I brewed a coffee stout a few months ago and it turned out great. I want to brew it again, but with some changes. The first one being I would make it my own recipe. Completely change the grains, hops, etc. The second would be using some fresh brewed coffee for my mash water. Maybe not entirely...
Ever since I switched to AG, my beers have always come up about 1 gallon short. I just brewed a pale ale and only have around 4 gallons even though I followed the water calculator to the tee.
I'm really confused as to why this is happening. Should I just add more water to bring it up to 5...