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I have been brewing for about 2 years so far. This is my first post. I brewed an Imperial IPA Sunday and had a question. I checked my OG 1.074 as I was siphoning it into the carboy. I made a 2000ml starter the day before. My question is will my starter raise my OG any points? Should I have...

I planted 6 nugget rhizomes 17 days ago in a bucket and I have maybe 8-12 shoots. One is 14” already. My other plants I used only 1 rhizome each(bad idea) Willamette from rhizome has 3 shoots(8”). Cascade(starter) has 4 shoots(12”). Centennial(starter) has 3...

If you are ever up around Joliet/Plainfield area stop into Chicago Brew Werks. Brandon runs a great place and he is super knowledgable. Good luck

Installed my hop trebuchet today. Gonna plant magnum, nugget, and Columbus tomorrow.

I’m kinda new to brewing. I’ve done about 6 batches (2 all grain). Can someone explain to me (very slowly) what the difference is between a partial mash and steeping grains in a grain bag for an hour? I’ve done a brew where I used about 11lbs of oats and dark malts + a lot of DME/LME. It all...

I brewed a Founders Breakfast stout clone and did 2 infusions one when it went into the primary and one a week later in the secondary. I bought the best Kona and Sumatran coffee I could find. I added 3-4 big scoops(course ground,1-2 tbsp each), cold pressed it, then microwaved it to sanitize...

@Cuda, I brewed a brewers best “whiskey barrel stout” kit I had sitting around last weekend. I added 3lb of DME and 1oz of magnum to bitter on top of the kit. OG was 1.090 (biggest I’ve brewed yet) and after 5 days in the primary I’m at 1.040 tonight. Using S-04 I hope...