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I just downloaded the trial of beersmith 2 and I have a question about making a starter. I am gonna be making an AG Brown Ale with a target starting gravity of 1.055-1.056. I entered the recipe (Very Easy! Nice software i will definitely buy when trial ends) and all the info. It recommends...

I will be brewing my first AG batch in a few days and unfortunately I don't have any brewing software yet. I was wondering if someone could help me out and run my numbers to confirm the recipe I have. Recipe type/style: All Grain/Brown Ale Batch size: 5 Gallons Yeast starter: Yes...

I just bought a 7.5 gallon domestic keg with tap for $15 at a garage sale. Can this be used for refilling with my homebrew beer or is there some special equipment needed for filling? If not I figure I'll make a boil kettle out of it. Any suggestions?

I am going to be brewing my first AG batch soon and have finally gotten all my equipment together. I have been doing "test runs" with my new equipment to get more familiar with how to expect them to work/operate (more or less). I discovered that with my new IWC that has a pump for using ice...

Im gonna be doing my first AG (single infusion single batch) batch and I have questions about what kind of additives I should add to my water. My first two batches (partial mash) were made with bottled spring water (Zepherhills) and tasted pretty decent. My third and fourth batches (partial...

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Is that dogfish head?

I'm also drinking some Pete's wicked ale that I bought but Eh! Not really good at all. I love brown ale and will give anything a chance but this was a bigtime letdown. You just can't match a good downtown brown (lost coast brewery). They're one of my favorites! Always a solid "go to" if u want a...

I've had the tommyknocker maple nut brown before but not their IPA. It's decent but the maple taste can get overbearing in my opinion. I can do one and enjoy it but then switch to something else.

Lazy Magnolia brewing Co. Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale I figured since it's a southern brew that I'd drink it out of a mason jar hehehe! Tastes pretty good. Medium body with a slight aroma of molasses and pecans. Sweet but not so sweet that you can't drink more than one or two. Good beer that I...

By no means am I an experienced brewer but I can definitely assure you one thing! Take your time and don't rush things. It's worth it! Also another thing that i've learned using this website is that you can almost always find the answer to your questions by searching and reading the threads (and...

I used .25 crystal60 and .25 crystal120. Could it be the crystal120 that contributed unfermentable dextrins?

I am actually under the exact opposite opinion. I have read that by using a blowoff tube you expel excess yeast and also fusel oils that attribute to a bad bitter flavor(not hops bitterness). 5 gallon glass carboys hold more than 5 gallons filled to the top. My 5 gallon glass carboy holds just a...

ok cool thanks for the info. Should i worry about pasteurizing the bottles when they reach desired carbonation since the FG didnt go down more?

I brewed a batch of Brandon O's Graff (OG 1.066 safale-05) and it has been in the primary glass carboy for 3 weeks at 68-69 degrees. I took my first gravity reading 4 days ago and it was at 1.015. I just checked it and it's basically the same at 1.014-1.015. Should i wait it out another week or...

I brewed a batch of Brandon O's Graff (OG 1.066 safale-05) and it has been in the primary glass carboy for 3 weeks at 68-69 degrees. I took my first gravity reading 4 days ago and it was at 1.015. I just checked it and it's basically the same at 1.014-1.015. Should i wait it out another week or...

yeah i guess i didnt take into account the diastatic activity needed to break down the specialty grain starches into soluble sugars. thanks man!

does anyone take their 2-row pale malt and make a large batch of wort from it and then split that into anywhere from 2 - 5 seperate batches that will each have their own different specialty grains mashed/steeped and added to make two different beer recipes? I was thinking of trying this with...

Efficiency = (OG - 1) x gallons water / lbs. grain (grain gravity - 1)

just over 66% efficiency if my math is correct actually i figured that for 5 gallons accidentally. For 4.5 gallons its around 59% efficiency