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Trends in Recipe Stats

Typical recipe stats this past month and how they compare to the previous month.

Bitterness (IBU)	29.75	↗	( +1.49 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.58%	↗	( +0.03 )
Color (SRM)	7.40	↗	( +0.22 )
Batch Size (gallons)	11.00	↘	( -4.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.056	↗	( +0.001 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – November 2025

Monday, November 17th, 2025

Most Discussed Topics

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…

Newest Topics

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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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – November 1, 2025

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

Here’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.

Trending Styles

1 Imperial Stout		6 Russian Imperial Stout
2 Oatmeal Stout		7 American Stout
3 Vienna Lager		8 Strong Bitter
4 Sweet Stout		9 American Lager
5 American Porter		10 British Brown Ale

Most Brewed Recipes

Hey Mango IPA
American IPA
OG: 1.058 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 47

Celebration 2025
American IPA by PHB2234
OG: 1.058 FG: 1.017 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 69

Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone
Winter Seasonal Beer by Cameron
OG: 1.071 FG: 1.017 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 31

Easy Blonde Ale
Blonde Ale by Marriedtoahotlibrarian2
OG: 1.045 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.5% IBU: 23

Simple Citra IPA
American IPA by nrattan
OG: 1.059 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 80

Top Forum Threads

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Questions, and more questionsby Hman1962 with 24 posts

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Permanent Vacationby The Brew Mentor with 15 posts

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BIAB and Boiling Againby Toddsgate with 46 posts

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Hopstand vs. Dry-hopping?by richbon with 33 posts

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Yeast (each)by DaleB with 31 posts

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Help With Boil Times, Please Help?!by Brewer #457861 with 17 posts

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Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator questionby Shady Lane Brewing with 23 posts

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Struggling with OGs, FGs, and ABVsby Mike at Bay with 11 posts

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Happy Canadian Thanksgivingby vinobrew with 19 posts

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European Vacationby Brew Cat with 17 posts

Featured Calculator

Finds the amount of boiling water needed to reach a new rest temperature in your mash tun. For use in the middle of mashing.

Trending Fermentables

1 Chocolate		6 Pale Ale Malt 2-Row
2 Rolled Oats		7 Pale Ale
3 Chocolate Malt		8 Roasted Barley
4 CaraRed		9 Flaked Barley
5 Pale Chocolate		10 Lactose (Milk Sugar)

Trending Hops

1 Challenger		6 Citra
2 Fuggles		7 Willamette
3 El Dorado		8 Amarillo
4 Nelson Sauvin		9 East Kent Goldings
5 Chinook		10 Mosaic

Trending Yeast

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Trends in Recipe Stats

Typical recipe stats this past month and how they compare to the previous month.

Bitterness (IBU)	28.85	↗	( +0.53 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.55%	↘	( -0.06 )
Color (SRM)	7.28	↗	( +0.33 )
Batch Size (gallons)	12.50	↗	( +2.50 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.055	↗	( +0.000 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – October 2025

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

Most Discussed Topics

Questions, and more questions
by Hman1962 with 24 posts this month
Hello everyone. I got into home brewing this past February. So far, I have brewed 8 batches of beer. I know more now, than when I first started but there is a lot I need to learn. I have some quest…

Permanent Vacation
by The Brew Mentor with 15 posts this month
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Hopstand vs. Dry-hopping?
by richbon with 29 posts this month
I made a hoppier amber ale in September where I used a significant (for me) amount of hops (about 1.5 ounces) added to the kettle while cooling the batch. I added the hop stand charge at 160F and t…

Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator question
by Shady Lane Brewing with 21 posts this month
Is there somewhere in the calculator that will tell me [B]in grams [/B]what salt/mineral additions I need to use for a particular recipe? I use RO water, and I'd like to be more precise than throwi…

BIAB and Boiling Again
by Toddsgate with 21 posts this month
I'm looking for your experience or educated opinion. I'm fairly new here and to brewing in general, this being only my second batch after doing a couple of Mister Beer kits. I developed this recipe…

Help With Boil Times, Please Help?!
by Brewer #457861 with 11 posts this month
I've done 5-6 batches with Brewer's Friend with excellent success. HOWEVER: I have a recipe. I brewed it yesterday but I kinda botched it as doofus didn't see that it required a 90 minute boil! I "…

