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What I mean is usually my grain packs down a bit but this time it looked like a perfect smooth rounded sheet cake. It only had a gap around the outside of about a half inch. I was just worried that I might have lost out on some sugars because the water just ran down the sides even though I used...

I brewed an all grain brown ale today and after I added the sparge to my mash it developed like a cake when I drained

I just dry hopped for the first time on my most recient batch and though I have never tried just adding it to the primary, I recommend racking to secondary for a nice clean beer.

The word boil was a typo. thanks for all the great info.

I am going to brew my first non kit extract recipe. It will be an IPA but i wanted to know what happens when you use more or less grains in the boil? I have a pound of 2row and 8oz. of crystal. I was only going to use 8oz. of the 2 row but wanted to know the affects of using more or less grains

Talking with a Co worker that homebrews mentioned he thinks my problem stems from my brew kettle being small and having to add alot of water to fill my five gallon bucket. Is there ratio of water added I should use?

I just tasted my first batch of homebrew (autumn amber ale) and though it tasted good I noticed it didn't have much smell or after taste. What might I have done wrong?