Recent content by wurt

I know we all love our system like they're our frickin childern. But if you are really in such a hurry why not just do an dried malt extract recipe and steep the crystal and chocolate malt. They're not as fun, but they can still make really good beers. You can avoid the most labor intensive and...

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What temperature are you taking your hydrometer reading at? And what is you hydrometer calibrated to 60degrees or perhaps 68? You can use a site like this: http://www.myhomebrew.com/hc0.html to correct it. A scratch test may be useful. After three all grain batches the best approach is to try...

It is really difficult to know what the problem is without seeing your method. Generally, 15 extra minutes of mashing won't increase your efficiency. Actually, there is some debate as to whether a 60 minute mash is even required. I've had success with mashes shorter than 40min. Here is a few...