2025 Quarter 4 Community Recipe
by Josh Hughes with 17 posts this month
I wanted to pick one that ticks a lot of marks for me. Dunkels are one of my favorites and a go to if I see it in tap somewhere. This is also a good beer for those who like a darker beer in the fal…

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving
by vinobrew with 15 posts this month
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday for those celebrating in Canada! Hopefully a good long Thanksgiving weekend, spending time with family and friends (and a few brews too). With Toronto in the…

Newest Topics

Based on a 1797 Guinness grain bill, seeking input.
by BryanMaloney on Tue, 14 Oct 2025 with 2 posts so far
I'm working up a recipe based on the following second-hand account provided by brewing historian Edward Bourke: 4 barrels brown malt, 6 barrels pale malt. 38 pounds of hops, for a final product of …

Upgraded specialty grain storage
by Steve Ruch on Mon, 13 Oct 2025 with 8 posts so far
I got tired of digging through this to find the specialty grains for each batch. So I went to this.3326233263

Help With Boil Times, Please Help?!
by Brewer #457861 on Mon, 13 Oct 2025 with 11 posts so far
I've done 5-6 batches with Brewer's Friend with excellent success. HOWEVER: I have a recipe. I brewed it yesterday but I kinda botched it as doofus didn't see that it required a 90 minute boil! I "…

BIAB and Boiling Again
by Toddsgate on Mon, 13 Oct 2025 with 21 posts so far
I'm looking for your experience or educated opinion. I'm fairly new here and to brewing in general, this being only my second batch after doing a couple of Mister Beer kits. I developed this recipe…

Hamm's beer guitar build
by Beerbelly on Sun, 12 Oct 2025 with 4 posts so far
Originally from the land of Sky Blue Waters, needing a winter project, and perhaps influenced by several of said refreshments, I decided to build a Hamm's beer guitar. I had a chunk of basswood ly…

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving
by vinobrew on Sun, 12 Oct 2025 with 15 posts so far
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday for those celebrating in Canada! Hopefully a good long Thanksgiving weekend, spending time with family and friends (and a few brews too). With Toronto in the…

Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator question
by Shady Lane Brewing on Wed, 08 Oct 2025 with 21 posts so far
Is there somewhere in the calculator that will tell me in grams what salt/mineral additions I need to use for a particular recipe? I use RO water, and I'd like to be more precise than throwing in t…

Hopstand vs. Dry-hopping?
by richbon on Tue, 07 Oct 2025 with 29 posts so far
I made a hoppier amber ale in September where I used a significant (for me) amount of hops (about 1.5 ounces) added to the kettle while cooling the batch. I added the hop stand charge at 160F and t…

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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – October 1, 2025

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

Here’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.

Trending Styles

1 Sweet Stout		6 American Porter
2 Munich Dunkel		7 American Stout
3 Best Bitter		8 American Amber Ale
4 Witbier		9 German Pilsner (Pils)
5 Kölsch		10 American Pale Ale

Most Brewed Recipes

Simple Citra IPA – One Gallon
American IPA by enrique
OG: 1.058 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 41

Mango Blonde Ale v2.2
Blonde Ale by Jeremiah White
OG: 1.044 FG: 1.007 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 22

Grimbergen Blonde Clone
Belgian Blond Ale
OG: 1.056 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 37

Blond Affligem Clone
Belgian Blond Ale by Woozy
OG: 1.061 FG: 1.014 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 23

Dry Irish Stout: Guinness Clone
Dry Stout by Ozarks Mountain Brewery
OG: 1.044 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.4% IBU: 35

Top Forum Threads

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Hello from Minnesota.by Hman1962 with 39 posts

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The Real Reason Your Power Bill Doubledby Ozarks Mountain Brewery with 42 posts

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You know you're a homebrewer when…by Craigerrr with 29 posts

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Irish Mossby Hman1962 with 14 posts

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Mega head, and "gushers"by Carpy with 16 posts

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Mash temps and thickness VS efficiency and attenuationby J A with 19 posts

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Bottlesby Steve Ruch with 15 posts

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Deciding on Fall beer styleby J A with 15 posts

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HELP WATERY BEERby Brewer #465726 with 22 posts

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Fermonster Minimesh strainerby Brewer #450121 with 20 posts

Featured Calculator

Refractometer Calculator

Converts refractometer readings taken of wort (Brix WRI) to their actual value in Brix / Plato and Specific Gravity. Supports alcohol correction of refractometer readings when calculating FG (which requires OG).

