Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – January 2026
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026Most Discussed Topics
Dry Hop/Late Hop in a Sanitized Bag or Dump in Keg? Hop Spiders?
by Mike at Bay with 32 posts this month
I am trying to get more clarity in some of my beers. Wondering what consensus is on Hops added open to the kettle or a spider? Also Dry hop adds…should I use a bag that can be removed from the …
Final Gravity Misses High
by Toddsgate with 24 posts this month
I am still learning quite a bit, that's a given as I'm only 5 batches of BIAB into brewing. I also have several Mr Beer brews under my belt, though they really only helped me while learning termin…
2026;Quarterly Drawing
by Josh Hughes with 27 posts this month
I’ll get Sophie to draw a name later. I wanted to share the status of the jar. Only 4 names left in the jar. [USER=18067]@BarbarianBrewer[/USER] [USER=25824]@Ward Chillington[/USER] [USER=45916]@…
Hop times
by cowboy7307 with 19 posts this month
If i'am doing a BIAB recipe and it calls for a 60min boil, and a 60min hop and a 30 min hop ,but i only want to do a 30 min boil i will put first hop in at 30 min , what time should i put the …
Taking a SWAG at the 1890s…
by Tim Bulin with 13 posts this month
A little background information. From 1886(ish?) to 1903 Joe Bulin(my great great great(I know pretty great, would like to have met him) Grandfather ran the Greenwood Brewery(Town of Greenwood) ou…
2026 Quarter 1
by Josh Hughes with 11 posts this month
Larry [USER=18067]@BarbarianBrewer[/USER] you are the chosen one to begin 2026
My First Hopstand….
by Mike at Bay with 7 posts this month
Brewing a Blonde Ale today that calls for a 20 min hop stand at 176 degrees following the boil. Two basic questions. Am I chilling (immersion chiller) during that time? If it were to fall below …
Beer bittering
by Brewer #457853 with 6 posts this month
Hi everybody,I have been brewing for quite some time in the past. I recently restarted after moving abroad and I am doing my brews using a Pinter.Which is a pressurised keg where I do my fermenta…
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Western pour
by west1m on Wed, 14 Jan 2026 with 2 posts so far
In the old western movies , a lot of beer gets poured. How did they do it? Gas in a keg would be gone ( in the wagon before it got there) after a couple pours. Were there CO2 bottles and regulators…
My First Hopstand….
by Mike at Bay on Tue, 13 Jan 2026 with 7 posts so far
Brewing a Blonde Ale today that calls for a 20 min hop stand at 176 degrees following the boil. Two basic questions. Am I chilling (immersion chiller) during that time? If it were to fall below …
Final Gravity Misses High
by Toddsgate on Mon, 12 Jan 2026 with 24 posts so far
I am still learning quite a bit, that's a given as I'm only 5 batches of BIAB into brewing. I also have several Mr Beer brews under my belt, though they really only helped me while learning termin…
Overnight mash with grits?
by Tim Bulin on Sun, 11 Jan 2026 with 7 posts so far
Been busy last few days and still need to get my pre-pro lager brewed. Was planning on cooking the grits as a quasi decoction, now I'm thinking about just stabilizing the whole grist overnight at …
Software Help — Water
by Mike at Bay on Sat, 10 Jan 2026 with 12 posts so far
Let me first say, I am taking the forums advice and not getting overly wrapped up in my water vs making string my brewing process, yeast and sanitation are my primary focus as I start BIAB grain br…
Beer bittering
by Brewer #457853 on Mon, 05 Jan 2026 with 6 posts so far
Hi everybody,I have been brewing for quite some time in the past. I recently restarted after moving abroad and I am doing my brews using a Pinter.Which is a pressurised keg where I do my fermenta…
What to brew……
by Zambi on Mon, 05 Jan 2026 with 7 posts so far
I'm quite limited in options at the moment.I want to use a yeast that can handle reasonable temperatures (around 22 – 25 oC, 72 – 77 F) and I got a choice of S 33T 58Belle Saison (but at lowe…
2026 Quarter 1
by Josh Hughes on Sun, 04 Jan 2026 with 11 posts so far
Larry @BarbarianBrewer you are the chosen one to begin 2026
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