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I have not tried jamil’s west coast blaster red ipa from classic styles, but was wondering if swapping out the British pale ale malt for Vienna would work? Or should I stick to the original? What British malt should I go with?

Tried a protein rest on my spike 15 gallon system yesterday. The recipe called for it, so I went for it. I did a 15 minute rest at 122. I spent maybe 30 minutes or more trying to ramp up the mash from 122 to 152. Once I got to 152, I stayed there for another 30 minutes. I’m just worried I am...

My altbier turned out great! It is my first altbier to brew and even drink. Very balanced maltiness and hoppiness. Crisp and clean. And look at that beautiful color and clarity. Recipe is the Cowboy Alt from brewing classic styles.

When kegging from my conical, I am leaving about a gallon and a half left in the conical. I can’t even get down to the racking arm. I’m transferring under pressure with my co2 tank. I can’t figure it out. The connections are not getting clogged with hops or yeast. Maybe the conical needs to be...

My local homebrew shop closed. My co2 is empty. Where can I get co2? We have a welding shop that has co2 tanks. Will those work?

Does anyone have the math to figure ibu’s? I’m using brewsmith. It gives me ibu’s based on my estimated pre boil gravity, but what if I don’t reach that gravity? I would need to adjust my hop amounts. Trying to figure that out

Brewing an altbier soon. Does step mashing make a difference? What differences?

I’m planning a brewday and will have my ingredients shipped here. I don’t have a homebrew shop around. How long will my crushed grains last? Is waiting a week to brew too long?

My recipe expects 11 gallons of wort at 1.060. How much dry yeast do I need? I’m using Fermentis k97 packets. I’ve used different yeast calculators and they all same something different. Then there are guys in my homebrew club who say something different. It’s all confusing. I plan to sprinkle 4...

My question is regarding the grain percentages listed in the Brewing Classic Styles book. In the book, he lists specialty grain percentages with liquid base malt extract. Then, he lists an all grain option with the base malt as grain. When you do the all grain option, you end up getting...

I am looking for a good dark mild recipe. I’ve never had one myself. How does this recipe look?

Porter recipe based on Black Widow Porter from Classic Styles. I brewed this last month. Excellent beer. Dark, malty, subtle and smooth chocolate. Very well balanced. But I want more roasted coffee and chocolate flavors. So I did some research online and found a founders robust Porter clone. I...

I have never done a competition. My beer is currently kegged and carbonated, but I would like to enter it into a competition. 2 bottles are required. Is there a way to bottle from a keg without a fancy bottle filler? I’m thinking chill the bottles, turn down the psi, fill to overflow, and cap...

I know it’s probably not legal, but...I’d really like to share my homebrew without having to drive 14 hours. I e never done a competition, but I’d imagine you would ship it, no? Anyways, can it be done?

I did a 10 gallon 1.068 og beer. Pitched 4 us05 packs. Did I over pitch? Consequences?

How do you scale a recipe up from 5 to 10 gallons? Can I just double the ingredients? I’d like to scale the following recipe up to 10 gallons

Hazy ipa has been a recent favorite of mine. Anyone have a tried and true recipe?

Beer tastes and smells like water. I tasted it right before kegging. Is this normal? Will co2 and time in the keg change the taste? Did I keg too early? Will it further condition in the keg in the fridge at cold temperature? What is meant by conditioning? How long does it take to condition and...

How many packets of us05 for 10 gallons wort at 1.065? Is there a dry yeast calculator? Thanks!

I am in the process of building an electric homebrewery. Are there any recommendations for a mash tun? I’ve looked at spike and Blichmann. I like things about each so I’m in the middle. The Blichmann seems simple without much hardware, but I’ve read reviews of them being easily scratched...