Trending Fermentables

1 Carafa Special Type III		6 Victory Malt
2 Chocolate		7 Caramunich Type 1
3 Carafa Special Type II		8 Special B
4 Pale Ale		9 CaraFoam
5 Pale Chocolate		10 Caramel / Crystal 80L

Trending Hops

1 Challenger		6 Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)
2 Willamette		7 Fuggles
3 Hallertau Hersbrucker		8 Chinook
4 Citra		9 Saaz
5 East Kent Goldings		10 Columbus

Trending Yeast

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Trends in Recipe Stats

Typical recipe stats this past month and how they compare to the previous month.

Bitterness (IBU)	28.16	↗	( +0.81 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.58%	↗	( +0.06 )
Color (SRM)	6.86	↗	( +0.60 )
Batch Size (gallons)	10.00	↘	( -6.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.055	→	( +0.000 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – September 2025

Monday, September 15th, 2025

Most Discussed Topics

A day early
by Steve Ruch with 21 posts this month
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Sparge temperature of 180F for a wheat beer?
by Brewer #457364 with 9 posts this month
Hi – I am about to brew an Allagash Wheat beer and the recipe says that after a 60 minute infusion mash, there's a 10 minute sparge at 180 F. That seems dangerously high to me. Is it? Thanks!

Stuck Fermentation? Amber Lager
by Madru with 19 posts this month
Hello guys!I'd like some tips from my colleagues on understanding a possible stuck fermentation.I prepared an all-grain recipe for an amber lager with the following characteristics: Pre-boil …

Gesho Ethiopian Grut
by Brewer #399439 with 7 posts this month
I am brewing a beer now I have dubbed it SMaG (Single Malt and Gesho). Traditional Ethiopian beer is called "Tela", I think.I am using 9.5 kg pilsner malt on a 40 litre batch.I am completely re…

Hop Flavour
by cowboy7307 with 6 posts this month
going to make a 10lt brew , going to use a kit beer, and i want to add some fruity flavours to it , what amount of water would i need to boil for 10min to extract flavour but no bitterness

Pauls Malt
by BarbarianBrewer with 12 posts this month
It's time for me to pick up another sack of Maris Otter from my LHBS. I checked and find that they carry two brands of Maris Otter. One is Simpsons, which most of us are familiar with. The other…

Dry Hopped Red Ale/State of the brewery…
by Bigbre04 with 9 posts this month
Hey all,Looking for input on this recipe. (due to my schedule being upended, this is gonna have to get brewed tomorrow instead of next week)[URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/em…

Grab your Balls….it's canning season!
by Ward Chillington with 4 posts this month
The garden finally started putting out enough tomatoes that I could put up a decent canner load of my base sauce. A simple recipe of 11 pounds of skinned tomatoes, 2 really big sweet onions and 3 …

Newest Topics

Dry Hopped Red Ale/State of the brewery…
by Bigbre04 on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 with 9 posts so far
Hey all,Looking for input on this recipe. (due to my schedule being upended, this is gonna have to get brewed tomorrow instead of next week)https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/embed/1…

Home Brewer of the Year Podcast
by HighVoltageMan! on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 with 2 posts so far
Home Brew Happy Hour had me on their latest podcast. If your interested, give a listen. I cannot be held responsible if you get bored!https://homebrewhappyhour.libsyn.com/brewing-award-winning-…

Stuck Fermentation? Amber Lager
by Madru on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 with 19 posts so far
Hello guys!I'd like some tips from my colleagues on understanding a possible stuck fermentation.I prepared an all-grain recipe for an amber lager with the following characteristics: Pre-boil …

Sparge temperature of 180F for a wheat beer?
by Brewer #457364 on Wed, 10 Sep 2025 with 9 posts so far
Hi – I am about to brew an Allagash Wheat beer and the recipe says that after a 60 minute infusion mash, there's a 10 minute sparge at 180 F. That seems dangerously high to me. Is it? Thanks!

