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My BIAB setup utilizes a 15 gallon keggle. I need to brew a 10 gallon batch of a Flanders Red for a barrel project. The problem is that the mash volume is at 17.25 gallons according to BeerSmith. I thought about splitting the mash into (2) 60 minute sessions then combining the wort for the...

I'm looking for some input on a recipe I want to try. My base recipe is the Weed, Feed and Mow (Cream Ale) from Brewing Classic Styles but I want to replace the flaked rice/corn and corn sugar with flaked oats. My hope is that by adding the oats I will end up with more body and a better base...

Has anyone brewed a Tripel or Scottish Ale with coffee? Our homebrew club is having a competition on Learn to Homebrew Day and the only stipulation is that you use coffee. Extra points for non-porters and stouts. Any other successful coffee beers you have brewed which aren't stouts or...

I could use some help figuring out the Base Style for this recipe. Any input? 10B American Amber? For 5 gallons (19 L) 10 lb (4.54 kg) | American 6-row pale lager malt 1 lb (0.45 kg) | 20-40°L crystal/caramel malt 2 oz (56.8 g) | Williamette hops (boiling): 10 HBU 0.5 oz (14.2 g) |...

I could use some help figuring out the Base Style for this recipe. Any input? 10B American Amber? For 5 gallons (19 L) 10 lb (4.54 kg) | American 6-row pale lager malt 1 lb (0.45 kg) | 20-40°L crystal/caramel malt 7-10 lb (3.2-4.5 kg) | whole pumpkin 2 oz (56.8 g) | Williamette hops...

I have a 3-way manifold which I purchased from Keg Connection about 18 months ago. I recently discovered that only 2 of the valves are dispensing CO2 to max capacity. The third valve appears to have a clog because CO2 barely passes through the valve. I am not very experienced with this...

I am doing some 1 Gal test batches and would like to bottle each batch AND have it carbonated. Assuming I add campden tablets to stop the fermentation when the sweetness is where I want it, would the conditioning tablets still carb the cider in the bottles?? If not are there any suggestions...

Any decent craft beer bars or bottle shops in Irvine or Laguna Hills CA?

Does anyone know where I can find Hangar 24 Hammerhead in Redlands? How about Irvine?

Has anyone tried smoking hops and adding them either to the boil or dry hopping? A friend of mine is really into smoked meats and we got talking about smoked hops in beer. I've never heard of it being done. I'm not even sure what style of beer this type of hopping would pair well with. I...

I want to install a hop trellis and need a little insight on the design. I want it to be 10' high using 4x4 lumber. Do I need to set the posts in concrete in the ground or can I use those 4x4 steel fence post hardware? The design is simple. Any insight or other problems you see would be...

Any breweries or bars besides Anchor and 21st Amendment I should see while in San Fran? I checked out the breweries on the San Fran Beer Guild web site but I am not familiar with many other than Anchor and 21st Amend. Thanks!

I opened my chest freezer yesterday to check on my vigorously fermenting Breakfast Stout clone. Well I leaned in too far and inhaled and I got a rush of off-gasses from the blow-off tube container. I felt like I inhaled acid and it was burning my sinuses and it really hurt like heck!! Of...

I am new to water chemistry so I am hoping someone can tell me what type of beer I can expect from using filtered, unaltered tap water. I am brewing a Founders Breakfast Stout clone. I have been tinkering with EZ Water but I am curious about the differences in tap vs. adjusted water. Here...

I woke up this morning to discover that my temp control probe had been removed from the chest freezer and my freezer was now acting like a real freezer... I have (3) 1 gallon batches of mead fermenting and although the majority of each jug is still liquid, ice was starting to form around the...

Can someone identify the calcium and magnesium in this water report for Richmond, VA?. I have been trying to fill out water chemistry calculators and can't complete them without the calcium and magnesium. Maybe I am totally missing the information. Anything else I should be aware of based on...

I am going to be in Laguna Hills, CA for a few days. Are there any decent bottle shops or brew pubs I should check out? Thanks!

My homebrew club acquired a 53 gal bourbon barrel and we have decided to brew a Belgian Quad to fill it with. I am a BIAB brewer and I use a 15 gal keggle. Is it possible to brew the recipe below using the BIAB method? I know I can handle the volume but can I reach the OG? I have heard that...

The labels on my Chinook and Columbus hops have worn away and I do not remember which is which. Is there any way to figure out by aroma or sight? One definitely has a more "piney" aroma. Or should I just assign one plant to he Chinook and the other to be Columbus and move forward? I...

I live in Richmond, VA and over the last 3 weeks we have had quite a bit of rain to the point that I have not hand watered my hops for fear of over watering. Over the last week I have noticed that the leaves at the ground have been yellowing/browning and all of the thick foliage at the base of...