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Take a grainbed temp reading right before you start your sparge next time. It may have cooled off a good amount in between draining your initial runnings & pouring your first sparge water. 160's is pretty good, I wouldn't put all the blame on that for a lower effeciency. However 70% is great...

Hey Guys I just made an American Hefe using Argentine Cascades (In lieu of Tettnang because my LHBS didn't have any). Apparently the A.Cascades are a good substitute for Tettneg as per the writing directly on the package. Anyway, after transferring to secondary I tasted a sample and Woah...

You never said what exactly you don't like about the keggle... I'm very curious because I'm about to build one...

So I made a few calls and looks like I can get some Reissdorf. Seems like the closest thing to real here in America. They also have the Harpoon Summer Ale which is a Kolsch. Anyone try it? I just don't want an Americanized version of a Kolsch.

So based on everyone's comments and a little research, I'm thinking I want to try my hand at a Kolsch. The only problem is, I've been trying to find a commercial example to taste, and nobody around my area has it! I've tried 3 different places for any Kolsch, and no luck. I'm going to try a few...

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This looks nice. I'm going to throw this into beersmith later and see what I come up with. Like I said I really have no experience with German beer, so I'll do a little research on the yeasts you all recommended and post my recipe. Thanks guys

I appreciate the input guys.... however I'm still a recipe newb, so if you could actually give me a more complete recipe that would be awesome. Otherwise I'll be posting a "Critique my first recipe!" thread. I figured I'll find a brew that I really want to do over and over, and then I'll...

Hey guys... I'm looking to start another AG batch, and want to do something less Americanish. I'd love a nice light German Ale, sort've like a German "Centennial Blonde". I cannot Lager yet, so anything but that would be great. I'm not very experienced with German beer's, but I know I do not...

Me too! I signed up in June? Did my first AG in July, then upgraded membership because I figured the information I got was at least worth $25... I'm sure if they offered a class on homebrew, I would have paid more. Thanks everyone

I keep promoting Bobby_M's "No Mash Out Double Batch Sparge". I can't imagine getting any kind of efficiency with a single batch sparge. It's very simple to change from what you're already doing... Just take your calculated sparge volume (lets say 5 gal for simplicity sake) and divide by two...

My Assistant Brewer is transferring to Secondary

Ouch, that would hurt real bad. Pictures?

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This has been talked about before, but I'll say it again...Whenever anyone makes a great beer (at least to their own standards), they should post the recipe... then more people should make it and if they like it and give positive feedback, it should be put into a "tried and true" thread. So...

I'm just going to respond about the Propane situation because I actually figured it out this past brew. I too use a bayou classic and was worried about propane usage. So I filled the tank, took an initial weight, got around 33.4lbs, took a weight after hour long full boil & got 32lbs. So for...

+1000 - Get Beersmith! It'll be the best $20 you'll spend in your life if you want to take this hobby seriously.

Yes you'll want to split the 4.97 into two equal sized sparges. For initial mash I use 1.25 qt/lb... for Sparge I use 1.3 qt/lb (you tell beersmith what to use, that's where it came up with 4.97). I get about 6 gal total preboil because I have a small pot. The other day I missed my preboil...

In beersmith go to your "Mash Profile" down near the bottom and click "Details", a window will pop up and make sure you check off the following: 1. Batch sparge using batches that fill XXX.XX% of the mash tun volume 2. Sparge using equal size batches 3. Drain the mash tun before starting to...

+1 - If I may add: Squeeze the hose at the point where the bubble is. Also, I had a terrible time siphoning when I first began, turns out the hose I used didn't fit snugly onto my racking cane, and it leaked just enough air to prevent a siphon. Make sure your hoses are tight! Siphoning is easy...