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Okay. I'll try that. Thanks for the help.

I think I can probably ask them what their mill is set to. If they're unable to tell me or unwilling to change it, do you think it would be helpful to run it through twice?

I've been listening to John Palmer and Colin Kaminski lately on water. According to Colin a mash pH of 5.4-5.6 will result in a very sharp hop flavor and a mash pH around 5.2-5.4 will result in a more round hop profile. Have you considered looking at this instead of / in addition to changing...

So I've been listening to the Beersmith podcast with John Palmer and Colin Kaminski on water. I have never been concerned with mash pH before. I wonder if my mash pH is getting too low. According to Colin, your efficiency starts to diminish as you move down in pH. Any thoughts?....

Thanks everyone! I will address these questions in the most logical order, and if I miss anything, just let me know. Brettg20 - I would say my settings are pretty dialed in. If I had to give it a number, I would say I'm 95% confident. The only thing that throws me off is the mash tun dead...

Okay everyone, Need a little help here. I consistently have one of two problems: 1.) I hit my OG, but my water volume is significantly low (like at least a gallon short). 2.) My water volume is dead on, but my OG is too low. Latest example is a Russian Imperial Stout. Hit my...

Interesting. I'm doing full boils. I use Irish moss at 15 left in boil and I have an immersion chiller. I only bring the wort down to about 65 degrees F. Perhaps I need to be chilling further? I think that may be half the problem, the other half being not cold crashing before bottling/ kegging...

So maybe I'm misunderstanding this. My beer looked clear at bottling. After bottling, still looks clear. I can see some sediment in the bottom of the bottles. However, after refrigerating the bottles for 3 days, beer pours not as clear. It's an IPA. Am I just not waiting long enough, or is this...

Thank you for the comments here.....so much on cold crash....so little on how/when it goes away.

Brewing a IPA this Saturday. Using Belma hops for the first time. Description says tropical fruit and citrus. Some people have said it fades quickly, so we'll see how it turns out.

Just an update: be careful to let late addition honey ferment out completely. Be patient. I thought mine had. Gravity stopped moving, stayed consistent for 4 days. A month later I had exploding bottles! Not fun.

So I know this is a super old posting, but any of this still available? Interested in the brew stand and kegerator

Can't thank every enough for all the input. After reading all of the suggestions and playing around with BeerSmith a little, I've decided to lean more toward the American Brown style. Recipe as follows: 8lbs Pale Malt (UK) 1lb crystal 60L 1lb Brown malt 8oz chocolate malt 8oz biscuit malt...

Thanks for the suggestion. Any thoughts on the brown malt?

Bittering.....not buttering :-)

Thanks Yooper. I was reading some info last night that said when using FWH, to use aromatic hops (replacing your late hop additions) and not to adjust your buttering hops schedule. Hence the FWH, 60 min buttering and 30 min schedule. As for the brown ale vs brown porter, I'm assuming there's...

I have 8oz of chocolate malt in my grain bill. Do you think that's too much?

Thanks for the response. The grain bill was my major concern. Though, when I entered this in beersmith, the IBUs were within the range (American Brown ale). The intent is to be a hybrid between an American Brown Ale and the version most popular across the pond, hence the name "pond Hopper"(a...

Hello All, I'm working on a Brown Ale, my first of this style. I was torn between the Northern English variety w/ its classic toffee notes and the American version, with it's slightly more aggressive hops. Looking for some critiques on my recipe. Hoping to brew this weekend. 7 lbs, 8 oz Pale...

Hello All, I'm working on a Brown Ale, my first of this style. I was torn between the Northern English variety w/ its classic toffee notes and the American version, with it's slightly more aggressive hops. Looking for some critiques on my recipe. Hoping to brew this weekend. 7 lbs, 8 oz Pale...