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Hello! Any Grainfather users on this forum? I'm asking because I recently purchased a grainfather and brewed about 6 batches with it and I must say that I really enjoy brew days with this machine compared to my old low-tech brewing setup. What I really dislike about it is the lack of...

Hello. My brother inlaw and I just attempted to brew an IIPA but I think there might be a couple problems here.. It was an expensive all-grain batch so I'm hoping there's a way to save it. Problem one - I took a nice sniff after removing the fermenter lid and the vapors burned my nose hairs...

Good day! I'm about to brew a batch of IIPA tomorrow and my LBS didn't have either Chinook or Columbus in stock so I bought 2 potential substitutes. Galena and Citra have similar alpha acids and both claim to have citrus notes. Can anyone chime in on their experience with either or of these...

Good day, I'm about to brew a big IIPA this weekend and I was wondering what the best method is for pellet hop addition to the boiling wort. I've heard people use muslin bags, others use a suspended muslin bag and throw all the pellets in there, others just toss the pellets right in the boil...

Good day. I'm somewhat new at all grain brewing and am puzzled when reading recipes. Some recipes say for a 5 gal batch you'll have a 7 gallon boil size. But.. the single mash I'm using might only generate 4-5 gallons of wort. How do you make up the difference to obtain that 7 gallon...

Good day, Something weird happened to my brew. As usual, I put it in secondary for 2 weeks. Near the end, there were no more bubbles in the airlock. I added an ounce of Cascade hops for dry hopping and like magic, it started fermenting heavily once again. I was only supposed to dry hop for 7...

This is the best add I've seen in a long time!

Beer Usually Contains One or More Chemical Additives GUM ARABIC (acacia) is in common use by many breweries as a stabilizer to prevent any alteration on the beverage before it is sold. It also helps the foaming quality of the beer. Yet medical literature warns that "allergic reactions, liver...

Good day! I purchased 50 used Grolsh bottles and recently noticed that there's a thin flim/crust at the bottom. I've tried soaking them in Diversol, tried the jet washer and it's just not coming off.. Are there any strong products out there that could remove this? I also tried a brush but the...

Good day. I brewed a batch of Pilsner from this website which called for 2 lbs of flaked rice. I ended up only using 1 since that's all I had. I transferred into secondary and had a taste. Oddly the only flavor I was getting is of rice and a hint of hops. No malt flavors at all. And.. it's...

Is there any activity when fermenting with Lager yeast in the primary?? I'm getting zero action and It's sitting at about 13 degrees at the moment. Been well over 24hrs and still no foaming action... it's just sitting still.. I'm tempted to use my heat belt but am afraid to get off flavors...

AAHHHH... Panic Panic.. For some reason my efficiency dramatically dropped for this batch of beer and ended up with a reading of 1.035... Should have been 1.058. I've already pitched the yeast about 24 hours ago and now I'm wondering if I should or can add additional fermentables "corn...

Good day. Is it common practice to lager in a plastic pale or should I transfer to a carboy prior to lagering? I'm nervous about leaving it in there for 4 weeks. My recipe doesn't mention transferring to a carboy.. Thanks! P.S. This is my first attempt at a Pilsner! I have a fridge to...

Good day and happy new years! I just bottled a batch of cider and sampled a glass while doing so. Normally I would use a champagne yeast and would get a fairly dry cider so this time I decided to try a lager yeast. This left me with a very sweet tasting cider. A little too sweet for my...

Good day, Made a batch of maple porter and had it sitting in secondary at 15 degrees Celsius for over 2 weeks. There was no action in the airlock. Not even slight pressure. The beer measured 1.052 before primary and finished at 1.020. This means I'll have a fairly weak beer and quite...

I extracted this text from my beer store's website... "To ensure the freshest quality beer, customers are encouraged to keep kegs cold at all times. Excessive movement and loss of temperature to the keg can result in a lower quality of beer. Once your keg has been tapped using your rental...

Just brewed an AG batch of Maple Porter and it was rather frustrating! I'm wondering if anyone else had this problem. I'm using a 60L cooler and a digital cooking thermometer. The combination of slow temperature reading and too much overhead space in the cooler made the mashing a living...

I plan on making a Pilsner or Lager in the near future however I'm a little confused with the fermentation techniques. Here's an example.. Primary Fermentation Plastic 14days @ 10c Secondary Fermentation Plastic 30days @ 4c Other Fermentation Plastic 6days @ 20c Diactyl rest When...

Has anyone else had a bad streak for brewing? I'm now at my 3rd batch of "non-worthy to serve" homebrew. I followed recipes from different sources and they all turned out crappy. My dark turned out tasting like burnt beer, My lager turned fruity/odd and my IPA turned out to be WAY too bitter...

Good day. I finally received the Drinking water quality table from my city. Just by looking at the measurements, Would anyone say that I need to treat it prior to mashing or topping up the carboy? Thanks! pH 9.2 Total chlorine (chloramine) mg/L 1.61 Bromide mg/L < 0.004 Bromate...