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I have been brewing for almost 2 years so still consider myself a noob and learning. I BIAB, use Brewsmith software and TILT's to measure gravity. As I BIAB I have a brewhouse efficiency of about 70% so manipulate the amount of grain used to give me the correct OG. However I quite often find...

Made my first raw beer a few weeks ago as an experiment using Hornindal Kviek. I have to say it's an acquired taste. But it does grow on you.....

I have had the software for a few months now (paying dues). Registered on the forum yesterday morning and my request is still awaiting admin approval. Software is great, but you can always tell a companies ethos by their customer service. Hopefully this is just a one off.

I have just started using Beersmith as I am now developing my own recipes and have found it very useful. However I cannot find where to add in kettle losses into my equipment? Also when I add water to the main list, altering the amount of water does not affect the OG, but altering water in My...

I brew beer about once every two weeks. I buy 2-row pale and a few hops in bulk, but generally I order grains and hops on an as-needed basis. For example I have a few ounces of Crystal 60L, some Briess Victory and some Carapils left over from previous brews. I also have between .25oz - .50oz of...

I know there are many different reasons for a beer going bad, but wondered if any of you experts recognise this so I can learn what went wrong. I have brewed probably 50 batches, and have only had 4-5 go bad so I think my cleaning and sanitisation is generally good. But want to learn for the...

I have had this happen a couple of times. This is an IPA extract kit from Craft-A-Brew. I brewed it a few times over the last year before moving onto BIAB. The first time this happened I thought it was just a one off and didn't really take much notice, but now this has happened a second time...

I have recently started AG brewing (BIAB). I am a little confused by Brewhouse Efficiency. I totally understand what it means and how to calculate it (I think). But as the OG is a figure we all strive to achieve from a recipe, then the Brewhouse Efficiency will be a fixed number will it not...

I have recently started BIAB brewing with a electric system. I have a hop basket with a fine mesh (400 microns) which is about 4" in diameter. Seems to work pretty well and I have the room to stir the pellets. However the two beers I have brewed using it appear to be lacking in hop taste. I stir...

I am in the process of my first cold crash of a Lagunitas IPA clone. Once finished should I return the carboy to room temp before bottling? Or will that release some of the 'gunk' back into the beer? I am just thinking that as the volume reduces during freezing, it must expand when the...

I have recently started BIAB after brewing with extract kits for a while. Most extract kits recommend secondary fermentation, but I see a mix of opinions with all grain. I have done some Googling and most of the opinions for all grain secondary fermenting seem to be quite old. For example, I was...

I have just started BIAB brewing. Brewed a couple of batches and they have turned out good. But I have noticed these floating in the wort. It seems like these exist in the wort while boiling as much smaller particles and coagulate when the wort is cooling. Just so I can understand the chemistry...

If anyone is Stone Brewing 'Arrogant Bastard' Ale fan. I recently brewed Brewers Best Imperial Pale Ale extract kit. It's the closest I have come to brewing this clone by extract. If you are an Arrogant Bastard fan I suggest you try it...

I have an old freezer (with Inkbird controller) which I am using as a fermentation chamber. I live in Phoenix AZ so cooling is more important to me. However in the winter the temp does get down to about 65 degrees in the chamber if left unheated. So I don't need much heat, just enough to raise...

The Oxi Clean Free instructions (for hard surface cleaning) say to fill the blue mease to line number 4 which is about 2oz. That seems like a ton of Oxi Clean compared with 1oz per gallon (ish) for PBW.

I have been extract brewing for the past year and am now moving into BIAB. I have a 15g kettle so can do full volume boils. I have posted elsewhere on this forum and the members have been very helpful. I was asking questions about water and someone referred me to this area. I have attached a...

I have been extract brewing for the past year and have just invested in some BIAB kit (Spyke 15g Kettle, Topsflow Pump and Auber Cube). So for my first few BIAB sessions I want to brew something that is a tried and tested BIAB IPA recipe (adapted for my kit). So if it goes wrong, I know its my...

I am moving from extract to BIAB. Cleaning my extract equipment was easy. Used to clean it with fragrance free washing liquid to get the crud off and give stuff a general clean after use, then soak with PBW (or similar) and sanitize before using it the next time. However moving to BIAB with a...

I am relatively new to homebrewing (9 months and have made about 30 5 Gallon extract brews). I am looking to get into BIAB. I have been looking around and trying to compare electric brewing systems. I think I need more than a 10 gallon kettle as I would like to brew big beers occasionally. I...

I have been cooling my 5 gallon kettle (with 3 gallons of wort) by putting ice in a sink with water. I live in AZ and in the summer cold water is not easy to come by. My local brew shop suggested it is okay to put fresh ice (made from filtered water) directly into the wort to cool it. Any...