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So if I want a beer with body on the lighter side, is there really any harm in starting my mash at 155 F and letting it drop down to 145 F? From what I understand the higher mash temps (154 to 167 F) produce larger sugars, and lower temps (130 to 150 F) break them down to small sugars. So if I...

Brewed this last week... Did I use enough hops/boil them long enough in this recipe? I put this into brewtarget and it's saying this will be too malty. 5G batch mash @ 150F 90 minutes: 8 lb pale malt 1.5 lb flaked barley 1 lb honey malt 12 oz roasted barley 8 oz special B 6 oz...

Is it ok to leave the hydrometer floating in the carboy for a couple days/weeks? Will it give an accurate reading the whole time?

Hey Folks, I was pitching my white labs yeast last night, and I shook it up really well as per the instructions, but when I cracked it open it fizzed out and overflowed like a shaken beer can (maybe I should have guessed that would happen). So I quickly got what I could into the wort, but...