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I wouldn't worry about efficiency as much with this beer. You don't want it to finish dry. A 1.025- 1.040 final gravity is normal with this style.

I think that 2 lbs of crystal might have been a tad too much. I'm sure the beer will turn out ok... I would imagine that the beer might be a little on the sweet side and your terminal gravity might end up a little high. Say in the 1.020's. but that's ok. Looks good!

Got it done! Bavarian Pilsner is chugging away at 50 in the fridge out in my 25 degree garage. Thanks to a hair dryer that temperature controller and a little ingenuity from yo boy

How do u set it to heating mode?

Gingerbread Porter Style: Robust Porter OG: 1.068 Type: All Grain FG: 1.017 Rating: 4.0 ABV: 6.68 % Calories: 222 IBU's: 21.59 Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 5.83 Gal Color: 31.6 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal Preboil OG: 1.065 Boil Time: 60 minutes Fermentation Steps Name Days / Temp...

I've never used either ingredient before and I'm hoping to incorporate both of them into a robust porter. When should I add the cocoa nibs? How long should I leave the oak spirals in the beer?

It's 15 degrees and the wind is freakin howling man! It was 60 degrees when we left central Illinois.

I'm bringing an Oktoberfest style lager, my Backyard Hop Wheat Lager with homegrown Centennials, and a Soriachi Ace dry hopped pale ale with me up to Fargo, ND to share with my father-in-law and brother-in-law

When I said that homebrewers are *****ebags what I really meant was that homebrewers that I have encountered on homebrew talk have been sarcastic know-it-alls. Now that doesn't pertain to everyone. I think that by and large the home brewing community is very welcoming to newcomers and quick to...

Bavarian Dunkel Style: Octoberfest/Marzen OG: 1.047 Type: All Grain FG: 1.012 Rating: 3.0 ABV: 4.59 % Calories: 154 IBU's: 21.87 Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 5.83 Gal Color: 16.7 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal Preboil OG: 1.044 Boil Time: 60 minutes Fermentation Steps Name Days / Temp...

http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fermenting_Lagers

You should check out braukaiser.com. There is a wealth of information on there about brewing lagers, as well as other topics. Particularly helpful is a chart that shows six different methods for fermenting lagers.

Why is it that so many homebrewers are *****ebags?

Or you could ferment your ales inside the house? I usually put my ale in the bottom of the coat closet. We have our house temperature set at 65 this time of year and it works out perfectly

Why don't you just pitch lager yeast? 52 degrees is much too cold for an ale yeast, but the optimal temperature for lager yeast

Falcons Anniversary IPA Style: American IPA OG: 1.068 Type: All Grain FG: 1.020 Rating: 4.0 ABV: 6.29 % Calories: 224 IBU's: 54.84 Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 5.83 Gal Color: 12.5 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal Preboil OG: 1.065 Boil Time: 60 minutes Fermentation Steps Name Days / Temp...

You could use three ounces of hops ( one of each variety) and do a half ounce addition every ten minutes beginning at 50. (50,40,30,20,10, flameout) Tone down the grain bill to about 1.060, and that's pretty much 60 minute IPA

Hop additions look complicated, but you take 5 ounces (3 different varieties) of whole leaf hops, mix them all together and add a half ounce every ten minutes of a 90 minute boil. This is my version of Dogfish Head's 90 Minute IPA

90 Minute IPA Style: American IPA OG: 1.083 Type: All Grain FG: 1.025 Rating: 4.0 ABV: 7.60 % Calories: 274 IBU's: 121.63 Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 5.88 Gal Color: 8.9 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal Preboil OG: 1.078 Boil Time: 90 minutes Fermentation Steps Name Days / Temp Primary 14...

Special b is pretty unique. I'd ask a fellow homebrewer if they have any, or bite the bullet and order online