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I brewed NB's Oatmeal Stout (all grain) a few weeks ago. Recipe is: 6.5 lbs Maris Otter 1.0 lbs Oats, flaked 0.5 lbs Simpsons Roasted 0.5 lbs Simpsons Chocolate 0.5 lbs Simpsons Dark 1.0 oz Glacier (@ 60 mins) Nottingham yeast NB estimates OG of 1.042, I was able to hit 1.051...

Any input is much appreciated.

I'm bottling 5 gallons of NB's Extra Pale Ale tomorrow morning, so this evening I drew a sample for FG and tasting. It used 3 ounces of Cascade hops, two at 60 and one at 10, and has been in the primary for three weeks. The flavor of grapefruit is very pronounced in this beer. I saw online...

I just cracked open the first bottle of the last extract beer I made before going AG: Northern Brewer's Patersbier. It's been bottled for only two weeks, so it's still a bit green, but this is hands down the best beer I have ever made. If you like Belgian beers at all, you need to try this...

Anyone have success using plain old vinegar to correct sparge ph? It's an option in the Bru'n spreadsheet but I've never heard of anyone using it.

Racked a tripel this morning from plastic fermenter to secondary for aging. Cleaned out the fermenter for a pale ale i brewed this evening. Opened up the sanitized fermenter and got big whiff of banana from the Belgian yeast. Resanitized, which helped a bit, but fermenter still has that aroma...

Making a Belgian Tripel today, OG 1.072. Using Wyeast High Gravity 3787 yeast slurry from Belgian Patersbier, OG 1.042. Slurry has been transferred to flask, chilled, decanted, and is now returning room temperature. Slurry yielded ~800 mL. Northern Brewer's instructions advise that...

It's 84 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, light breeze, another work day in the books, and a cold home brew on the back deck. Who could ask for more.

Purchased a commercial restaurant grade 40 quart aluminum stock pot as an upgraded boil kettle (I'm too cheap to spend the $$ on SS). I had read that these need to be seasoned before use or you could get off flavors. Holy cow, is that true. I filled it with 8 gallons of water and cranked up...

Anyone have an opinion of the best iPhone app for tracking brew stats?

I'm on my third batch of homebrew. The first was a Munton's can (about a year ago) the second a Cooper's Real Ale can (one month ago), both bought from my LHBS. For the first two, I followed all directions, sanitization, etc., and both batches resulted in a nearly identical tangy aroma and...