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I'm brewing California Common Amber Amber clone. My sparge pal calculator told me to mash 3.1 gallons. I couldn't get the temp past 145 so I added quarts until I got to 150. However aver 20 minutes or so I noticed it was only in the high 140s. I added another gallon and finally got it in the...

I ordered 9.3 pounds of grain at my local homebrew store. When I weighed the grains today and measured at 10.3 pounds. I don't know which one is most accurate so I compromised at 9.5 pounds. In other words, I put 9.5 Into the Sparge Pal. The difference between 9.3 pounds and 10.3 pounds for my...

I did the 5 gallon batch and it turned out flavorless w a citrus aftertaste. Very disappointed. I had a smooth brewing process for the most part. The only problem was the mash temp was a little to high, but after putting about a quarter gallon on lukewarm water in I was able to stabilize it.what...

So if the krausen has not fallen I'm probably ok? How soon does the krausen fall? I went three days w a dry airlock.

How can air get in when I have the top on the airlock? II don't see how the middle piece keeps the air from getting in. I understand how the airlock can be used for letting the co2 out without letting air in but I never got the need for the middle piece and liquid.

I bought a new airlock today poured some starsan in it and popped the middle piece on. It's been on dry for about 3 days. It's not bubbling should I be worried?

Should I put some starsan in it? I can't get a new airlock until tomorrow. I finished brewing sat night.

I understand how it shows if the beer is fermenting but serve any other purpose ? The reason I ask is I couldn't find my middle piece when I finished brewing. I just placed the airlock and lid on. I trust it will ferment.

I woke up after it had been mashing an hour and a half. It's currently draining but ill be late with my sparge too. Did I ruin it?

I just found another thread where this happened. The poster claimed it smelled like a landfill and a couple others had to throw out their coolers bc they couldn't eradicate the smell. I just rinsed mine out w boiling water and now it smells fine.

I used a toilet supply line so I'm no 100 percent sure the type of metal it is. Otherwise it's a cooler w the metal misc parts

I thought I cleaned my mash run last week but upon opening it today I learned my memory failed me. There was mold growing away. If I clean the mold out a hot water and soap will that be sufficient?

If I've rinsed my bottles well can I just sanitize them before bottling my beer? Or should I wash w soap/ozyclean before sanitizing?

thanks a bunch! I hope its not so thin bodied that it taste flat.

When brewing my stout I came across a number of issues. 1. My target mash temp was suppose to be 150 for an hour. What happened is I couldn't get it passed 145 (despite using the strike water the sparge calc told me) so I started adding in hotter water a quart of a time but never got it...