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I am from the US, but recently moved overseas and am now brewing in a country where there is only one brewery (besides my nano brewery) and a handful of lagers that all taste the same. I made the transition from hobbyist to professional this year, after much trial and error. I can't really...

Hi everybody. I am putting together a plan for a nanobrewery (large homebrew system) capable of producing up to around 100 gallons per month. Here's the catch: I live in a country where alcohol is not widely consumed and access to ingredients and equipment is very difficult. I have found a...

Hi folks, I'm trying to challenge the status quo and find ways to save energy (by boiling less quantity of liquid and/or for less time) and water (by not having to use an immersion chiller so much) in the brewing process. I want to start brewing larger quantities, say 40 gallons instead of...

Hi all, I'm looking for the absolute easiest way to sanitize bottles. I used to put (clean) bottles in my dishwasher and run them through with no soap on a heat cycle. That was pretty easy. Now I've moved and don't have a dishwasher. My latest lazy technique is simply swirling a bit of iodine...

I have brewed about ten batches of beer in my life, all but the first being all grain. For a while I was worrying that I was getting low efficiency on my mash process, because my OG readings were always lower than expected, to the point where my mash efficiency would be 50 or 60% instead of an...

I've done a bit of research and have the idea to try and recreate something close to Deschute's seasonal Abyss (I recently had it in January 2011 and it was DELICIOUS). Let me know your thoughts. Note: this is supposed to be an extremely dark, complex, and thick beer. Batch size: 5 gallon 15...