Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – November 2025
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Maltsters .
by Lowlyric with 33 posts this month
Most of the recipes I see have specific brands of malts. Is it More of what they can get or do flavor profiles from different maltsters make that much difference? I would imagine business brands a…
Brewing "non alcohol" or n/a beer
by Dave Y with 32 posts this month
So I have a newcomer to our circle of friends and he does not drink alcohol (anymore). Unfortunately, he's the "outlier". Anyone have any direct experience trying to produce a n/a beer and if so…
Kviek
by D Shoe with 35 posts this month
Who has been using Kviek yeast? Have you found it a successful replacement for your typical favorite yeast varietal?I’ve brewed about six batches with Omega Lutra dry yeast with great success. E…
Mashing in too much water / & relatedly…
by JWR_12 with 24 posts this month
So it happened again: I had some friends over, was working on brewing while also explaining (what little I know of) brewing and I made a mental error because I wasn't paying enough attention to wha…
Best Bitter becomes an ESB and apparently aspires to be something even more
by Shady Lane Brewing with 21 posts this month
So here's the recipe for the Timothy Taylor Landlord clone I brewed four days ago:10 lbs Golden Promise2.5 oz Black Malt1 oz East Kent Golding 60 mins1 oz Styrian Goldings 45 mins1 oz Fuggles…
Guinness clone with a twist
by JVi with 63 posts this month
I am getting back to business, now with my own build equipment. I use to "make" beer with friends at early and mid 90s from Coopers extracts.Set up:32l kettle with water/wort circulationCopper c…
OMG!! Batch Ruined?
by Mike at Bay with 11 posts this month
OK gang here’s my question. I brewed a batch of beer last week. It’s an American pale ale. It has been fermenting in a big mouth plastic car boy in a temperature controlled environment for abou…
Pliny the Elder clone dry hop scheduke
by Brewer #450121 with 11 posts this month
Hi would anyone have a recommendation on a dry hop schedule for a pliny the elder clone (e.g. do the first at high krausen and second after primary fermentation ends?; drop temp to 60F for second D…
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Best Bitter becomes an ESB and apparently aspires to be something even more
by Shady Lane Brewing on Tue, 11 Nov 2025 with 21 posts so far
So here's the recipe for the Timothy Taylor Landlord clone I brewed four days ago:10 lbs Golden Promise2.5 oz Black Malt1 oz East Kent Golding 60 mins1 oz Styrian Goldings 45 mins1 oz Fuggles…
Pliny the Elder clone dry hop scheduke
by Brewer #450121 on Tue, 11 Nov 2025 with 11 posts so far
Hi would anyone have a recommendation on a dry hop schedule for a pliny the elder clone (e.g. do the first at high krausen and second after primary fermentation ends?; drop temp to 60F for second D…
Maltsters .
by Lowlyric on Tue, 11 Nov 2025 with 33 posts so far
Most of the recipes I see have specific brands of malts. Is it More of what they can get or do flavor profiles from different maltsters make that much difference? I would imagine business brands a…
Neat video about a guy's mission to replicate Bass Ale using an old method of brewing beer
by Simonpyman on Mon, 10 Nov 2025 with 3 posts so far
Interesting video i came across. He builds what is called a Union Set which is essentially an open fermentation system that collects the yeast in a tray above the mini kegs and disperses the wort …
Mashing in too much water / & relatedly…
by JWR_12 on Sun, 09 Nov 2025 with 24 posts so far
So it happened again: I had some friends over, was working on brewing while also explaining (what little I know of) brewing and I made a mental error because I wasn't paying enough attention to wha…
Brew Store in Tallahassee FL?
by Mike at Bay on Sat, 08 Nov 2025 with 7 posts so far
Hey gang…..anyone know of a brew store in Tallahassee? I need some new or recerted CO2 tanks and I live on St George Island……I need someplace in Tally if it exists. Sounds like the place th…
Does anybody watch Homebrew Happy Hour?
by Yooper on Fri, 07 Nov 2025 with 6 posts so far
I'm not a podcast person usually, but long ago I used to listen to Basic Brewing Radio, and now sometimes I watch Homebrew Happy Hour.I sometimes appear on that podcast, forgetting that I'm on ca…
Bottle Conditioning temperature
by Brewer #450121 on Thu, 06 Nov 2025 with 7 posts so far
Hi would anyone one have a recommendation on temperature for bottle conditioning. Thanks
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