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I have read that Saaz, Spalter, and Ultra are things one might sub for Tettnanger. http://www.brewsupplies.com/hops_reference_chart.htm Patrick (graybeard)

I brewed four batches of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale last January, and "single-hopped" each with a different strain (Hallertau, Tettnager, Saaz, and Perle). I followed EdWort's schedule and the IBU's worked out pretty close to each other. Hallertau was the overwhelming popular favorite, followed...

I've made 4 batches @ 5 gal. each = 20 gal., so total is now: 4245 gallons, all-time, world-wide. Good stuff - I'm using this as the backbone of all my pale recipes going forward. Patrick (graybeard)

This looks intriguing. Kind of like the opposite of a cool water-bath or t-shirt swamp-cooler thing some of us do to keep the fermentation cool in our basements during summer months. The water-bath provides a certain amount of controlled thermal mass... It could work. Something you may...

Did you use Irish moss or finings? These may affect whether/how stray proteins clump or settle out. Maybe some of the yeast is just clinging on to clumps of other stuff that form as part of your clearing practice? Cheers. Patrick

This works on glass coffee pots to get out the stubborn stains. Might be worth a try for your issue. - a couple of cups of ice - half cup or so of vinegar or lemon juice - couple tablespoons of table salt Exact ratios are not super-critical, as far as i can tell. Dump this stuff...

What was your mash temp? I tend to get more watery-finishing beers when I mash cooler (say 146-148F, single infusion), and fuller flavors and mouthfeel with warmer mashes (152-154F, single infusion). I know the warmer temps yield less fermentable sugars, so lower ABV, though... patrick...

Greetings - My daughter is getting ready to begin brewing four 5-gallon batches of the same recipe for a school science fair. She'll then split each batch into two identical mini-batches, in order to run her side-by-side evaluation of yeast attenuation. I wanted a sorta simple...

VLOOKUP versus a reference table is probably the cleanest way to go, allowing you to edit where the breaks are if you ever want to. Just as funkapottomous says. Before I learned the VLOOKup command and nuances, I would have solved your type of problem with two steps: First, set up a row of...

I'm not Palmer, so this is just a guess: when brewers treat water to approximate a water native to the origin of a particular regional style, they are approximating the starting water. If you start with a water profile that is style-appropriate, you will end up at whatever is post-boil...

Just ordered my ingredients (from NB) on Tuesday, FedEx predicts delivery tomorrow. Pretty good turnaround... If everything arrives on time, I'll be getting my Oktoberfest ale under way on Monday. I'll be using EdWort's recipe...

A starter kit is a great gift. I delayed starting to brew for too long because I was worried I didn't have the right equipment, or didn't understand the process, etc. A kit would alleviate this worry for your boyfriend. Another thing that would help him get started is if he could do his...

My brew club leaves the hops from the boil in the wort the whole time the beer is fermenting. after my brother said this reminded him of leaving rotting lettuce in the wort, I started transferring the wort from the kettle to the fermenter with as trub/hop sediment as possible. I have tried...

For handsome bottles that I serve from the refrigerator, I make ink-jet on paper labels attached with an ordinary gluestick. Obviously, this method is not suitable for se in a cooler, as the ink would run and the labels would slough off if immersed for any length of time. I have not found an...

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Probably depends where in Cleveland you'll be. Clevelanders refer to themselves as Eastsiders or Westsiders, and the they are pretty geographically separate. My brother used to go to The Brew Kettle (http://www.thebrewkettle.com/bop/homebrewing.htm), located in Strongsville (West Side)...

several reasons I brew: Social, more variety, cost. Drinking more beer is probably just a side effect of having interesting brew on hand. The primary reason I brew is social: every brew day is a group activity. We have a regular group of beer-loving guys, but now and then a new guest will...

This is a great reply on so many levels. - Quick response. Blueberry needed help and got it from Catt22 and others within 10 or 11 minutes. Kudos, fellow brewers. - Practical application of basic physics to a real-life, time-sensitive issue. Knowing what we do about how gravity works...

I bought one of these last week. I'm trying to choke down the contents prior to Saturday, when I am planning to bottle (and refill this piggie) my imperial blonde ale, made from extract/kit from Brewer's Best. I'm getting less help drinking this stuff than I would have expected. Perhaps I've...