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Beer turned out great! It's pretty clear only a few days in the keg...can't tell from the photo though. Heavy condensation going on as it was a hotter day in Atlanta Saturday and that was one cold beer! Had some friends over this weekend to give an unbiased opinion. I didn't tell them anything...

This is a helles style ale.

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I do BIAB and think it's great. I do 5 gallon batches. Lifting the grain bag isn't as bad for me because I only hold it up over the kettle for a few seconds until that initial rush of wort strains through. Then I simply transfer the bag over a colander inside of a stock pot to allow gravity to...

Thanks, @mongoose33. I'm not the OP, but that confirms it for me. I have been focusing too much on perceived myths again rather than relaxing and just brewing. Unnecessarily complicating the beer process. I have been frustrated with trub loss...well no more! Trub is going into the bucket from...

Good stuff Mr. Powers. Ill definitely play around with more pilsner. As you picked up on and since this is inherently not a traditional helles as it is an ale. I was mostly focusing on hitting the IBUs (though mine is on the upper end for the style), ABV, SRM and Dryness. I always use US-05 as...

Hello all - with spring here and in that spirit I wanted to post up my helles ale recipe. I know what you are thinking. Ale? Yes....ale. This is an ode to the traditional dry, lightly hopped but very refreshing helles lager. No space in my fridge to lager and "ale" provided a wonderful pun for...