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Long story short: I've got some unmilled grains and an unforgiving schedule (trying to squeeze in one last batch before moving). The mill is broken at my LHBS (ICC), which I didn't learn until after I bought the stuff. There's a bottle of a decent Summit/Columbus IPA in it for whoever...

I just bought this great 6 gallon pot for my 3 gallon batches. This evening I've been experimenting to see how long it takes to get to boil on my gas stove and what the evaporation rate is. While it achieves boil on my stove pretty well (30 minutes), once I take the lid off it cools a bit and...

Just opened a bottle of a Golden Promise/Northern Brewer smash I made a month and a half ago. FG is 1.013. Is it just me or does the color not seem to fit the flavor of this malt? It's looks like it would be boring (like a light American lager), but it tastes super clean with a fantastic bit...

Just bought a wood mixing paddle from a food supply store. While I was in the process of drilling a few holes, I noticed that it's glued together. Before I go any further, should I be worried about the glue having a negative affect on the mash? (I know it's easier just get one piece of wood from...

I had a bottle of northern brewer's patersbier spontaneously go off a while ago. They were bottled about a week ago. As far as I can tell, a buddy of mine (with whom I brewed and bottled the stuff) used the entire .5oz packet of priming sugar that came with the kit. I think that ends up...

I've got a Belgian pilsner/saaz smash that just finished conditioning at room temperature for about 4 weeks. I tried one after putting it in the fridge for a day or two, and it tastes great (I'm definitely making this one again, but experimenting with different noble hop varieties). The only...

Hi everyone, I just got Northern Brewer's patersbier extract kit in the mail. The hops according to the recipe are 1 oz Hallertau and .5 oz Saaz for bittering and then .5 oz Saaz for aroma/flavor. For the all grain recipe, Hallertau are replaced with Tradition--so I'm assuming one is a good...

Hey everyone, I just brewed AHB's Arrogant Bastard extract kit with some friends, and for various reasons and accidents we're using a 5 gallon carboy as a primary (usually works as secondary) to hold a little over 5 gallons. Of course, there is little to no headroom at all in the thing now, but...

I just mashed in, and my digital probe thermometer is acting funny. It was reading the temperature just fine, but now it only reads "Hi." I'm not sure why its doing this, but if someone could help me figure out how to get it back to reading the temperature, it would be much appreciated. I...

I've been having fun with Beersmith the past week or so trying to get together my first partial mash. It also happens to be my first self-designed recipe and first time using Beersmith. It'll be a BPA. I've read the message boards, gleaned what I think will work, and put together something...

Hello everyone, I'm planning on making a BPA partial mash. This is the first time I've put together my own recipe, so I'm really curious to see what people on the board think. For a 5 gallon batch, do you think it'll turn out balanced? 2 lbs Pils malt extract (liq.) 3 lbs Belgian pils...