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Just got done brewing a batch of my favorite amber, everything was on point, no problems at all until I killed the flame, kicked on the faucet leading to the immersion chiller and noticed as I was stirring away that I had significantly more volume than I had a minute ago. Apparently my chiller...

First fruit cider recipe here, just looking for feedback/ pointers. Here goes 2.5 gal treetop 100% pressed honeycrisp juice 192 oz (2- 96oz jugs) great value apple juice 138 oz (3- 46 oz jugs) indian summer tart cherry juice 24 oz (2- 12oz cans) 100% pineapple juice concentrate Will dump...

Just looking for some feedback. First time crafting an amber recipe Batch size: 10.5 gal Efficiency: 80% OG: 1.055 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.4% SRM: 14 IBU: 29 GRAIN BILL 12lb US 2 row 5lb Munich 10 1lb c80 1lb c40 1lb victory 4oz chocolate 350 Mash 154f 60min HOP SCHEDULE 1 oz...

Just looking for some feedback. First time crafting an amber recipe. I'm shooting for a malt forward, not too sweet profile with a noticeable but not overbearing hop presence. Batch size: 10.5 gal Efficiency: 80% OG: 1.055 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.4% SRM: 14 IBU: 29 GRAIN BILL 12lb US...

I hate to waste co2 and feel like a full starsan keg purge does just that. What if instead I threw a chunk of dry ice, say 10g or so, in the empty sanitized keg and let it sublimate before transferring through the dip tube? I also thought it could be done before it was fully sublimated and the...

Long story short, I promised a buddy with cancer that after he recovered from his treatment, I'd attempt to come up with a colt 45 clone. This is my first attempt and first time attempting to use grits in the mash. Grain bill I came up with is 10# pilsner 6# quick grits Mashed 90 min @ 149f...

Yes friends, I got the single best craigslist score I've ever found! 5 tap keezer with johnson temp controller, dual stage co2 regulator, 5# co2 bottle, portable co2 setup, 5 corny kegs, custom tap handles, a barley crusher grain mill, stir plate w/ 2l erlenmyer flask, o2 setup, ~60lb various...

Anyone tried it? I was pleasantly surprised. Quite a feat to brew such a juicy, tasty beer in this particular style on such a large scale.

I've been tweaking this recipe for a while now, call it bullfrog because it's got lots of hops let me know what y'all think. 11 gallon batch OG: 1.085 FG: 1.013 SRM: 8 Abv: 9.5% IBU: 85 Calculated for 70% brewhouse efficiency 12# pale 2 row 8# munich 10l 3# white wheat malt 1# c20 Mash 90...

About a year ago I decided to start playing with my water chemistry. I bought an under sink RO system and started learning how to build a water profile from scratch, with a marked improvement in the quality of my brews. I am, however, a lazy man, and planning ahead to collect the water needed...

I'm working my way through a keg of azacca/centennial hopbursted pale ale (predominantly azacca) and I'm getting a really sharp, astringent bite from it. Almost a chalky, tannic quality. Anyone else experience this from these hops? It's my second time experimenting with them, the first being a...

As the title suggests, I brewed my first ever imperial stout a while back. My efficiency was much higher than expected (calculated for 65% but hit 74%) for an OG of 1.120. It's been sitting at 1.032 for a few days now, after ramping it up from 63f to 68f over the past several days. (Nottingham)...

I've never put together a stout recipe, but am planning a big RIS and thought I'd cut the recipe in half to build a yeast cake and get an idea of how it'll turn out. Let me know what y'all think. (Literally double everything except the oats for my RIS recipe) Batch size 5.5gal Brewhouse eff...

Anyone have one, and is it as good a deal as it sounds? It's supposed to be as fast and accurate as the thermapen, is that your experience? And, have you had any issues with it? I want to step up to a good thermometer but don't want to spend upwards of $100 if I don't have to. $50 shipped...

So here's my take on this style. Let me know what you think Black steers tookus BIPA 5.5 gal OG 1.079 FG 1.014 ABV 9.1% SRM 39 IBU 103 14 lbs marries otter 1 lb midnight wheat .5 lb c60 Mash @ 148f 75 minutes 60 minute boil 2 oz chinook FWH 2 oz chinook 10 min 1 oz simcoe 10 min 2 oz...

Just got in my hop order, but I'm running low on grain so I threw this together and would love some feedback. Plan on splitting the batch between ol reliable us05 and the omega DIPA Conan strain @ 66f Est. OG 1.057 Est. FG 1.011 Est. ibu 40 For 11 gallons: 9# white wheat 5# 2 row pale 5# Munich...

So I want to brew today, but have limited resources and no time for a lhbs run. Down to Munich 1 and white wheat for grain soooo...... Has anyone used Munich as a base malt for a wheat beer? My understanding is both malts will self convert, I'm just not sure if the flavors will work together or...

Well, I finally did it. After nearly 50 batches, I made a beer not even I can drink. FYI, If you're going to cold crash outside on your deck, make sure to cover your fermenter with something to keep out uv rays. "Delightfully fruity white ipa" turns into "rotting skunk butt" faster than you may...

Has anyone tried this yet? Sounds interesting- adverized as being made with Willamette and mosaic I'd just like to hear what someone else thinks of it before I drop ten bucks on a sixer.

So last night I was at the brewpub, enjoying a glass of their wonderful black IIPA, when I realized it tasted remarkably similar to an imperial porter I recently had at a different brewery. Now my palate isn't exactly what you would call refined, but these two different beers, from totally...