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That is what I thought. I have been doing AG fit a while and like the full boil minus the extra time it takes. Do you think it is right that the IBUs would nearly double just by adding 3 gallons to the boil? Seems like a large jump.

I brewed a partial mash IPA kit recently. The boil size was about 3.5 gallons. I plugged the recipe into ibrewmaster and the IBUs came out to about 43, which seemed low for an IPA. I changed the boil size to 6.5 gallons and the IBUs went up to 73, which I expected due to better hop utilization...

I saved my batch of star San. That definitely helps. Do you check the PH? I heard if the PH is less than 3.5 it is still usable.

Brewed a batch with Star San and I have to say it is now my go to sanitizer. Much easier and more economical than one step.

Thanks. That is what I thought. I was confused because the bottle says to let it dry.

When using star San does it have to dry completely before coming in contact with beer or wort?

I am thinking about switching to star San. Do you just spray on equipment and then let it dry? No rinse, right? Also, if you make 5 gallons at a time how do you store it?

Thanks for all the feedback. My problem may be oversparging. I typically focus more on hitting my pre-boil volume rather than watching the gravity of the runoff. What are some good tips to help with hitting pre-boil volume without oversparging?

I have stored the same way in the past. I didn't imagine that .33 oz of hops would give such a strong off flavor.

Thanks. I have been thinking about adding a mash out to my process and read that you want to heat the mash up to 170? Would you still sparge with 168? The Centennial hops that i used were from a previous brew a few months earlier. Had them in the freezer in a small tupperware that has a...

The taste is both grainy and astringent (i think). The beer is fairly cloudy but I figured it was the wheat. My mash temp was higher than what I was shooting for (mashed at 156 and didn't really drop for the 60 minute mash). I fly sparged with 175 degree sparge water for 30 minutes. Would...

Looks good. I will have to give it a try. Thanks.

It has been about a month since I brewed it. It does not taste very good. Has a very strong after taste.

Bump. I am really curious if anyone has had a bad experience with wyeast American wheat giving terrible off flavors.

I have also been looking for a clone for self righteous without much success. Hopefully someone can respond with a good recipe.

About a month ago.

I brewed a wheat recipe that I designed and it tastes like the smell of dirty socks. I am wondering if it is the yeast I used. I used Wyeast 1010 American Wheat. A few sniffs of the airlock during fermentation were pretty bad so that is why I think it could be the yeast. My grain and hop...

Thanks. I will give it a try. Does it matter that the beer is carbed?

You think it will still work? Also should I rack to another keg after it has been in there a few days? I worry about a lot of sediment that would come out of the tap.