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10 gallon Sam Adams White Ale Clone. This was Sam’s spring seasonal in the 00s to early 2010s. I always wondered why it was discontinued, then saw the beer had 10 different botanicals. My clone will have at least nine of them.

Use 2105-PC Rocky Mountain if you can find it 2035 is supposed to be released later this year as well. Failing that 2007 or WLP840. Buy multiple packs or make a big starter. All the dry lager yeasts are European and too clean. That’s fine in a Pilsner or Helles which has more malt or hop...

That's not a bad way to do it. I probably brew with extract than most experienced brewers. I like being able to work in a shorter brew day every once in awhile, not have to clean out a mash tun and dispose of spent grain. Extract does have limitations and there are some styles that I will only...

My first guess for the gravity being high was you ended up with less than five gallons in the fermenter. If you are sure that's not it, there are a couple of other possibilities: In a partial boil where you top off with water, the wort will often stratify and be thicker at the bottom. Your...

This beer is a rebrew of a beer originally brewed for the Muntons booth at Homebrew Con 2022 in Pittsburgh. As simple of an extract batch as there is. If you don’t have temperature control, you could probably ferment this at 65F/18C with no issues. From my blog: The last Homebrew Con I attended...

My Porter recipe 87.3% Spring Pale Malt 5.5% Chocolate 4.9% Wheat 2.5% Crystal 150L

If you’re an AHA member I gave a seminar on brewing English ales at Homebrew Con 2022 in Pittsburgh. https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/seminar/english-ales-from-classics-to-class/ Key takeaways: 1) Pick a base malt you like and let it shine. Most of my recipes are 85-90% base malt. 2) The...

I finally had a utility sink installed in my basement brewery. Bonus points that the basin is large enough for my Mark II Keg and Carboy washer.

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I can definitely see what you’re saying about the beer changing as the keg empties. This pours with such a huge head that I only get maybe 2/3 of the bottle into a 12oz class. It pours clear and crips. Then when I top off the glass, all of the yeast gets in there.

I brewed this batch for an in-club competition with my homebrew club. The LME worked perfectly in this batch. This is one I may try again after adjusting the hop schedule. From my blog Brew Day & Tasting Notes North Shore Brewers 2025 Q1 Australian Sparkling Ale When Australian Sparkling Ale...

I’m glad this busts the myth that DME is deficient in FAN. As to the OP, mostly dump my DME in at the end of the boil. When I brew with extract, I’m using an 110v heat source. If I add an immersion chiller during the boil it takes forever to get back to a boil. So I add my chiller at flameout...

For your first all grain batch. I’d suggest something lower in ABV. With a high gravity batch your efficiency will almost certainly be lower. Dial in your process and learn your mash efficiency first. Then you’ll have an idea of what you are up against brewing a high gravity batch. And when you...

It’s kind of like asking how Rome fell… As others have said, LHBSs have all the same issues other brick and mortar retailers have. Other than that the biggest issue is the decline in interest in the hobby since the early 2010s peak. Affordable all-in-one systems probably aren’t great for the...

Correct, BSG won’t sell wholesale to homebrewers. They have a division that supplies homebrew retailers. They don’t want to undercut their retailers. It’s also why they don’t love professional brewers doing group buys for homebrewers.