Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – May 2025
Thursday, May 15th, 2025Most Discussed Topics
Electric All In One Died – What's Next?
by Chip99 with 27 posts this month
Got my system (Hancock Brewing) on Amazon October 2024. After a dozen or so brews I thought I really had this system figured out. Hitting SG's all the time. Efficiency WAY up. Died on me today …
Anyone know what kind of animal did this?
by Donoroto with 18 posts this month
A neighbor finds holes like this in his back lawn, just about every day. I’m not sure what that lighter-colored substance is in there, but he calls it frass. They are maybe 2 or 3 inches in diame…
When to Add Gelatin
by Over The Cliff Brewing with 11 posts this month
I've got my first kolsch cold crashing and I was going to add gelatin to the fermenter. Should I wait until I keg it?
Cleaning after a diastaticus
by Zambi with 10 posts this month
Any advice?I use a Speidel fermenter, so I can't use boiling water.I don't have access to a lot of the nore "standard" cleaning agents.I gotUnscented dish washerChlorineVinegarSaltCaustic s…
Trying to brew a sweet potato porter.
by Prince William with 9 posts this month
I’m new here and have been brewing for awhile now. I’m trying to brew a sweet potato porter and have everything I think I need. But have a question about maybe adding some brown sugar to the mi…
Spunding valves and Diacetyl
by Bigbre04 with 18 posts this month
So my first Spunding valved lager is on draft. It is a butter bomb (to me), nothing that i can do about it right now, but i will rebrew it without using the spunding valve and see if there is a dif…
Oxebar carbonation cap.
by Lowlyric with 10 posts this month
I know they make the soda top caps but why would they not have a single carb cap for the oxebar. Pressure carbed beer last a lot longer. I don't want to spend 21$ for 4 different tri Caps .Can som…
Crimson color correction with steeped grains?
by K.O.brew with 5 posts this month
Hello brewers.I have a Red IPA in my fermenter, just finished fermentation. Only problem is that the Red in Red IPA is more of a murky brown, if we are being honest. That's on me, for not noticin…
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Brewing a Orange Blonde Ale
by ETERNOS HomeBrewer on Tue, 13 May 2025 with 2 posts so far
I'm working on a new recipe for a Spiced Blonde Ale. After my first batch—which was both a failure and a success—I ended up with surprisingly good results despite the mistakes. It taught me a l…
Crimson color correction with steeped grains?
by K.O.brew on Mon, 12 May 2025 with 5 posts so far
Hello brewers.I have a Red IPA in my fermenter, just finished fermentation. Only problem is that the Red in Red IPA is more of a murky brown, if we are being honest. That's on me, for not noticin…
Calculator to help adjusting PH in mash
by Enskede Brewery on Mon, 12 May 2025 with 3 posts so far
Hiya guys.I am probably incompetent but I cant seem to find a place where I can calculate how much phosphoric acid I should use if I want to lower mash PH from 6.5 to 5.2, for example. Or any oth…
Beer Kits in a Brewzilla Gen 4
by Brewer #456578 on Sat, 10 May 2025 with 3 posts so far
So I purchased a Brewzilla and want to give it a try.However, all I have is a Brewer’s Best BeerKit I purchased.1st question, do I want to use this type of beer kit in a Brewzilla or should I …
Cool photo of gravities before they were taken
by Bigbre04 on Fri, 09 May 2025 with 4 posts so far
31896L to R Marshgrass amber ale, Old School Cool IPA, Brightside Black Lager, Siete de Abril Mexican Lager. All but the black lager are being carbonated and packed today!
grain vr dry malt
by cowboy7307 on Fri, 09 May 2025 with 4 posts so far
if i have a recipe that uses grain as its main malt. can i change the grain to DME, would i lose any thing in the taste ,body . i know i would save time in the smaller mash with just the specialty …
Cleaning after a diastaticus
by Zambi on Thu, 08 May 2025 with 10 posts so far
Any advice?I use a Speidel fermenter, so I can't use boiling water.I don't have access to a lot of the nore "standard" cleaning agents.I gotUnscented dish washerChlorineVinegarSaltCaustic s…
Recipes Files Mess Up
by E K Brewer on Wed, 07 May 2025 with 8 posts so far
On Monday, my working recipes were suddenly moved from the Default File to my Possible Brews File (a file I created) and visa versa. For a brief period, all my working recipes disappeared. This wa…
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