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Even for 5 gallon batches you might want to consider a 10 gallon mash tun. I made the mistake of getting a five gallon cooler and I'm limited to around 12 pounds of grain which isn't that much. That recipe you linked to is over 13 pounds so you would have to make a thicker mash to make it fit...

I think the confusion is coming from a different poster mentioning a brew kettle as primary. I assumed that it was in a bucket for 4 days before being siphoned to a carboy. But as others have said, four days is a bit short. If you do decide to do secondary (not necessary for most beers) then...

Hi everyone, I'm looking to make an IPA and am pretty new to making recipes. I was hoping to get some suggestions/comments for the recipe. I'm hoping for a somewhat malty IPA with some tropical fruit flavors. Right now I've only got a five gallon mash tun (plan to make a 10gal soon) so I'm...

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Surffisher already gave pretty good detailed instructions. All I would add is that if you have been doing partial boils you may need a larger kettle, you will probably need a 8-10 gallon kettle (bigger is better). Also will need to make sure you cool your sample for the pre-boil gravity or the...

Is it extract? If so you should be able to calculate the OG fairly accurately using the ingredients assuming the water volumes were correct and all the extract was added. Was low 70s beer temp or ambient? Could be a bit warm and definitely too warm if ambient. This could mean it fermented fast...

I feel like I see the hop utilization reasoning for late extract addition at least as often as the caramelization reason. I do see a lot of people asking why their beers are coming out darker than expected so maybe the caramelization issue is mentioned more to help explain that issue

A few options... Wit walker Lannister blonde

There is a lot of great advice already given. However, this is what I would say if you really are looking just for bare essentials: You might want to consider starting with partial boil extract kits for a few reasons. It is the easiest way for a beginner to get into the hobby, and many or...

Sorry to resurrect/hijack this thread, but thought I'd share for any other Baltimore area homebrewers. It seems that Nepenthe homebrew was basically destroyed by flooding yesterday. Their insurance will not fully cover the damage so they are taking donations to help them be able to reopen...

Give it more time. 10 days is too soon to expect it to be fully carbed...give it another few weeks. Don't double the tabs, if it isn't carbonated after a month, raise the temp a bit. If you add another cap now you would risk bottle bombs. What temp are they at now? How long did you cool the...

All great suggestions, but I'd probably say that buying a SS kettle isn't really necessary. They look great and are a bit easier to care for but in my opinion it's a pretty large cost for something that's unlikely to make any noticeable difference in your beers. Kegging will let you brew more...

Everything on this list is being wrongfully targeted. It's just another article saying anything with GMOs is poison without providing any form of scientific evidence. Reminds me of the foodbabe article...

Announced on April 1, talks about reducing shipping costs by floating bottles across the Atlantic...I'm thinking that's not real

You have mentioned you have access to honey...why not make some mead instead? Search for joe's ancient orange mead...easy mead with easy to find ingredients (honey, orange,cinnamon, raisins, bread yeast). And it will taste much better than fermented sugar water. Sent from my iPhone using Home...