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I'm pretty well versed in single infusion all-grain brewing. I'm usually always a bit low on my pre-boil OG - by the same amount, every time. Only thing I haven't played with is my water chemistry and I'm looking into that now. From my city water report (Walnut Creek, CA) - our hardness and...

Hi everyone! If anyone is in the East Bay near Walnut Creek, CA - I will be holding the beer camp release party for our Ryeway 117 on Thursday May 15th at Masses Sports Bar and Grill. I still haven't had it yet, but the notes on our beer are attached. Cheers! Marcel

Hi All - I've sort of adapted the Marble Red Ale recipe I found on this site and created the attached on Beer Smith. This will be my first Red IPA - and its for a holiday party, so I wanted it to be more "imperial" style. I like cascade hops because they grow easily in my garden, and I also...

Hello Brewers I'm looking at a Blonde recipe that calls for 85% High Color Pale malt and 15% Munich Malt. This will be my first All-Grain batch. What specific grains would match that recipe description? How many lbs total is typical of Blondes? This will be a 5 gallon batch. Any...

Hi all... I'm doing an imperial stout that has a target gravity of 1.024. We started at 1.102 and after three weeks its held steady for a few days now at 1.041. I went with an Irish ale yeast (i think wl004 if I remember correctly). My guess is that the yeast mostly died from the ~7.6%...

I know I know....get Beersmith! Anyway, I have the hops I'm going to use for a Celebration Ale but need to work on the extract. I want a high OG (1.060 - 1.070). What are general rules of thumb for obtaining a high OG? Recipes I've seen called for 7lbs LME and anywhere from 8oz to 1lb...

Hey all... Trying to find some Chinook and Centennial Hops for my celebration ale clone I'm trying to put together. My main beerstore in Concord, Ca is out of Chinook hops. Anybody know where I can buy these (even online and having them shipped?) Thanks!

Hello i started a thread in beginner group and didn't get much help - so I'll try here in a slightly different manner to see if I can get some different eyes on it. I have a porter recipe and I'm trying to calculate my IBU. The recipe says the IBU is 33.5. My calcs say about 22 and I can't...

Hi guys and girls. Just wanted to say hello from Northern California. On my second extract brew (Porter) and having fun. Just wanted to know if there was anyone else in the area to share ideas with and maybe tip a few homebrews back with. :mug: oh yeah...its Walnut Creek! Missed the K

I'm on my second beer and 1st time attempting a porter. I wanted to try to calculate my IBU this time using the method in John Palmer's book. So: IBU = AAU*U*75/V Porter recipe = 1 oz 6% AA (6 AAU) Boiled for 60 minutes 1 oz 6% AA (6 AAU) Boiled for 1 minute The original gravity...