What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – April 1, 2026
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026Here’s a look at what’s been happening at Brewer’s Friend over the past month. Check out the latest and greatest recipes, styles, ingredients, and more.
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Most Brewed Recipes
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Raging Red Irish Red Ale Irish Red Ale by Ozarks Mountain Brewery OG: 1.054 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 38 |
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Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde Blonde Ale by EvilDeadAsh OG: 1.041 FG: 1.011 ABV: 3.8% IBU: 24 |
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Basic Amber American Amber Ale by csbirly OG: 1.053 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 35 |
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Summer Cloud Belgian IPA Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA by bhive01 OG: 1.060 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 61 |
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Hibiscus Strawberry Fruit Beer by FinleysBrewingCo OG: 1.051 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 49 |
Top Forum Threads
Gelatin, BioFine or Niether?by Mike at Bay with 29 posts
Pilsner Malt Questionsby Bigbre04 with 29 posts
Anyone do the BJCP exams?by Hawkbox with 35 posts
Fan of FULLER´S ESBby JVi with 56 posts
Should I throw out my cooler mash tun?by Craigerrr with 28 posts
Fermentation Temperature Adjustment?by Sundaz with 45 posts
My FG…by MiketheB with 11 posts
Are there any genuinely good beer movies out there?by Brewer #476753 with 17 posts
Munich Helles… maybe?by Hman1962 with 22 posts
Amber Ale/Lager thoughtsby Bigbre04 with 17 posts
Featured Calculator
Converts Brix to Specific Gravity and Specific Gravity to Brix. Some hydrometers have only one or the other, which is where this calculator comes in. Computes potential alcohol by volume (for use in dry wines). The Plato and Balling scale are very close to the Brix scale and can be used here interchangeably. The higher the number, the more sugar is in solution. Ultimately this translates into a higher alcohol volume in the finished product.
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Trends in Recipe Stats
Typical recipe stats this past month and how they compare to the previous month.
| Bitterness (IBU) | 27.43 | ↘ | ( -0.11 ) |
| Alcohol by Volume (ABV) | 5.48% | ↗ | ( +0.06 ) |
| Color (SRM) | 5.54 | ↘ | ( -0.72 ) |
| Batch Size (gallons) | 11.00 | ↗ | ( +1.00 ) |
| Original Gravity (OG) | 1.054 | → | ( +0.000 ) |
| Final Gravity (FG) | 1.012 | → | ( +0.000 ) |
Ideas? Feedback?
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