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Hello everyone, for many years I was a BIAB brewer and I enjoyed it. I learned a lot and collected a bunch of stuff and even more knowledge about the process. Once I had kids I slowed down and eventually stopped and sold my stuff. I’d like to get back into it, but I really don’t have the...

Is that really a thing you can do with ok results?

Thank you for the insight. For me, it's not as much about the feeling of being tipsy as it is the beer(s) in hand that accompany pleasurable activities so if I can cut my alcohol in half while still drinking just as many pints I'll have met my goal.

Thank you for the insight. For me, it's not as much about the feeling of being tipsy as it is the beer(s) in hand that accompany pleasurable activities so if I can cut my alcohol in half while still drinking just as many pints I'll have met my goal.

Wow thanks for all the thoughts and advice. I exercise quite frequently already and I'm working on my diet but I'd say it's cleaner than average. I think some of it might be genetic, in which case a calorie deficit won't be the magic bullet. I don't think so at least. Some brewer is going to...

In my experience the haze comes from white wheat malt and flaked oats. I do it at 10% each in my NEIPA recipes. The rest is rahr 2 row and a pinch of honey malt. I know it's the grains rather than the hops because I add only a moderate amount of hops pre fermentation. Most are dry hopped and...

As much as I love having a DIPA or two the doctor said my intake is driving up my triglycerides too much. Rather than quitting drinking or having a heart attack, I'm hoping to modify my methods to reduce my final gravity so that I can keep having fun brewing without dying. I have a go to...

Tried it again late last night after suspending the bag and got the smallest trickle for like 3 seconds before it stopped completely. It's like it's jammed but I can't imagine what is jamming it after checking everything...

It's not that either. I purged the keg and could hear the co2 refilling it. Also the two other taps work.

I went to check on an IPA that I've had on gas for a week today and found that nothing was coming out of the tap. I tried the following but it still doesn't work: Blew gas through the out tube to try to clear Removed dip tube and made sure it was clear. Poppit was not jammed. Made sure the...

Thanks everyone Quick software related side question. When I use beersmith I input a batch size of 5.25 gallons. This gives me a post boil volume of 5.46 gallons. Do I set Bru'n to the Batch size after estimated losses or the 5.46 gallon post boil volume?

I need the baking soda or get my ph in line. When I drop it ph was down around 5.1. It looks like I'll need the baking soda to adjust the ph and a side effect of that that doesn't really matter is that my bicarbonate level will get closer to the target (even though that doesn't really matter)

Thank you for your response. I do no sparge biab brewing. Is the baking soda cell red because the sodium cell is out of bounds and orange? The software says that the baking soda cell turns red if it is added with an acid. Do you think I should be good to go with the numbers I have?

Would it make sense to add as much baking soda as I am able to before the cell turns red in order to at least get close to my targets?

Is that true in all cases? I was under the impression that hitting the bicarbonate number was important in stouts because it balances the acidity of the roasted grains.