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I brewed a 10 gallon batch of maibock a couple of weeks ago, fairly standard recipe with mostly Pils and some Vienna and light munich. Mash was on target around 150F and I pulled a decoction and added back in around 1 hour. 80% efficiency. My OG was around 1.067 and I split the batch into 2...

I brewed a Porter - I'll spare the grain bill details but I was shooting for an OG at 1.080. I got done with my batch sparge and hit a preboil volume of 7.5 gal at 1.060. So I was pretty pleased as the grain bill was calculated assuming 80% efficiency and that was about 82%. So I boiled...

I already know the answer to this, but anyone have some techniques to hide having added too much calcium sulfate to the mash? I was trying to lower my pH for a saison, and guess that the mash ended up with about 250 ppm of calcium and maybe a bit more sulfate. I fermented using WLP Saison II...

Anyone familiar with the fermentation behavior of WLP028 (Edinburgh)? I just racked to secondary after about 8 days in primary as airlock activity had really slowed. This yeast has not acted like any I have used before and I cannot say I'm happy with the outcome of the flavor profile it has...

So, this is a first after 15 batches of beer. I made Thunderstruck pumpkin ale. Mini mash with some pale malt, specialty grains, and a lot of extract, plus 60 oz of pumpkin. Pitched with some S-04. Fermentation went fast at 68 degrees. Racked after 1 week to secondary. Now, it has...

I have a melomel that has been fermenting 13 days (my first mead attempt). Still fairly active. It was 12 lbs honey brought up to just under 5 gallons, and a bunch of grated ginger root (1.092 gravity). Used RedStar Premier Cuvee, so I'm expecting it to ferment out. Primary has been in a...

Not sure how many of you have a Hops Grillhouse and Brewery (it's like a BJs with far less beer selection), as there are not many, but I had the pleasure of going to one tonight (in Alexandria, VA) and was served a "Summer Wheat" that was essentially a Red Ale with an orange wedge on the pint...

I've got a super soon to be father in law that has taken up an interest in growing hops to supply my homebrew operation. Last year he got some rhizomes and turned them in to nice tall vines. The varieties he's growing are cascade, zeus, nugget, and centennial. Yielded a few oz last year, and...

okay. so I had a starter going Thursday night from yeast I had washed from my secondary last weekend (Wyeast London Ale) following the Sticky in this section. Mixed a couple oz. of DME and about 24 oz. of water, boiled for about 15 minutes, cooled, and filled up a Grolsch style bottle with...