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    hop question

    For a witbier, hallertau is a really traditional hop to use. 1 oz for 60 minutes gives a really mild bitterness- and later additions will add a really low key floral aroma and flavor. A slightly more spicy alternative to hallertau would be liberty. The thing is with a to-style witbier is that...
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    Actual IBU calculations?

    I want to know what is so different about brewing on a small homebrew scale than on a commercial scale that allows for so much variation in achieved IBU's. I know there are variables in homebrewing that are not computer automated... but really where are we loosing all this bitterness? Maybe if...
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    Krausen not dropping

    Don't transfer to secondary before taking a gravity reading. If the beer isn't fermented out all the way there is basically no realistic way (besides a HUGE starter) to get fermentation going again. Take a gravity reading is my only advice. Since Wyeast 3944 is a top cropping yeast, there...
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    Actual IBU calculations?

    Thanks guys. Very informative.
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    poor efficiency

    Maybe do a few sparges? I drain my mash and then do two sparges. The more you do the less sugar left behind.
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    Actual IBU calculations?

    I've been been brewing all-grain for about a year now and I can't for the life of me figure out why my IBU's always seem to be on the low side of what I have calculated for my recipes. I use BeerTools and have always treated it as "this is exactly what the beer will be" program. The gravity is...
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