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I have started to brew some bigger beers of late, and I am having trouble managing boil over in my 5 gallon brew pot (3 gallon brew for 5 gallons of beer). I have to really babysit the thing and manage temperature to prevent boil over with these higher gravity beers. Is there a particular...

Just brewed my first PM using DB's stovetop method not too long ago. I did have some problems maintaining temperature, and my patience got the best of me at a couple points, so I didn't expect great results, but I am curious as to what the common causes of low efficiency are. The recipe was...

I came across this recipe, and in it are instructions not to aerate the wort. I have never seen this before in a recipe. Comments? ------- Sand Creek Brewing Company “Oscar’s Chocolate Oatmeal Stout” 5 US. Gallons (19 L), extract with grains OG=1.056 FG=1.020 IBU’S = 30 SRM=...

If the purpose of creating a starter is to increase the cell count of the yeast to match to your OG, couldn't you achieve the same results by just pitching an additional packet or two of yeast? Beyond a viability test and the financial hit, is there any reason why a starter is preferable to...

Hello all. I've got my first batch fermenting presently, and thought I would post a few questions/observations I had. 1) When boiling, it seemed that a lot of the hops ended up as kind of an oatmeal consistency caked to the lid of the brew kettle. I did my best to occasionally knock them...