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All good info on the hops. I was trying to keep a little cleaner beer going into the keg. Ironically, just bought a funnel with screen for my next brew. Will be boiling without bags and hoping I catch the hops in the funnel screen on the way into the fermenter. Also planning on dry hopping...

I went back to my extract recipe and notes and unfortunately it was before I started capturing the actual AA for the hops I use for each recipe. It only has the default AA value from Beer Alchemy. But looking at the notes, here is what is the same and different for each brew. Extract vs All...

Wow, that's very interesting, and makes a lot of sense. Here are the recipe target vs actual stats. Wort Volume Before Boil: 7.00 US gals (actual 7.00) Wort Volume After Boil: 5.25 US gals (actual 5.50) Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.053 SG (actual 1.056) Expected OG: 1.071 SG (actual 1.069...

He is the recipe: 13lbs 2-row 1lb 60L 1/2lb Caramunich 1oz columbus 60 mins 1/2oz warrior 30 mins 1oz centennial 5 mins 1/2oz warrior dry hopped 1/2oz centennial dry hopped Expected ABV 7.2 at 70% eff actual 7.5 (had better than expected efficiency) Expected IBU 70 actual 68.5 Don't get me...

I tapped my first ever all-grain brew a couple of days ago and it is noticeably less-hoppy than the extract version of the same beer that I brewed several months ago. The extract was a full boil and my beer program (Beer Alchemy) showed equal IBU ABV etc. I only switched out enough DME for 2-row...

Resumeman, I'll let you know. I did the no-wait sparge but I vourlafed with 2 pints and it looked pretty clea afterr. I also use hop bags. One other new thing I tried this time was switching to a funnel with screen where before I was using a paint stainer bag. I do see a lot of trub in the...

I just kegged my all-grain attempt yesterday. Will be ready to tap Christmas day. Will let you know how this one turned out. Thinking about ordering a set of real Alpha King from Archer Liquors to get a real comparison. It's been years since I've had a real AK.

Thanks, Yooper. I used your method today and skipped all of the stirring during the mash time and made it back up to 74% efficiency. Also think I saved about half an hour by not waiting 10 minutes on each one of my batch sparges. Heated all of the sparge water up at one time and ran two...

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Thanks for the replies. I have two 2000ml flasks and mrmalty has told me I can make a 1800 and 1780ml starter on both of my liquid yeasts with one vial of yeast. So I guess I'm in range. No issues with first brew with shaking, I'll see on the second in a couple of days. Looks like stir...

+5 Hefe 44,362

Batch spargers - do you get better efficiency if you stir during a 60 minute mash or if you just close the lid and let it sit for 60? I just tried stirring during a 90 minute mash, stirred twicemduring 90 minutes and I went from a 75% efficiency with no stirring on a 60 minute mash to 71%...

Has anyone seen any real advantage of using a stirplate for yeast starters vs intermittent shaking when it comes to < 1.070 5 gallon batches? I made my first liquid starter this week, and after being a little underwhelmed with the yeast in the flask, pitching into fermenter, and seeing...

I brewed this extract version before and it was great. Author even said it was closest actual to homebrew he had done. 2004 Homebrew Log I also just converted to all-grain in my home brewery and tried an Alpha King all-grain using the same hops schedule as the extract that I did...

+5 Belgian Wit 38,240

Used my system for the first time today. I had it set up with the vinyl tubing inside of the braid. When I added the strike water and preheated my tun it was still a little hot so I stirred the water to help cool it before adding grain. When I stirred, the brass plug fell off of the end of the...

The smell of the grains was fantastic. I don't know what it was when I was doing extract and steeping but it had a smell that the wife and family really didn't like. No complaints today. So that's a plus.

+5 Alpha King Pale Ale clone 37,684

Just finished mashing and sparging my first all-grain brew. It is boiling as we speak. Looks like I pulled off a 75% efficiency. I think I'm pretty happy about that for my first mash. Cheers!

I picked up four 5/8 stainless washers from Fastenal today to replace my zinc washers. They are a little under half as thick as the zinc versions. I had to use three stainless washers on the inside of the cooler and one stainless plus two zinc washers on the outside to get the same tight fit I...