Recent content by Dougless

As an atheist, I'm thankful for 25+ years of brewing experience. Nothing like reality to get you through a brew day. Those of you that want to worship an ephemeral talisman go right ahead. I'll fall back on my experience and education...

My local homebrew shop carries malted oats, and I use them pretty liberally in my brewing. I've brewed with oats for many years, but the past year is the first I've had malted oats available locally. In my experience, everything you get with whatever unmalted oats you've used in the past you...

So which scale is wrong? The Brix Scale or the S.G. Scale?

I got a refractometer on ebay for 30 bucks including shipping, and it is definitely worth it. I never think twice about checking gravity on brew day because it is so convenient, and the many checks help me understand my home brewery and where I can improve my efficiency. When I studied brewing...

I've just started using batch sparging. I've switched mostly for convenience, and because of the good results people are reporting. While I haven't decided for myself if this is how I'm going to continue, I do think it's a great method for people who are just getting in to all grain brewing...