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What kind of dry lager yeast do folks like? My next batch will be 10 gallons of pilsner. I only have a 2 liter flask, and I believe I would need approximately 2.25 gallon starter. I want to pitch 4 dry packs, but don't have any experience with dry lager yeasts. Any opinions would be welcome...

I want to make a low abv ale with the grain and hops I have on hand. Shooting for 10 gallons, 75% efficiency. I'm at work and don't have access to beersmith, so this is all from memory. Here's the grain bill I was tinkering with: 8.5# 2 Row (54%) 2.5# Vienna (16%) 2.25# Munich (14%)...

I brew all grain. Usually hit my mash temp within a degree or two. Mash for 60+ minutes. I hit my target volumes and original gravity within a few points. But, my final gravity is consistently low. My last batch was 10gal of hefe. Mashed at 153. OG was 1.051. I used wyeast 3068...

So all my ingredients have disappeared in Beersmith. I open a recipe, go to the brewsheet and everything is normal. Ingredients are listed as they should be. I go to the 'recipe view' page where you edit/create recipes, and the ingredients are gone. The OG, IBUs, etc and all correct, but the...

I initially missed my mash temp last batch. I was too hot (+4 degrees), so I added a hand full of ice. It wasn't enough, so I added more. Then I was a few degrees too low (-2 degrees) so I added boiling water and got it close (-0.5 degrees). I'm not worried about it, but I was wondering how...

I recently upgraded to a 15 gallon boil pot. I added a valve and a bazooka tube. I've made two batches...a 5 gal batch with 1 oz of pellet hops, and a 10 gal batch with 4 oz of pellet hops. Both times the tube got clogged. This last batch I had to rack from the boil pot to the fermenter, hops...

I've been asked to brew a 5 gallon batch of American Pilsner for a friend who is interested in home brewing. I've decided to use SF Lager yeast because we will be brewing at his place and he doesn't have the ability to lager. I have a 1.5 liter starter going now. Here's what I'm thinking so...

Anyone have any insight into the hop schedule used in Lagunitas Dogtown Pale? I'm looking to make an APA and like the hop profile of this beer. This one comes in at 6.1%, but I'll probably tone mine down into the low 5's.

My current mash tun is on the way out. After about 3 years of faithful service, it is losing heat more and more rapidly each session. In the beginning, it would loose 3 degrees or so over an hour. Now it's loosing upwards of 10 degrees. My method has not changed, so I'm not really sure why...

A friend gave me ~60 lbs of asian pears, and I've borrowed a press from a neighbor. The guy I borrowed the press from said he has tried asian pears before and suggested adding sugar. Not sure if he meant back sweeten, or add sugar to boost the SG. Anyone have a ballpark idea of what the...

I made a stout and added 4oz cocoa powder with 15 minutes left in the boil. I measured OG at 1.064, and after 3 weeks its down to 1.030. It seems like its done, but the FG is a lot higher than I expected. Beersmith estimated the FG to be 1.015, but I didn't add the cocoa into beersmith. I did...

Is there an easy way to get beersmith from my old computer to my new one? I do not have the registration key anymore as its has been several years. I want to get the program and all my files transferred over without purchasing the program or re-writing all my recipes. thanks.

I found a bag of Centennial pellets in my freezer that are over a year old. On Beersmith, it says Centennial has a 'hop stability index' of 40, or 40% of the alphas are lost after 6 months. The Centennial was 9.2% to start. Hops are harvested once a year in late summer. So If I buy some...

So I want to make a classic american pilsner next. I have brewed all grain for 5 years or so, but have never lagered before or done a step mash. I want to do this as a single infusion to keep it simple and to save time. Are there any disadvantages to going this route? Don't have a recipe...

I have a robust porter that is ready to keg. I plan on kegging most of it, and bottling a few 22's. I want to add vanilla only to the bottles. I am not sure how much to add to each 22. It's a pretty roasty porter, and I want the vanilla to be noticeable but not over the top. So here's...

I have 2 objectives... 1) make a porter or a stout and, 2) Get rid of some of the hops I have on hand I have Cascade, Centennial, Bravo and Glacier hops in the freezer. I have several ounces of each. I have never used any of these in anything but pales, IPA, and ambers. Any thoughts?

I going to brew a porter based on the Bee Cave Robust porter grain bill. I liked the mouth-feel I got out of the recipe last time. It calls for 8oz of malto dextrin with 20 minutes left in the boil. Don't have any, but I do have dextrine malt. What would be the appropriate amount of...

I'm trying to throw together a recipe from stuff I have on hand. I'm thinking about an summer time IPA. (If summer ever comes to the PNW). I also have crystal 40, cara-pils, and munich. This is all the varieties of hops I have, but I have more of each. Not sure about the yeast yet. I...

I need to substitute for 1 lb crystal 80. I have crystal 40. If I substitute 2 lbs of crystal 40, that will be 16% crystal in my recipe. That seems like a lot of crystal to me. How much crystal 40 should I substitute in? This is a recipe for an Amber Ale.

I consistently get a lower final gravity than beersmith calculates. Its off by .005 - .01. I just racked a batch of pale ale to my secondary and the gravity is reads 1.009 (original gravity was 1.055). Beersmith calculates the final gravity to be 1.013. By the time I get it out of the...