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Brewing a NEIPA soon and was trying to get that big mouthfeel and have been reading some people putting as much as 20% oats in their recipes. My plan was to use basically 2-row and oats (plus a pound of wheat) in a 6 gallon batch, but that puts my FG up over 1.017 mashing at 149 unless I add...

Any way to eradicate it from a barrel or am I screwed?

Thoughts?

I just upgraded my picnic cooler from 9.5 to 17 gallons. How concerned should I be about grain bed depth. I'm running RIMS and constantly recirculating, so I wondered if it'd be as big of an issue. If I need to I'll use keep both mash tuns, but id rather have a one size fits all. I typically...

I have a fresh, charred, oak barrel that I've inherited from my dad. I'll be brewing my first sour this weekend and am wondering what type of considerations I should make. I plan on doing primary with US-05 and then souring with something like Wyeast 3278, or pitching a strain of pedio and...

Thoughts? Using Chocolate Rye because I have it on hand and it's mostly for color. Worried body might be too thin mashing at 152, was considering 154 or higher, but it's already going to finish around 1.025 and I don't want it to be cloying...kind of... Recipe: The Red Kite Brewer...

I have a half barrel keggle mash tun with a Brew Hardware hinged false bottom and thermometer. All weldless fittings. $125 for all of it. False bottom alone was $150.

I'm obviously going to lose some hop aroma and flavor, but I feel like I'm losing it rather quickly. I brewed an IPA two weeks ago as follows: 10.5# 2row 1lb C20 1oz Centennial @ 15 1 oz Mosaic/1 oz Cascade @ 10 1 oz Mosaic/1 oz Cascade @ 5 1 oz Mosaic at FO 1 oz each Mosaic and Centennial...

Converted my keggle to a mash tun and have an issue with mashing small volume grist. Was considering switching to a full volume mash as my built in thermometer would work better and (I assume) thermal mass would ha temp better. I'm generally hitting ~75-80% efficiency. What kind of drop...

Trying to decide which false bottom to buy for my keggle that I'm converting. I like the Norcal hinged ones, but they're $$$. Brew Hardware seems to be more reasonably priced, however. Any recommendations?

Thoughts on this hop schedule for this Black IPA? 12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 82.8 % 1 lbs Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.9 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal...

Is that bubble finally beginning to burst? With all the recent acquisitions, cash grabs, and attention seeking fads, everything feels so...manufactured? Is beer, and homebrewing at that, starting to wane in popularity? Is that good or bad?

Made some holes in a pot that I don't want hole'd anymore. What's the easiest way for me to plug it? I tried the Blichmann Brewmometer plug thingy from AIH thinking it'd work with any kettle, but alas that's not the case.

Just ran out of CO2 for the first time. Should I check out a welding supply place? I have Amerigas out by me, but I'm thinking they're just propane? Also any ideas as far as cost? It's a 5lb tank.

What the crap. Just got my hands on the 2015 BCBS and I can't believe how thick it is and it got me wondering how/why it's so crazy syrupy. Oats? Dextrine? Ideas?

I have pin lock cornys with about 4 feet of line going into a 4" shank through my fridge. Carbonated at 14 PSI and serving 10-12 PSI. I have to dump the first bit of brew when I take a pull off the keg because it's essentially just foam. Once I've dumped a bit, I can pour a pint with good...

Brewed a Westy XII clone and just realized (or thought about, rather) that I used the Rochefort (boiled) water profile from Bru 'n Water and that there probably isn't sufficient calcium for fermentation. OG = 1.093, pitched 3787 from a two step starter of approx. 417 billion cells. Aerated for...

Brewed a saison and due to my drinking, ended up just covering the brew post boil and crashing for 3 hours, then chilling and pitching. Krausen in 4 hours, but now, 4 days later, it has a...tartness top it that I've never experienced with another saison yeast. Wondering if it's a...

What can I do to get the darkest head possible without making an acrid stout?

Threw together a rye porter recipe. I have about an ounce of old Citra on hand that I was going to bitter with. Trying to use what I have on hand hops-wise: Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Bottling Volume: 4.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.058 SG Estimated Color: 29.3 SRM Estimated IBU: 35.6...