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Hi, I brewed a Dry Irish Stout today - Brewfather - and boiled 30 minutes as suggested at 10m45s here: Thinking about shortening the boil from 60 to 30 for this: Electric Pale Ale ... hop additions start late in the boil at 20 minutes. Is it a good candidate for a 30 minute boil? Do you...

Hello, I've got different quantities of grains on hand and the possibility to brew this Friday. Can I make a beer with this, or just mud?

Hello, I brewed a Black is Beautiful stout 10 days ago but am uncertain about its final gravity and the water adjustments made. Here is the recipe for an 11 litre batch ... My OG was 1.066 and I mashed a 154 for 60 mins. I pitched US-05 at 67 and it fermented at 68. After five days the...

Hello, I would like to make this stout but had to substitute key ingredients that are available here in Switzerland, using this: Brewing grain substitution chart For example, I can't find chocolate malt and had to substitute Carafa Special II, the closest I could find. Also, I we don't have...

Hello, I have no base grains Pale Ale, Pilsner or Maris Otter and want to use up malts that I bought in April. I pieced together an ale with Vienna as the hero (of which I only have 1.3 kg). I was inspired by these threads and came up with my own recipe based on ingredients in stock...

Hello, Having a bit of trouble understanding how much water I need for this recipe. The recipe clearly states the amounts, but when I plug in the recipe to Brewfather, I come up with different results for water ... see below. Good 'ol standard IPA 60-MINUTE MASH AT 152°F 21⁄2 quarts water...

Hello, I am going to brew this in a few days: 1-Gallon Blonde Ale Recipe - BeerCraftr I compared with other Blonde Ale recipes and they all use pilsner malt. Is it surprising to see a pale malt for this style? Also, I thought a longer mash of 90 minutes is preferred for a pilsner to...

Hello, I made this recipe: 1-Gallon Belgian Dubbel Recipe - BeerCraftr Testing the gravity pre-boil has been meaningless for me in the first three batches (1.020, 1.020 and 1.012 this time!). The temperature of the wort was around 150F each time, so the gravity was no doubt a bit higher...

On today's menu was an American Pale Ale (American Pale Ale II Recipe - BeerCraftr's 1-Gallon Beer Recipes) Struggled with low OG on the first brew, so made these adjustments: milled grain a second time at home with cheese grater (better than nothing); it took a while so I didnt do a 3rd time...

Never thought i'd have a thread with that title, but you get the idea .... So, for my blowoff, i've got a bung with a hole. I only have one tube (3/8" I think) that came with the racking cane. Of course, I cant stick the tube in the hole because its too tight. (never thought i'd say that...

I've seen a few videos where the yeast was pitched after aeration. Wouldn't the yeast still need to be mixed in after pitching or do you think simply pouring it in is sufficient?

Hello, Just thinking about how to save time during the mash. Some folks do an overnight mash in a mash tun. I have a steel kettle and i'm sure i'd lose too much heat. If the temperature falls below 130F, there problems with bacteria which can be killed off during the boil, but may leave a...

So, trying to improve efficiency by grinding grains finer. My LHBS milled the grain for me, but it clearly wasn't adequate for BIAB. The pre-milled grains are in the plastic bag. I ran them through a cheese grater (also used for nuts and grains) and you can see the sample in the plate. Look...

Hello, I brewed an American IPA a week ago and would like anyone's opinion on how to manage gravity when I brew next week. I used this recipe: American IPA Recipe - BeerCraftr's 1 Gallon Beer Recipes The OG at the end of the mash was catastrophic: 1.020 (target was 1.070). Since I measured...