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And first: I understand that a plate chiller IS a counter-flow chiller. For the purposes of my question, by counterflow chiller I mean the pipe inside of a pipe/hose type. Curious to know what everyone recommends given these two options. I just bought a 10 gallon pot in order to do full...

Hi! We can call this a recipe Sanity check. Been a while since brewing, been even longer since doing a wheat beer..... (longer, as in 'never'). 5lbs Wheat DME (which I believe is 65 wheat 35 pale malt). Aiming for bout 15 IBUs from a single hop addition (undecided neutral hop variety)...

The last time i brewed an IPA, I was IBU gun-shy. Any feedback on this sucker would be appreciated! Boil Gravity of 3.75 gallons Batch Size of 5.5 gallons (given the hops, I suspect about 4.8 - 5 gallon actual yeild at bottling) 8.25 lbs of Briess Golden light DME 10 oz Crystal 40 4 oz...

As usual, something goes missing since the last brew day. I realized I have no cap for my s shaped airlock. I would think this would not really be an issue, but anyone have any thoughts?

Haven't made many successful dark beers, but I have learned a lot since my last attempt (2 years back). Looking for any feedback, from 'WTF?' to 'Looks Delicious', and anything in between. Thanks! Partial Mash: 2 lbs British 2 row 12 oz Crystal 60 5oz Pale Chocolate Malt 4oz Munich Malt...

Hi! I have the following grain bill for a partial mash. I am going from memory, so it isn't exact. (my recipe is home)..but i still may make mild tweaks anyways. 1.5 lb bisuit malt 0.5 lb crystal 20 0.5 lb crystal 40 4 lbs base malt (american 2 row) probably 55-60 % mash efficiency, due...

It came to me this morning, while preparing toast. I plan to brew a Mild, British style pale ale, brewed with Orange Marmalade. I have no recipe yet. based on what i have read thus far, i will likely design a standard british mild pale ale, But then tweak it by eliminating all flavoring and...

Hi again! So I bottled my Pale Ale a few weeks back, which was dry-hopped and had numerous late hop additions as well. It tasted great on bottling day, while still flat. Good hop Flavor....not too bitter. Brilliant. A week after bottling, I cracked one just to see how it was coming...

Hi Everyone! Just looking for feedback on this brew recipe, partial mash. Mash: 3.00 lbs American 2 row pale 1.00 lbs Belgian Biscuit Malt 0.63 lbs Chocolate Malt 0.44 Crystal 40L 69% efficiency Added 2.33 lbs Briess Pilsen Light DME. Kent Goldings 0.75 oz for 70 min Kent Goldings 0.25...

Another thread i read suggested using Gelatin in the secondary (rather than at bottling). I didn't want to steal the thread but i have some interesting follow up questions. First, I would have thought this might pull too much yeast out of suspension in the secondary, and possibly lead to...

Hi again! Thanks to all who have helped. I am brewing a Pale Ale, and I have not yet done one. I have used John Palmer's Book, along with an onlne calculator, to arrive at the following recipe. Not quite sure if I have too much specialty malts, or the right ones, ect. Also, trying to get...

Hi everyone! Thans for all the help i have recieved on my prior two threads! I am about to begin formulating another recipe. It will be another partial mash....my 2nd. I build my recipe based on the lierature "How to Brew" by John Palmer for ingredients, and use an online calculator for...

OK, so let me preface by saying I am still relatively new to brewing, as i started up again recently after a 4 yr hiatus. I have a 1.083 OG stout in the fermenter, and it has stopped fermenting after 48 hrs. Prior batches of lower gravty ales have attenuated at 55% (dry yeast, never again)...

Hi everyone! I am hoping someone can help me here. I am having ADD (attenuation deficit disorder - LOL). Although my current beer was intended to be my first shot at partial mash, I 'mashed' in a grainbag that was MUCH too tight, and ended up extracting only 16 gravity points in 2.5 gallons...