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    Dry Irish Stout Water

    Hey all, I'm going to be brewing a Dry Irish Stout tomorrow and was looking for a little input with my water additions. My base profile is as follows: My base water profile is: Calcium 33 ppm Magnesium 9 ppm Sodium 12 ppm Chloride 21 ppm Sulfate 24 ppm Bicarb 122 ppm There...
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    EZ Water and Bru'n Water Differ Drastically

    Hello all, I'm planning on brewing an English Dark Mild based off of John Palmer's (Belladonna Tooks Oaked Mild) recipe. My recipe below is based off an estimated overall efficiency of about 84% which I hit regularly. 5 lbs. Maris Otter .85 lbs. English Medium .45 lbs. Special Roast...
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    Consistently High Starting Gravities

    I am on my 6th AG batch and I have been getting higher than desired starting gravities. I brewed Northern Brewer's Smashing Pumpkin AG kit yesterday. I have been getting very good mash efficiencies of about 76-77% consistently. Finally, my boil off rate is about 1.5 gallons per hour with my 15...
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    Sierra Madre Recipe Addition

    I'm going to be brewing up NB's Sierra Madre All-Grain recipe this weekend as my first AG. I've been plugging in my local water chemistry into Bru'n Water and would like to use some acidulated malt in the recipe to bring my pH level down. Does this look good to everyone? Obviously, I would like...
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    Acetylhyde in Caribou Slobber

    I brewed a batch of extract Caribou Slobber recently and had some judged in a local BJCP sanctioned competiton. I only scored a 25, mainly due to judges picking up on some Acetylhyde and a tiny bit of diacetyl which was a definite letdown as my other beers were in the mid 30s. I'm curious as...
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    Surly Bitter Brewer BJCP Category

    Has anyone ever entered Northern Brewer's Surly Bitter Brewer Pro Kit into a BJCP sanctioned event, if so what category/subcategory did you enter it into? Any results? I've brewed some up and I quite like it, however I'm not sure if it fits into the British Pale Ale category/subcategories very...
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    Hefe Advice

    Just wondering if I could get some advice on my partial mash hefe recipe below. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Hefeweizen Style: Weizen/Weissbier OG: 1.045 Type: Partial Mash FG: 1.011 Rating: 0.0 ABV: 4.45 % Calories: 147 IBU's: 12.95 Efficiency: 70 % Boil...
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