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If there is an incomplete starch-to-sugar conversion in the mash, what is the impact, if any, to the finished beer other than less alcohol? I read somewhere that starch is a breeding ground for bacteria, but if my wort is around 1.07 isn’t that enough to kill off any bacteria anyway? Incase...

Yeah. 465 sq ft. So I’m pretty set on brau supply’s Unibräu system. However, one of the biggest steps forward I’ve taken in brewing is proper fermentation control and I refuse to step back. I’m looking at the brewjacket System but I’m not completely sold. Is this the hippiest thing you’ve ever...

Hey guys. I just moved to a small studio apartment and I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do as far as fermenter temperature control. I like the concept of the brew jacket because it doesn’t take up much space and is very portable which will be good because I will be moving a lot for my...

I recently brewed what was going to be a double IPA with a target OG of 1.075 and ABV of around 8%. It ended up being 1.060. I use a cooler with a stainless steel braid for false bottom and I always do a double batch sparge with 3 gallons first and then however much is needed (usually around 2...

I have had success doing a double batch spare in my cooler mash tun. I use the default beer smith efficiency of 72% and always get at or near the predicted OG. However, I would like to do a no spare batch, just to see how it goes, and to shave off a significant amount of time from my brew day...

Ok so I know that you're not supposed to dry hop a German Hefeweizen because you want the aroma/flavor of the yeast to dominate..... but I'm breaking the rules. What dry hops do you guys think would go well in a wheat beer with a German hefeweizen yeast strain (wyeast 3068)? I was thinking...

I have several all grain ales under my belt and have been wanting to make my first lager for a while now, since I now have the temp control to do it. After trying the Weihenstephan/Sierra Nevada festbier collab a couple days ago and loving it, I've decided I'd like to do a similar Oktoberfest...

What is the simplest way to clean a corny keg? I've heard that I need line cleaner and a special socket to disassemble the posts. Can I get away without those things? I have oxiclean. I see the hex shape around the base of the posts. Would something undesirable happen if I just turned that with...

Ok I know theres a ton of information out there on this topic. I've read the Brülosophy xBmt and listened to the podcast, but I wanted to hear what experiences you guys have had with this. My thoughts are that I want as simple and repeatable a process as possible to reduce brew day times and...

I recently made an IPA that had 2 lbs of malted rye out of the total 15 lb grain bill. Mashed all the grains at 152 for an hour in the cooler and double batch sparged as usual. After primary and a week of dry hopping, the beer had this awful harsh bitterness toward the finish... so much so that...

Can anyone help me with the potential (SG), yield (%), and coarse fine difference for this malt so I can plug it into beersmith? The other fields were easy to find on the bestmalz fact sheet for this malt after some simple conversions. However, I'm still unfamiliar to some of the terminology. If...

I’ve become very interested in systems such as a unibaü or grainfather as they seem to be the simplest and most consistent systems on the market, however those systems are way out of my budget. Being an engineer and having a cheapish 10 gal kettle that I wouldn’t mind f**king up if something...

Hi everyone. I'm still relatively new to brewing. I've done 7 all grain batches so far and have already learned a ton since I started. One thing I haven't even touched on though is water chemistry. I know to avoid the big no-no's like using chlorinated or distilled water. I've been using the...

I brewed an all grain Weihenstephaner hefeweizen clone on Sunday which had an OG of 1.052 which is right around what its supposed to be. Pitching and fermentation temps correct. Made a starter earlier that day which sat for 9 or 10 hours, which I know is not long enough for a typical starter...

So this was my first brew. I followed the one gallon northern brewer extract recipe exactly. I let it sit in the fermenter two weeks and then in the bottles for two weeks, just as instructed, and it was finished yesterday. So I popped open a bottle and poured in a glass. The color and...

Hello everyone. I'm new to brewing and to this site. I brewed my first beer this past Friday morning. It is a Bavarian Hefeweizen recipe from northern brewer. The brewing process went pretty well I think. But I have a question pertaining to fermentation. The night of the Friday I brewed it...