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So, I have been trying to figure out an efficiency problem and have a question about pH. My local water pH is around 9.5 and when I checked my pH with an electric meter I bought, it was 4.2 in the mash. Would this lead to my efficiency problem? Would longer mash time fix this? Or, should I...

OK this is going to be a long one. I've been brewing for 5-6 years now and consider myself a good brewer, but obviously no expert. I went through a phase where I didn't even check my gravities, I just had 4-5 recipes I really liked and things were always really close when I did check so I just...

I'm brewing my first tripel today for a friend who likes them. While I have been brewing for >5 yrs, I mostly do IPAs, wheats, browns, etc and haven't done too many belgian beers. My question is how long to condition it? I know that belgian yeasts take a bit longer for the primary...

I have a question about my hydrometer. So, I've noticed for a while now that I had a hard time getting my gravities on the head, usually low. I focused on some other parts of the mash because I just upgraded from a cooler to a pot with a false bottom and thought that that was why. I thought i...

Hey all, I just wanted to run my Red Ale by you all and see what you thought: 5 gal batch 8 lbs US 2-row 1.5 lbs Carared 8 oz caraaroma 4 oz roasted barley 60 min 1 oz Kent goldings 15 min 1 oz Fuggles British Ale yeast

I'm working on this recipe in my brewtarget program and wanted to see what people thought. I plan on putting frozen strawberries in during the secondary as well as the citra. I'll probably boil them, mash them up, and then put them in a grain bag in the bucket. I think the grain bill is...

Ok, so we've been brewing for a couple of years now and bottling, but we want to start kegging. What I need to know is this; we have a keggerator setup already and just need to know what we need to take our beer from the primary to a pressurized keg. I'm guessing we need a CO2 container, some...

Hey all, new all grain brewer trying to get his feet wet. My buddy and I have made 6 batches now and are wanting to try a good hearty porter. We've mostly done Pale ales and IPAs that we bought from Austin Homebrew. Our last batch was pretty much a recreation of our favorite so far by going...