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I made a starter from the uncrushed grain. The grain bill was 2 row and wheat malt. I did a full 60 min boil, pitched, kept the carboy at 100 degrees for a few days, cooled and added Safale 05. It was blonde when it went into the keg but now it is slowly turning a very cloudy purple / fuchsia...

I'm looking to make a Northern English Brown with American hops, cherries and lacto. How is this for a grain bill? I'm looking for some chocolate / toffee notes and noticeable but not overwhelming cherry flavor. 6 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 1 lbs...

I got this from Northern Brewer last week, and it looks like the grain is barely crushed at all. Is this acceptable or should I contact them and make a fuss?

I had a few beers in a local brewery this weekend. They made a Belgian IIPA that was listed at 96 IBUs. I don't have a very sensitive palate, so I might be missing something subtle but there was no hop aroma or taste and only a very late, intense bitterness on the sides of my tongue. I asked the...

I've seen a lot of builds that have the element mounted in bottom of the pot or cooler. How much of it has to be under water to keep it from blowing? I read somewhere that ultra-low elements can be run dry. Is this the case?

The object was to make a temp controlled fermenter and kegerator as inexpensively as possible, and this is what I ended up with. It will hold four carboys and four pin lock kegs with a little room to spare. Eventually, I'll put a plate and taps over the hole on the freezer side, but for now it...

First, I'd like to introduce myself. Hi. I'm Mike. I brewed for awhile, then stopped. Now I'm back! On to the questions! I read through all the electric brew kettle threads that I could find but did not see these addressed anywhere. Question 1. If it is true that: A) A 5500W or...