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On thursday I'm batch sparging my first double IPA that should hopefully get around 1.100. I'm trying to do everything possible to increase efficiency. The higher the better. I'm using 20lbs of grain. I'll be sparging with 6 gallons. Should I add it in two 3gal phases or should I dump it all...

I've got an American Wheat on tap right now, its kind of a wierd recipe. 45% wheat, 2-row and some munich, 28IBU's of saaz and hallertaur, Wyeast 1338 Euro ale with an OG of 1.053. It came out tasting a little bit like budweiser with wheat in it. I dont taste any hops. I think it got a...

lately I've been getting really low efficiency (58-62%), so I've been shooting high and managed to hit the recipe target most of the time. I'm happy that I'm hitting my targets, but I wonder does my low efficiency still hold me back from making really, really good beer? Compensating for these...

What affects are likely from this? I added my 60 minute hops, 20 minutes later the propane went out. It took me an hour to replace it and get it boiling again. What happens to bittering hops that boil for 20 minutes and then sit like that? It boiled down to the right volume at least, and I...