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I brewed my Irish Ale today. This is the 4th time I've made this exact batch and my system is pretty dialed in. 5.5gal batch size 11lb Maris Otter 6oz crystal 40L 6oz crystal 120L 6oz roasted barley Based on my typically mash efficiency of around 74% (yeah I know it's low) I hit the...

I want to add a ball valve to my boil kettle, 60 qt heavy aluminum http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CHJI7G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00. I got the weldless ball valve kit from more beer http://www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-weldless-ball-valve.html and was about to...

I bought some grain from my LHBS about a month and a half ago and I didn't get a chance to brew it until today. My mash efficiency was about 10% lower than it usually is all else being equal. My pH was also 5.6 instead of the usual 5.2 or 5.4 which I hover around. Is it bad to crushed grain sit...

I joined these forums awhile ago, but I don't think I ever introduced myself. So hi! Homebrewer for 5 years, learned to brew in Madison, WI and moved to the Panhandle of Florida a few years back!

I have been using beersmith 2.0 for about 2 years now and I just don't get brewhouse efficiency and how to use it to accurately hit my OG. For today's brew session (Lemon Weiss) here are the numbers: Pre-boil volume = 8.11 gal Pre-boil gravity = 1.041 Mash efficiency = 75% (estimated was...

I am brewing the shipwreck saison that Channel66 has published on here and I have a little bit of a problem. I grew up about a 1.25L starter of Wyeast 3726 farmhouse ale. My OG was 1062 and I started fermenting at room temp (~70deg) overnight. I was going to wait for fermentation to get started...

This is my first time trying to brew a bock, and I chose a maibock. I even did a decoction method for the first time to try and be "authentic". So I'm sure this will be barely drinkable! It started at 1062 and I pitched a 2L starter of Wyeast 2206, bavarian lager and fermented at 50F. It's...

I use Wyeast 1056 for most of my pale ales. I typically will use a starter as well, most of the time somewhere in the range of 500ml to 1L depending on the OG. But I always get much lower FG than I expect. For example, my last batch was an all grain batch with an OG of 1.056. I fermented with...

I brewed my first AG batch last saturday, an autumn amber ale kit from midwest. I mashed at 152 for 1 hour then fly (colander) sparged for roughly 45 minutes to get to my pre-boil volume. Everything seemed to go well. The suggested OG was 1.046 but I got 1.052. First question, why did I...

I am trying to grow a yeast starter from Bell's amber ale to use for a two hearted clone. I've done the following: Between each step I cold crashed and decanted the spent wort 4 beers 10% in 250ml wort 1.02 for 3 days 500 ml 1.02 2 days 1L 1.03 2 days 1.5L 1.04 2 days In the 1.03 and...

I am an average brewer so far, moving from extract to all grain. So I'm learning more and more as I go. I wanted to grow some of the Bell's yeast to make a two-hearted clone. Below is what I did: 5 bottles (last 10% of beer) added to 250mls of DME 1.02 - 3 days then cold crashed overnight...