Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – July 2026
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026Most Discussed Topics
Do You Update Recipes?
by Mike at Bay with 21 posts this month
This may sound like a stupid question but I am ok with that. Do you all update your recipes with actual result once the beer is packaged? I have never done that in part because my results are not…
Figs in Brew
by Daniel Parshley with 14 posts this month
As if I did not learn my lesson with pineapple, I'm going to try figs. It is a banner year for Turkey Figs, plump and sweet, and I have a pile of them. To keep it sterile, I plan on putting them i…
Zinzinnati Oktoberfest!
by Donoroto with 14 posts this month
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2026 Quarter 3 Community Recipe
by Josh Hughes with 28 posts this month
Since Sophie wasn’t at home during the zoom Saturday we didn’t draw. I’m thinking tonight at 7 pm eastern. A quick draw and meet up. Only 3 left in the jar. I’m thinking Tonight draw 1 and …
Keeping hops out of your plate chiller…
by Tim Bulin with 9 posts this month
Been using a plate chiller for a while now, tried a couple different filtering solutions, however I've found that either they don't stop the finer hop particles or they are prone to clogging up. S…
Kombucha
by Yooper with 19 posts this month
I don't usually make a lot of kombucha, just a few bottles at a time since I rarely make enough to keg. But it's hot. I usually drink only a couple of different non-alcoholic beverages- water (c…
Testing my limits: First-time yeast harvesting, hop stand, and underpitching adventure
by Uriel homebrewer with 16 posts this month
[B]Hi everyone,For the first time since I started homebrewing, I’m trying to harvest yeast, reuse it in a test batch, and experiment with a hop stand at the same time. I have no idea how this i…
250th brew
by Brew Cat with 11 posts this month
anyone brew anything special or doing something to mark the dayI was asked yesterday why I hadn'tto be honest I hadn't even thought of it1976 was a lot of excitement that I rememberIt just seem…
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Insanity? Percolation or Drip Mash instead of Immersion…
by Mont Y. Märzen on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 with 12 posts so far
I was reading about coffee extraction this morning, and seeing commentary that percolating or drip/pour-over methods result in more efficient extraction of the good stuff. (though many will argue t…
Do You Update Recipes?
by Mike at Bay on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 with 21 posts so far
This may sound like a stupid question but I am ok with that. Do you all update your recipes with actual result once the beer is packaged? I have never done that in part because my results are not…
Decided to enter the Badger Brew Off…
by Tim Bulin on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 with 4 posts so far
Kinda washed my hands of competitions a 2-3 years ago, figure I'll take one more swing at it. I've never fared well in the Madison comp, usually some pretty stiff competition. Going to send 3 b…
Bottling trick
by Minbari on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 with 6 posts so far
Maybe people already do this, but after 13 years, discovered that if you chill the bottles before you fill them on a counter pressure rig. You get zero foam! Zero!
Keeping hops out of your plate chiller…
by Tim Bulin on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 with 9 posts so far
Been using a plate chiller for a while now, tried a couple different filtering solutions, however I've found that either they don't stop the finer hop particles or they are prone to clogging up. S…
Kombucha
by Yooper on Thu, 09 Jul 2026 with 19 posts so far
I don't usually make a lot of kombucha, just a few bottles at a time since I rarely make enough to keg. But it's hot. I usually drink only a couple of different non-alcoholic beverages- water (c…
Checkbox to hide 0 amount ingredients in inventory
by AndrewS on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 with 4 posts so far
When an ingredient (in particular hop) reaches 0 quantity in my inventory, I like to leave it around as a reminder that I currently am out of that.But that makes it more challenging to see what I…
Figs in Brew
by Daniel Parshley on Sun, 05 Jul 2026 with 14 posts so far
As if I did not learn my lesson with pineapple, I'm going to try figs. It is a banner year for Turkey Figs, plump and sweet, and I have a pile of them. To keep it sterile, I plan on putting them i…
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