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Has anyone had there SRM decrease with a decrease in efficiency? I brewed a 10 gal batch of my Stout the other day and tried a different lautering technique. I got a really poor efficiency and the color of my stout was brown.

Hi Im a newbie to wild beers. I just added a pack of Brett L. to a golden strong. Here's my question: primary fermentation was finished and ABV was 8.3% . Will it shock the Brett to be introduced into a beer this strong so late into fermentation? I don't see signs of activity a week later, any...

Hi Folks, while brewing an 11 gallon batch today, a hose popped off during recirculation and I lost about 2 -3 gallons of wort from my mash. I dint have enough DME on hand to supplement up to the gravity I wanted, so I decided to sparge to a lower gravity than I normally do to pick up some...

Hi folks, I have a question about aging beer. How is it that many craft breweries can go from grain to glass in 3 weeks, while home-brew forums recommend aging most ales (sours and high gravity excluded from this question)for a month to a month and a half? I talked with guy the other day...

Hello, Easy question here. When calculating my water to grist ratio, should I add the volume below my false bottom to my calculation? i.e., I calculate 8 gal of strike water for the ratio I want, do I add the 1.75gal of volume below the false bottom to that?

Why is hot side aeration so bad if I'm just going to add O2 for my Yeast after it cools?

Hi Everyone, I have a couple of questions. 1.What are good rates for dry hopping with Columbus in particular? I dry hopped a 5gal batch of IPA with Columbus-1oz, amarillo-0.5oz-cascade-0.5oz and Simcoe-0.5oz. I got a strong Piney aroma and flavor (I believe) from the Columbus. 2. Will...

I know that beer smith puts dextrin malt at a 1.033 , but does it take into account the largely unfermentable portion when estimating the ABV?

Hey all I need some help. I brewed a munich helles lager some time ago. The lagering period is done and I now have the beer on CO2 in a corny. I dont know why, but for the life of me, this beer will not carbonate. I have had it on 15psi for almost 2 weeks. I gave my brother the other five...

Hi Folks, Is there a way to change all of the pricing on a particular item in beer smith at one time? For instance, all of my yeast profiles are set to $6.00 a pack. I would like to change them all to 7 without going through individually and changing them. Cheers, Beers!

So, I have been working to create a rich creamy Porter body like St Peters -old style porter. I have tried the usual Quick oats and german wheat. I think my porters are good, but they lack that super smooth creaminess I love. Any suggestions?

Howdy all, Quick question. Speaking strictly of the mash, if I want to brew up a dry beer, and I mash at 145-150 for some given length of time, do I then need to move up into the alpha region and mash there for a given length of time in order to finish the sugar cleaving? Or can I just brew in...

Hi folks, I'm new to all grain and I have been using the 15gal mash/lauter tun that More Beer sells. I have been having difficulty clearing the wort using the traditional recirculating techniques. I drain off several gallons,compacting the grain bed and then begin a constant filtering cycle...

Hi My name is Stephen. I am new to the world of All-grain brewing and have just finished my first batch and my second batch is in a vigorous fermentation. I hope to learn and share all I can!