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10# MO 1# Biscuit Columbus & Cascade hops BH Efficiency was 91% OG=1.057 FG=1.031 ABV=3.41% What happened? The yeast was 1056, harvested twice prior, so this was its 3rd brew. It took off after only 3.5hrs, and bubbled like mad for nearly 3 days (I had to use an overflow tube). The...

I just have to boast........ I finally turned that garage 'fridge into a kegerator today. I bought two corneys, CO2 bottle, regulator, and all the hoses and fittings. After stripping the inside, I was able to fit two 5 gallon corneys (just barely) and the CO2 bottle inside. I'm currently...

I just finished: 10lbs Maris Otter 1lb Biscuit Mashed 1 hr @ 156F Preboil was 7 gallons at 1.054 Brewer's Friend shows 91.08% BH Efficiency. This is the 4th batch I've made with my upgraded equipment and the second batch I've actually taken measurements. So, I get that's a good...

I guess I'm looking for opinions, so don't hold back....... My local HB shop gives a 40% discount on base malts if I buy a 50# sack. That's roughly 5 batches, and it should keep at least a year, so that's a no-brainer. Half my recipes use 2 row British (I often sub Meris Otter) and half...

What tricks are there to getting a clearer brew after stirring priming sugar into a conical? I've tried to remove the trub from the bottom valve, but I just can't get it all out, even after wasting some beer. My beer was amazingly clear, until I stirred in the primer, then a noticeable haze...

Something to make you all smile...wish I could attach the smells, too.

10.5 lbs Meris Otter 3L 6 oz Munich Light 15L 7 oz Crystal 20L Mash at 153F for 60 minutes Hop Schedule: Boil 15 minutes 1 oz Chinook x 45 minutes 1/2 oz Colombus x 15 minutes 1/2 oz Cascade x 15 minutes 1 tsp Irish Moss x 15 minutes 1 oz Cascade x 1 minute Wyeast 1028...

I've recently upgraded my equipment from a bucket to conical fermenters, two 3 gallon pots to a 10 gallon brew kettle, a copper tube chiller instead of two sinks full of cold water and gotten off the stovetop and out to the garage with a propane burner. I also purchased a pH meter and...

I've recently upgraded my equipment, and moved my operations to the colder garage (out of the kitchen). I use a 10 gallon Igloo for a mash tun. The first batch I brewed mashed at 142F for 75 minutes, is too light, lacking body, and FG 1.004. This sounds about right, being at the Beta Amylase...

Just racked a batch of EdWort's Haus PA and harvested & washed the yeast (my first time). I got back 2 1/2 quart jars. I'd like to pitch this into my next batch (IPA?), do I use all of it? Do I warm it up first from the fridge? What's a good IPA recipe for this yeast??? Thanks!

I found a killer IPA recipe, so I'm doing it again. The local brew shop specializes in wines, and has several different flavors of tiny wood chips (I.e. French & British Oak, hickory, etc) so I thought I might add an ounce or half to the secondary this time. Has anyone added wood flavor to...

(Obviously) I'm new at this, and after reading John Palmer's Home Brew book online, I wonder why I can't simplify my equipment and technique the first time I try a whole grain brew. If I strain the brewed wort & barley through a cheesecloth into the ferment pail, while gathering the grains...

My first post, and my first batch. I really enjoy lighter beers, like Warsteiner, and would like to start off with these. I'm using the "True Brew All Malt Pilsner" ingredient kit with the "Gold Complete Beer equipment Kit (K6)" which includes a 6 gallon carboy. The ingredient...