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Malt Bill 12lbs. Am. 2 row (Rahr) 0.5lbs Special B 0.2lbs Saurmalz (acid malt for pH adjustment) Mash at 146F for 90 min (yes 146F to dry it out w/out sugar) Hop schedule 1 oz Galena pellets 13.8AA (60 min) 2 oz Cascade whole leaf 8.1AA (5 min) 1 oz Cascade whole leaf 8.1AA (0min)...

I ask out of necessity not curiosity. I'm in the middle of a brew day and everything is going fine until a tree falls on the power line in my back yard. Chaos ensues fire trucks etc. the power company is too busy / incompetent to turn off the power so I'm trapped inside the house and can't...

5 .5 gallon into fermenter Sg 1.090. Fg 1.020. Abv 9.1 Boil time 90 min Grain Bill...

I stumbled into a new homebrew store in town (new to me anyways) and left with a complete recipe off the top of my head, I don't care about style guidelines, I let my palate decide if it's good or bad, however I'm curious what y'all think it is. It's already been brewed and is bubbling away here...

Recipe: Ch'Amber 10 lb Maris Otter (muntons) .5 lb Pale Chocolate 200L .5 lb Caramel 90L (6-row) Mash 152 F 1 hour Batch Sparge Hops 2 oz Cascade 60 min 2 oz Cascade 5 Min This beer ages very well. 3 weeks post bottling it was carbed and ready ( not green), it was very hop forward and...

Figured I'd try something new in my Oatmeal stout, ordered 1lb of "Fawcett Oat malt". I was wondering ... 1) Should I do a protein rest ? 2) Do I run it through the mill? 3) Do I need to bake it in the oven?

As the name implies I threw the kitchen sink at this recipe, ie I have a bunch of random grain, hops, and yeast I'd like to get rid of. I'm aware the ingredients are peculiar but I think it should work what do you all think? I'm slightly worried about the hops I might have to buy an ounce or...

I have yet to buy a pH meter but I know my tap water profile and it's great brewing water, relatively soft and well balanced. Anyways all I care about is hitting a good mash pH when doing full volume brew in a bag. The software is very convenient and easy to use but more importantly how accurate...

Has anyone made an IPA with Vienna, or Munich as the base malt? This sounds like it would be delicious, I'm not interested in entering competitions, just tasty beer. If so how did it turn out? I've got a kinda crazy IPA fermenting right now 40% Maris Otter 40% White Wheat 20% Dark...

I realize it's not an officially recognized style but I can't really figure out what else to call it so I.S.S. it is. Tasting Notes: This is my favorite recipe to date, creamy mouthfeel with a slight warmth of alcohol, sweet malt character (as the name implies), with a hint of honey and noble...

I have to present a real world example of Differential Equations in my Diff EQ class, and of course I chose to look at the various differential equations of brewing beer. I have to present for 15-20 minutes mostly about the math behind fly sparging, mash temperature control, and exponential...

Beer was brewed March 7th and I won't be able to bottle it til at least May 10th it's a 1.066 OG porter which makes me feel better since dark beers get better with age. The lid has NOT been removed since yeast was added. 3/4lb of honey was added a week ago through the airlock hole with hopes of...

Title says it all I'd love to cross say Galena and Saaz. Or Hallertau and Cascade. I've never grown hops but I get the general idea, I was thinking "wouldn't nature take its course eventually and create a mixture of your varieties"? I realize the hop cones we know and love are females... Just...

Just bought 1 lb of cascade and a 55 lb sack of Golden promise YUM. What to make what to make. I was thinking about something slightly more complex than a smash beer but close. 5.5 gallons into carboy 72% efficiency 12 lb golden promise 2 lb dark 10L munich .5 lbs Carapils/dex 1.5 oz...

Does anyone have experience with this product?http://www.homebrewing.org/6-Electric-Brew-Heater-_p_1724.html It seems too good to be true just plop it in your mash tun set your temp and walk away. Adventures in Homebrewing isn't very specific about how you actually set the temperature is it a...

It's time I graduate from AG session beers to a proper big beer. Luckily my homemade mash tun cooler is 15 gallons (with manifold) so I should have no problem making 5 gallons of 1.090 Barleywine eh? Any tips for getting concentrated wort without boiling all day? Also should I mash thin or...

In the middle of a brew day and my analog and digital thermometers are off by 5 degrees measuring my mash water. 167 says analog, 162 says digital

I see many threads where beginners are always checking the gravity/ just generally playing around with there fermenting beer(sometimes 4 or 5 times). The less your beer is handled post boil the better. I'm no expert, I only have like 15 recipes under my belt, but the one thing that helped...

Is it safe to bottle carb in growlers? I have a thermo flask one (with locking top) and was thinking about buying a glass one from a local brewery (basic screw on cap). Would both be safe (not explode/blow off top)? I have small parties (5-6 people) most Saturdays and it's much easier to just...

I have a friend interested in all grain brewing but like me is a poor college student. Our challenge is to have a complete 5 gal all grain system with just one crisp Benjamin Franklin ($100). So far I have advised him to purchase the following: Amount Description...