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Guys, I've a lazy idea and not sure this works or will create any side effect? Hope anyone can share their experience and thought. What if I mash 5kg (11lb) of grains with 12L (3.2gal) of water. I will roughly collect 9L (2.4gal) of wort. I boil this wort straight away and add hops. The same...

I am curious about the bitterness mouth feel of early hopping VS late hopping with the same IBU. For example, in 21 liters batch, 10 grams of hops with AA 10% boil 60 minutes will get IBU of 11.7 30 grams of same hops AA 10% boil 9 minutes will get IBU of 11.7 as well. So what’s the...

I have been doing 3 all grain beer since I start brewing, some how I taste my wheat beer and compare with commercial wheat beer I feel that, mine is thicker in "water" if compare with commercial wheat beer. I am not sure how should I describe this or maybe I should say, the viscosity of...

Hi Guys, I just ferment this Sunday night with Danstar Munich Classic dry yeast and it has Krausen overflow this morning just like below photo. I have about 7 to 8 inches height space in the barrel (12 inches diameter) but it still overflow. But the question is, should I clean my airlock now to...

Hi guys, how many bag of yeast will you use to ferment 5.3 gallon / 20 Litre of Lager which ferment at 57F / 14C ? 1 bag (0.39oz / 11g) or 2 bag? Will you still add some yeast during bottling?

2 months ago I tried to brew my first lager (all the while brewing ale). So I kick start with DME (4.4 lb) and flake wheat (0.9 lb). Using Saflager S-189. 4 gallons / OG 1.049 / S-189 (0.39lb) 1 bag rehydrate 82F 40 minutes fermentation 54F - 12 days Diacetyl rest 68F - 4 days Cold...

Hi guys, I was brewing my first ever lager and notice that it is quite different from ale. I used S-189 and ferment at 57F or 14C. It turns out looks like this. I can smell a little bit egg from the air lock. Does it normal?

Hi guys, I am planning to do a dark hefeweizen recently and planning to use NZ yeast, Mangrove Jack's. This is my selected grains and hops. Weyermann pilsner - 5 lb Weyermann pale wheat - 5 lb Belgian Chocolate - 0.6 lb Belgian Biscuit - 1 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh & East Kent Golding...

Well, not sure whether this is the correct place to post this. Anyway just to share. I got interested of harvesting yeast from lime & grape. Later on use it on brewing. So far it works fine and smell nice. Especially the lime has a refreshing sparkling smell. Gonna try to use this to brew...

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