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I've been looking for a recipe that is similar to Free Will's Scarecrow which is an Autumn Spiced Wheat Ale. I hadn't found anything so I figured I'd try to combine two recipes that individually have given good results and I think they'd combine well, I just don't know the particulars of the...

I've been trying to find ways to "simplify" brewing. My most recent attempts have been fermenting and serving from the same corny keg. I fill up to the weld line and start with 10-12 psi to seal things up and let it ride. This has been great because when it is close to done I can ramp the...

It wasn't as much "forgot" as kept pushing it off. I just started cold crashing my winter warmer in prep for kegging and realized I need to finally deal with the spices. It is a 5 gallon batch and I am supposed to add a quarter teaspoon each of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg. I was considering...

Every time I go through the process of cleaning kegs and fermentation vessels and then purging and transferring from FV I tell myself that it would be so much nicer if I could do all that in a single vessel. Recently I bit the bullet and did a pressure ferment of a lager in a keg and it came...

Late last week I had an opportunity to change up my brewing process and experiment with some new methods. A smart man probably would have picked one new method and started with that. I am not a smart man. Whereas I normally do BIAB and ferment in a bucket and control/monitor with Inkbirds and...

I'm taking a dip into serving on nitro and having some trouble getting a good pour. Keezer is set to 38 F but beer pours 45 - 50 F depending on where it is in the keezer and if it is a top or bottom draw. The ESB and Irish Stout pour at 48 - 50 F, both are top draw. I am aiming for 1.8 vols and...

I have a Dry Irish Stout (OG 1.045, S-04) that is finishing about 7 points higher than I expected. I was shooting for 1.012 but has settled into 1.019 (or close to it as I monitor with a iSpindel). I've tried bumping the temperature up to 68F and rousing the yeast but haven't really gotten any...

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-drink-beer-day-september-28/ It's such an important event, I observe it all year long.

I want to brew a dunkelweizen and have been searching and comparing many different recipes. I'm looking for one that is >20 SRM (for looks, not flavor) and has that notes of fruitcake and banana. The closest to what I've been looking for is from TheApartmentBrewer on YouTube: It is a little...

Short version: I used 10% Munich II instead of Munich in a California Common. Could this be the cause of the unexpected caramel forward flavor? Long version: I recently brewed a California Common and it came out really good. Like multiple people commented multiple times unprompted on how much...

I brewed up this "Mexican Vienna Lager" and plan on entering it in competition (my first!): https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/mexican-lager.254955/ The recipe says SRM is between 6 and 7. Beersmith calculates it as 5.5 on my equipment and based on an SRM chart that I have it probably is...

Anyone know what the threading is for the beer-in fitting on the top of the tapcooler? I have a 1/4" flare to 1/4" flare extension hose that I use for transfers from my intertaps (using the ball lock spout) and if I can get a male flare to that threading I'd have an extension for it. EDIT...

I was brewing a batch yesterday that included 2 oz of Brewers Gold; 0.5 oz for 15 min and 1.5 oz for 3 min. I opened the first ounce and used half for the first addition. I opened the second ounce in prep for the second addition and it smelled off. Like really off. Like moldy, musty damp...

I recently brewed "Pineapple Express IPA" which was the recipe used for and "American IPA" in the "Homebrew Challenge" on YouTube: Boil Size: 7.60 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.067 SG Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM...

Given a stainless shank with an integrated straight nipple is it possible to grind the nipple off and put a new angled nipple, washer, and nut on the back? Current shank picture is attached. Potential parts...

I've been brewing for a few years and usually fit in about 25 five gallon batches a year. 2020 was an outlier and I only ended up doing 4 batches, the last of which was in the spring. I decided to try a Trappist Single as my return batch. Brew day went well; hit all my numbers. The batch seemed...

I'm closing in on around 50 BIAB batches and my mash efficiency is pretty consistent around 81% using a full volume/no sparge/squeeze method. The exception to this is when I have a wheat-heavy recipe. Observed mash efficiency drops to around 60%-65% if I am around 50% wheat. All my grain is...

Has anyone else had problems with their Intertap Flow Control taps not shutting off? I just installed four Intertap FC and it seems like at least two of them sometimes don't want to shut off completely ... when you push the handle back and let go a small stream of beer continues to flow. If I...

On almost every beer I've kegged the flavor has been "watery" and "thin" initially with a weird bite. This seems to be the case no matter what happens before tapping ... short/long fermentation, cold crash or not before kegging, quick/long primary, burst or force carbonation, gelatin in bucket...

Does anyone know if oblong / racetrack / oval kettles in 10-15 gallon size are available anywhere? I'm wondering if it would be possible to use two 1800W induction hobs instead of one 3500W. Both the areas I brew in have outlets that alternate between two dedicated 20A circuits so using two...