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So, my last few brews (mostly IPAs) have turned out overly sweet. I was using the same base recipe for them: 16# 2 row 2# Rye 1.1# Munich 1# Carapils .5# C40 but have tried a few other different grain bills as well, and I seem to keep ending up with a veryyyyy sweet beer. Its...

Okay, so about 40 hours ago I took a gravity reading on my double IPA, it was down to 1.010, which was very close to where I wanted it, so while I was bottling another beer, had my buddy put my heating vest on it to bring it up a couple degrees and finish it off to dry hop today. Too my dismay...

I have a 6g batch of oatmeal stout that's ready to bottle. OG 1.068 FG 1.008 What would you recommend for carbing? Please advise as to how much water and how much corn sugar. I'm not sure I'm doing the ratio correctly, because my last couple batches have been super carbed, I'm going for a...

So I'm trying to up my knowledge on proper grain handling to avoid costly time consuming mistakes as I get more creative with my recipes Already found out the hard way - you don't mill flaked wheat, is there any other grains that come to mind that have special handling/use instructions I should...

Okay, completely zoned on the fact the brewing store would be closed today, so i cant pick up the munich, carapils & c40 i need, and I'm all set up to brew with my brother who's in town for the day only.... Here's the grain I have on hand.... 40# 2 row 1# flaked wheat 1# unmalted roasted barley...

So, I followed Joe Ancient mead forum, just came across it... Brewed 22 weeks ago, last time I checked it was around 12 weeks, and fruit was just barely starting to drop, is it okay that I'm just now gonna rack to bottles to condition it or has it been in the fruit too long?? Also, thinking of...

Okay, so last week I brewed a 5.5g batch of IPA, og 1.070. I was planning on doing 3 dry hoppings, each for 4 days. I don't wanna over do it, but I want good depth of nice hoppy flavor. Using all pellets - i usually go for the whole leaf for dry hopping, but just inventoried my freezer and...

Okay, so I have this: With a shallow box that goes over it and supports the starter, but I just ran a trial and it didn't work...it just rattled around a bit every few seconds.... Any advice please?? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Okay, so here's my dilemma... I made a careless typo calculating my starter today and used the last of my DME, and don't have time to get more before they close...here's where I'm at... Moved my grain mill to my buddy's garage where were brewing already, so I can't just Biab with some grains...

So my stir plates working, but my flask isn't here yet, and really want to get this starter going today - can I put a milk jug starter or the striplate and still get decent results, or will that not work so well? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Okay, so I'm trying to determine how much to pitch. I'm shooting for a 5.5 gallon batch @ 1.103 OG and will be pitching wyeast 1272. I have a dormant 2L starter with plenty of slurry and am trying to figure out how much to add to what volume & gravity of starter to produce the right amount of...

Okay, so I am trying to come up with a grain bill for a good malty big IPA, to balance alotta hoppy bitterness. Lookin for some input in the ratio I have here. I have very little experience making a grain bill, I usually find a recipe that sounds similar to what I'm looking for and just tweak...

Hey guys, I was thinking about trying a lager, but I live in an apartment and don't have a basement. Anybody have any creative solutions to keeping a batch of beer at a low, steady enough temp to ferment correctly? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

So I googled daisy cutter clone and found the recipe for "weed whacker", (id provide a link but im on my phone, sorry) and am brewing as we speak w a few changes. +.5# 2 row - for a tad more body, and so it's not *too* light if I have any efficiency problems - stil pretty new to AG Changed the...

For calculating efficiency, I take a gravity reading post boil, correct? Or is it post mash, pre boil. What sites calculator do you guys find to be most accurate. I noticed alot of differences in what info each one asks for to calculate. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

For calculating efficiency, I take a gravity reading post boil, correct? Or is it post mash, pre boil. What sites calculator do you guys find to be most accurate. I noticed alot of differences in what info each one asks for to calculate. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hey, so on 3/31 i started a 2L yeast starter from top cropped WLP 1272. Kept it shaken ever 1-3 hours or so for the first 3 days and then my work schedule changed for my anticipated brew day, and there it sat. I hadn't done anything with it thinking itd be trash, but I remembered reading in...

So, I brewed an IPA.. 12.1# 2 row 1.1# carapils 1.1# c40 .5# Munich Tons of mosaic hops OG 1.070 Pitched a 2L starter of wyeast 1272, starter was 1.040, w yeast w energizer and pH stabilizer, top cropped from an IPA w the exact same grain bill, just different hops, cropped about 7 days into...

So I brewed my blood orange Witbier on 3/19, hit an OG of 1.049, and pitched a 2L yeast starter of Wyeast 3944. When would you guys open it up to check gravity, and what gravity should I look for it hitting before doing daily checks to make sure it's done fermenting, & ready to bottle? I think...

So Im exactly 2 weeks from when I pitched the yeast on my first AG brew - a nice IPA, started at 1.079, had alittle stall about 2 days in when I had a temperature problem and the beer hit about 80 degrees for maybe 20 hrs or so, so I know I'm probably running alittle slow. I removed the dry hops...