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I was wanting to try to clone Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold. I see from their website that they use Mt Hood and Casacade. If anybody is familiar with this lager, maybe share your thoughts on when to casacade and how much? I have only been brewing for a month so I am not familiar with Cascade as...

So I am really new to brewing, 1 batch. I started with the purpose of learning all the flavors. I am not really interested in brewing clones. I love getting into the weeds on things. I have brewed one batch and want to learn the flavors of all kinds of different hops. I have an all in one...

Hello all, I just did my first ever brew. It was on a Grainfather G40. It was a red Irish ale from northern, should be ready just in time for St. Patty's. Very excited. Just a few questions. 1)G40 is an all in one. When I lifted the basket all the water drained out in 30 seconds...

I am doing my first brew and have read a little about water, the spring water i use sends out a report every year. It does not have HCO3, that seem to have something to do with PH. Can someone look at the report tell me if its possible listed under something else. BTW I am brewing an irish...

Does anyone have a G40? Curious how fast you can brew on these bad boys , set up on 220v with 15 amps. It has to warm up pretty fast. Just curious how long your brew day is?

Hello all, I have extensive knowledge of drinking beer and zero knowledge of making beer. For Xmas my wife got me this giant box, I am not sure how she got it by the tree. It was a grainfather brewer and the how to brew book by palmer. I read the book twice and watched tons of videos and...

Hello all, I am doing my first ever brew next weekend and I am going to try to use a yeast starter with a stir plate. I bought an ale kit with Wyeast. I believe it is considered a smack back. I am curious if I still smack it and then let it sit for a day or two while it balloons in the bag or...