew and I decided that I wanted to try out a base malt I had never dealt with before. I ordered 11 lbs of the stuff before I read that they suggest using up to 50% of your grain bill..... So I was wondering whether someone had used this malt...

I have a question regarding a batch i brewed up on 02/24/14. I brewed a Golden Strong Ale recipe that was mashed at 147 for 2.5 hours, purposely underpitched (still made a starter) and lightly aerated. I started fermentation at 62 F and let it rise naturally to 74 F. I have also read in...

I've been brewing for about 3 years now and have mostly stuck to using english and belgian yeast, but have always heard great things about the White labs California Ale yeast strain. Well I am completely blown away by the attenuation of these little guys. I made a modest cream ale with an OG...

Hey everyone, Had a few lbs of malt and some hops hanging around, so I've decided to throw them together for fun. Tell me what you would classify this beer as and whether you think it would work out. 5 gallon batch, 1.063 OG 27 IBU 8.50 lbs Maris Otter 2.00 lbs Vienna Malt 0.50 lbs...

Hey guys I was planning on brewing my first ever pumpkin ale this year, but reading around has made me really paranoid about the spice additions. I'm planning on making it a fairly heavy/boozy beer (a true harvest beer) so I feel like i should probably compensate with a little more spice than...

Hey guys, I'm about to brew a new recipe I came up with for a wheat beer and I thought I'd run it past you guys, you guys never fail to pick out the weak points and recommend some improvements so here it goes: 5 gallon batch, 1.047 OG 18 IBU 5.00 lbs American 2-row 2.00 lbs Flaked Wheat...

I've never really brewed a special bitter before, so I thought I'd run the recipe I made by everyone on here for some advice, Thanks in advance. 5 gallon batch, 1.044 OG 30 IBU 6.00 lbs Maris Otter 0.50 lbs Caramel 40L 0.25 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt 0.65 lbs Table Sugar 0.45 oz Galena hops (60...

Hey guys, I'm wanting to brew an IPA in a few days and I've finally landed on an AG recipe idea. I'm shooting to have that west coast IPA aroma and flavor minus the punch to your face bitterness (looking for a fairly balanced IPA), tell me anything that you think might help improve it. 5...

Okay, so I'm planning on brewing an AG Witbier pretty soon and I am just completely lost in terms of what my mash schedule should look like. I've been trying to look around online and I've read what seems to be every possible schedule suggestions and no definitive answer. So here's the recipe...