Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – April 2026
Thursday, April 16th, 2026Most Discussed Topics
FG variations
by deeJay with 29 posts this month
Hi all, I do no chill double batches, 23L into plastic cubes x 2.Recently I have been getting big variations on final gravity from the same batch, mostly over attenuating, same temps and yeast, (…
Over carbonated keg
by Brewer #450121 with 28 posts this month
I moved my beer into the corney keg 3 days ago. I set the psi to 40 to start and after 12 hrs dropped to 12psi I also turned off the gas at the same time. On day 3 I turned the gas on ( to pour a t…
Fermenter options
by Brewer #404298 with 17 posts this month
I brew about 6 times per year. I have been using the Big Mouth plastic fermenter. Works fine and I place it in a cheap dorm fridge with a Inkbird controller. I am feeling like I should probably…
measuring pH
by Dave Y with 21 posts this month
What are some good ph measurement tools. After a Brülosophy article, I picked up a Thermoworks meter. I'm on my 3rd, and have not had an accurate reading in 3 of the last 5 brews.I tried a se…
Propane price
by Brew Cat with 31 posts this month
Well just filled a few 20 gal propane tanks $15 cash was $12 a few months ago so that is not bad surprisingly Got petrol today $3.83 month ago paid $2.78 CO2 was already expensive
Dry Noble
by Eeyore with 23 posts this month
Constructive criticism?[URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1626097/dry-noble[/URL]Started out as "Weed, Feed and Mow"Made that following recipe from the book. Brew shop didn'…
Fermentation Times
by Brewer #477045 with 9 posts this month
How can we find out how long the various recipes need to ferment? Is that only available to pro-members? Sorry if its a daft question!
Wow, this could change home distilling forever in the US
by HighVoltageMan! with 23 posts this month
[URL]https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-declares-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional-2026-04-10/[/URL]
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Sladek hops
by Brew Cat on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 with 6 posts so far
Having the first taste of my Sladek Czech LagerFantastic HopGoing to keep this hop in the inventory for European lagersAnyone one else using ithttps://pivovarkrumlov.cz/en/our-beer/
Brewing ice tea
by Mastoras007 on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 with 15 posts so far
Hello everyone I want to make some ice tea since I have all needed equipment to boil – chill – cold crash and carbonate itHave anyone try it?Any recipe?
WHC Labs Yeast
by skyblue67 on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 with 5 posts so far
The list of WHC Labs yeasts in the recipe builder is way out of date. Most of the yeasts listed don't exist anymore and there are lots of varieties missing. Can they be added to the recipe editor?
measuring pH
by Dave Y on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 with 21 posts so far
What are some good ph measurement tools. After a Brülosophy article, I picked up a Thermoworks meter. I'm on my 3rd, and have not had an accurate reading in 3 of the last 5 brews.I tried a se…
Wow, this could change home distilling forever in the US
by HighVoltageMan! on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 with 23 posts so far
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-declares-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional-2026-04-10/
Over carbonated keg
by Brewer #450121 on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 with 28 posts so far
I moved my beer into the corney keg 3 days ago. I set the psi to 40 to start and after 12 hrs dropped to 12psi I also turned off the gas at the same time. On day 3 I turned the gas on ( to pour a t…
FG variations
by deeJay on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 with 29 posts so far
Hi all, I do no chill double batches, 23L into plastic cubes x 2.Recently I have been getting big variations on final gravity from the same batch, mostly over attenuating, same temps and yeast, (…
Dry Noble
by Eeyore on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 with 23 posts so far
Constructive criticism?https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1626097/dry-nobleStarted out as "Weed, Feed and Mow"Made that following recipe from the book. Brew shop didn't have Libe…
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