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This is a topic that I am still working towards grasping, so I probably have a false sense of reality but wanted to explore further with this community. I've been reading that modern malts are highly efficient at converting starches to sugars and that modern barley has been bred with...

I brewed a Hefeweizen recently that looks more like a hazy IPA to me and I wondered what a ~50/50 wheat malt & pilsner hazy would be like? Has anyone tried this before?

I wanted to create a thread for those of us who own the Australian made Mashmaster Grain Mill with fluted rollers. I bought this mill as my first grain mill as I had done a ton of research and in particular really like the review by @Zepth that he posted on this forum in this thread. I have no...

I recently brewed a hazy IPA that came out more bitter than anticipated. I conducted my whirlpool in a way that I've never tried before and I suspect this is what lead to the extra IBUs but I'm not sure. I brewed a 1.065 wort on a stainless steel (uninsulated) kettle outdoors in the cold (few...

My last couple beers haven't turned out great. While they're both relatively complex and young for their styles/ABV, I want my next brew to be simple and straight forward with a quick turnaround. The first thing that comes to mind is a SMaSH pale ale with either US-05 or Voss Kviek. I'm...

I recently decided to purchase a Brewzilla 35L (120v) for a few different reasons. First off, I wanted a more convenient method for brewing smaller batch sizes, both for running tests and for brewing novelty beers that I don't need 5 gallons of. Secondly, end of summer/early fall is a...

I'm planning a pumpkin ale for fall - I'll share my tentative recipe below, but suffice it to say that's it's fairly standard as far as fall pumpkin spiced beers go. The TL;DR here is: will london ale III play well in a beer of this style? I have the foggy London Ale strain from escapement...

I know this question has been asked a million times in one way or another, but I haven't been able to find a satisfying answer so I thought I'd start a poll to make it as straightforward as possible. I'm looking into brewing some bigger beers (8-11% ABV), namely imperial stouts and Belgian...

I'm in the market for my first brew pump and I've got my sights set on the new Anvil Brewing Pump XP. It seems to offer everything that comes with the Riptide while being quieter and cheaper. The main trade off is that it's not as powerful. I'm wondering if anyone has had the chance to take one...

I'm looking for some feedback on fermenting a NEIPA. Given that I'm trying to preserve my bottled CO2 (using SodaStreams as I don't have good access to anything better at the moment), I want to utilize as much fermentation off gas as I can. I'm already purging starsan from my serving keg during...

I'd like to share my recently completed Fermentation Chamber as I've gained a ton of useful information off this forum and haven't been able to contribute much. The freezer: Midea MRC04M3AWW Chest Freezer, 3.5 Cubic Feet Mini Freezer With Removable Basket, Adjustable Temperature, For Kitchen...

I recently finalized my months-long decision on a brewing system and decided that I'd go 3 vessel RIMS or HERMS and made my first hot side purchases: The SS Brew Kettle BME and the Infussion Mash Tun, both in 10 G. I'll figure out the third vessel and which direction I go with heating the mash...

I'm wondering if anyone whose used the ss brewtech BME kettle with the dished base and firebox can comment on this kettle's heating times. SS claims these kettle's heat up faster than traditional flat bottomed kettles, and going back in time on the threads I've found it seemed like they...

I completed my 3rd all grain mash yesterday - an attempt at a German wheat beer. My grain bill was: 60% wheat malt 35% pilsner Malt 5% carapils This brew did not go well after nailing my ph adjustment ~10 min into the mash. I ended up with approximately 55% mash efficiency. After completing...

Hi folks! I'm trying to decide on my future CO2 setup for my home brewery. I have a bit of a supply issue with CO2 as I live in rural Canada and the only home brew shop close by (within a 3 hr round trip) does not supply CO2. My options are: 1) Continue using the expensive soda stream bottles...

I'm currently designing my first recipe for next weekend and I'd like some feedback as I'm sure I should probably make some tweaks. I'm specifically looking for feedback on the grainbill, and the relative amounts of each grain. For instance, I'd like to include more chocolate malt but I was told...

I'm currently fermenting my first all grain batch, and I'm really surprised by the size of the yeast cake in my fermenter. Along with the hops I left in after a hopstand, I'm quickly approaching 5 of the 11 litre batch size in sludge! My question is what did I do wrong here - or is it just a...

Hi folks, simple question here for the more experienced amongst us. I was planning on brewing my second batch this weekend but I cracked the lid on my fermzilla removing it after my first batch. I've ordered a replacement but it won't arrive for a couple weeks and I can't get one locally. Though...

Has anyone had success building a fermentation chamber out of the foam board insulation pictured below? I'm thinking of building a case for my fermenter so that I can take advantage of my cold garage during winter (along with a temp controller and a seedling heat mat). I'm wondering how...

Alright, I have a feeling I'm going to get roasted for suggesting this but better that then I waste my time and money! What I'm attempting to do: I'll be brewing a few 3 gallon (both extract and all grain) batches using equipment I already own with the BIAB method. I want to ferment in a...