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Last week I attempted a clone of of North Coast Old Stock: Stats Vol: 5 gallons OG: 1.113 FG: 1.025 (target) IBU: 37 ABV: 12% (target) Ingredients: 22 lbs Maris Otter 1 lb Crystal 15L 8 oz Special B 2 oz Fuggles @ 60 min 1.25 oz Fuggles @ 15 min 1 oz EKG @ 0 min WLP007 Dry English Ale (3...

I've found three different formulas for ABV. One is a longer and ostensibly more accurate formula for higher OG beers. The other two "abbreviated" formulas produce nearly identical results over a wide range, but both produce very different results from the longer formula at higher OGs. This...

Despite freakishly meticulous sanitation practices, I have had several batches of beer show signs of infection. The most recent was a Bell's Two-Hearted IPA clone that was delicious and perfectly carbonated after a little over a week of bottle conditioning, but two weeks later tasted "off" and...

Three weeks ago, I brewed a cranberry-orange wheat. When fermentation stopped, I added dried cranberries and orange zest (after soaking in vodka). As I expected, fermentation resumed for a couple days as the yeast worked its way through the sugars from the dried cranberries, then ceased again...

Yesterday I brewed – or attempted to brew – my first partial mash. It was a disaster. In fact, it was a comedy of errors fit for a sitcom. My equipment is a 10 gallon stainless steel Bayou Classic brew kettle, a 10 gallon igloo MT/LT, and a 10 gallon igloo HLT. The recipe calls for a partial...