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So I am sure this has happened to everyone at some point. Pulled a recipe from here, did not expect much, and it was amazing! By the time I found out it was amazing I had dumped my email trash can, dumped the brew house trash. and could not find a a shred of a clue anywhere. So low and behold...

Title says it all. I have been drinking yoopers house ale for some time. Prolly 50 gallons down the hatch. Love the taste, but the FG is getting to me. Looking for something in the 2.5 to 3 %FG range. Thanx Eric

Hops that is. I always caged since I started brewing. First with muslin, then with a ss hop basket. With both those methods I noticed the amount of the hydration of the hop pellets and the density in the cage. This last brew day I went free range. Other than the hot break being different...

So I finally got my ferm chamber dialed in and ran 11 gallons of an irish red. After 4-5 days it stopped off gassing. No biggie I let it ride. Today at day 7 I peeked into the chamber and discovered that at high krausen I had a blow out. The air lock was empty and full of funk. I installed...

So I schlepped on down to lowes and bought the mini fridge for 79.00. plugged it into my ferm chamber and no joy. I did not put a fan in, it is on it's way. It will not cool. As fermentation increased so did the temp. Not horrible but hovering around 70 now. I squireld my hand into the...

If working in the brew haus in bare feet, it is best if you close the valve on the boil kettle prior to transferring wort from the mash tun. Dohhh! Not burnt, but hurt feelings for being a dumb A$$! Eric

Math was never my strong suit, but I will give it a go. Maybe a math major can clean it up for me. lol Gallons on hand divided by daily consumption over 2 week delay from more beer equals outlaw road trip mandatory. I loaded the truck up and struck out in the face of the covid travel ban for...

So several years in I am doing a recipe that calls for flaked barely and roasted barley. It all goes through the mill with the rest of the grain? Eric

So my craigslist kegerator is on the fritz. 3 years usage for 200.00 spent, no worries. On to my question. What would any issues be with taking my tower off said kegerator and attaching it to the lid? I am seeing the path of least resistance with the parts I already have. Plus I am eye...

So I have been working my way through the all star recipe's on this board. I prefer porters and stouts, but did the raging irish on a whim and really liked it. All these had a low volume of hops. Today I did Yoopers ale recipe. It had the most hops in my brewing history as well as the most...

So I pitched two rehydrated packs in 12 gallons of wort with an og of 1.072 at 55 degrees on Sunday afternoon. Late Monday the ferm chamber had warmed it up to 68, and I had mild activity. Tuesday morning I checked the brew haus and the fermenter had puked about 1/2 gallon on the floor. I...

So I brewed and chilled as normal. Pitched at 70 and closed up new fermenting chamber. Came back and temp probe was at 83! Opened chamber to let heat out. Heater had not fired in that time. Either my floating thermo was way off, or my probe is. I have a secondary temp gauge in the chamber...

I am and my heater for my new fermenter chamber is being delivered wed. Any one else? Eric

Hi all! As summer is here and I have more time to brew I am looking for 5 gallon batch recipes of your house favorites you are willing to share. All grain of course, which is why I am posting here. My house pours are the " Edmund fitzgerald clone" and the " raging Irish red" What makes your...

Well I am coming up on 1 year of home brewing. I am the guy that went all grain right from the starting gate. I try and learn more every brew, and 100+ gallons on I am still learning. Thought I would share some insights from my young perspective. 1. Mill your own grain even if you have to...

So 20 some years ago when I got off the bud train in favor of better beer, I always gravitated towards porters and stouts. In retrospect It was the carbonation that drove my taste profile. 10 months after starting to home brew, 100 gallons done. I brewed an Irish red. Choosing not to...

So I never thought I would say these words.... I am bored with my Porter. Can anyone suggest a full bodied darker in color than most Irish red? I have perused the usual sources for recipes and am not impressed. Am brewing 10g all grain. Please help me out of my rut! Eric

So 8 months into my brewing odyssey the LHBS is closing. No other stores closer than 2 hours away from my location. Looking online to buy grains for 11 gallon batches, shipping seems to be the deal breaker for cost. How do others handle this? Eric

So this batch is on day 14 of fermentation. og was 1.060 gravity now is 1.030. That should yield a 3.9 abv or there about. fermentation was done at 65-72 with wyoo7. If I do not have a gravity change in the next couple of days, what happens if I re-pitch to determine if I am leaving...

So brew day number six is in the fermenter. I zeroed in volumes and temps I think. I lost more volume in the boil than I estimated, but added back distilled water prior to the fermenter. After the water add back I still had 1.060 for a og. I pitched my starter that was made from my washed...