Hop Flavour
by cowboy7307 on Sun, 07 Sep 2025 with 6 posts so far
going to make a 10lt brew , going to use a kit beer, and i want to add some fruity flavours to it , what amount of water would i need to boil for 10min to extract flavour but no bitterness

Apply Altitude set in Equipment profile
by yesyves@gmail.com on Sun, 07 Sep 2025 with 9 posts so far
Equipment Profile lets us set our altitude and calculates resulting hops utilization factor. But in the recipe builder, I still need to insert adjusted utilization factor for every hop in the recip…

Gesho Ethiopian Grut
by Brewer #399439 on Fri, 05 Sep 2025 with 7 posts so far
I am brewing a beer now I have dubbed it SMaG (Single Malt and Gesho). Traditional Ethiopian beer is called "Tela", I think.I am using 9.5 kg pilsner malt on a 40 litre batch.I am completely re…

Pauls Malt
by BarbarianBrewer on Thu, 04 Sep 2025 with 12 posts so far
It's time for me to pick up another sack of Maris Otter from my LHBS. I checked and find that they carry two brands of Maris Otter. One is Simpsons, which most of us are familiar with. The other…

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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – September 1, 2025

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Here’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.

Trending Styles

1 American Stout		6 Imperial Stout
2 Specialty IPA: Black IPA		7 Best Bitter
3 American Porter		8 Blonde Ale
4 American Brown Ale		9 Märzen
5 American Amber Ale		10 Irish Red Ale

Most Brewed Recipes

Oktoberfest / Marzen
Märzen by sareinhart@yahoo.com
OG: 1.058 FG: 1.018 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 18

Avg. Perfect Northeast IPA (NEIPA)
Specialty IPA: New England IPA by kcq101
OG: 1.062 FG: 1.013 ABV: 6.5% IBU: 59

Easy Blonde Ale
Blonde Ale by Marriedtoahotlibrarian2
OG: 1.045 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.5% IBU: 23

Southern Tier Pumking clone
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer by mackeydj
OG: 1.083 FG: 1.021 ABV: 8.2% IBU: 50

Stella Artois Clone
Bohemian Pilsener by sn00ky
OG: 1.053 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 23

Top Forum Threads

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What do yo pay for a pintby Brew Cat with 28 posts

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Need a hand getting startedby Brewer #462815 with 21 posts

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White wine / dry sherry flavourby Brewer #422640 with 15 posts

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First Oktoberfest & Proper Lagerby Prairie Dog with 31 posts

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What do I do with this?by Semper Sitientum with 21 posts

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'Discovery' Heavy Pale Ale, take 1by Kele with 21 posts

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2025 Home Brewer of the Year Podcastby HighVoltageMan! with 20 posts

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Mystery grainby Lowlyric with 17 posts

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Oktoberfest celebration thread 2025by Josh Hughes with 19 posts

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Protein Rest: Mastering All Grain Step Mash Brewingby TowelBoy_2013 with 14 posts

Featured Calculator

Priming Calculator

Calculates how much priming sugar is needed. Works with table sugar, corn sugar, and DME.

Trending Fermentables

1 Victory		6 Carafa III
2 Special B		7 Caramel Malt – 60L
3 Caramel / Crystal 80L		8 Pale Ale Malt 2-Row
4 Brown Sugar		9 Barke Pilsner Malt
5 Roasted Barley		10 Munich – Light 10L

Trending Hops

1 East Kent Goldings		6 Nelson Sauvin
2 Styrian Goldings		7 Columbus
3 Northern Brewer		8 Centennial
4 Fuggles		9 Nugget
5 Willamette		10 East Kent Goldings

Trending Yeast

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Trends in Recipe Stats

Typical recipe stats this past month and how they compare to the previous month.

Bitterness (IBU)	27.49	↗	( +1.31 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.51%	↗	( +0.03 )
Color (SRM)	6.22	↗	( +0.61 )
Batch Size (gallons)	16.00	↗	( +4.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.055	↗	( +0.001 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

Ideas? Feedback?

Want to share some feedback or ideas? Other trends you’d like to see? We’d love to hear it! Just send us a message through our feedback page.

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Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – August 2025

Friday, August 15th, 2025

Most Discussed Topics

What do yo pay for a pint
by Brew Cat with 19 posts this month
Well I don't buy beer much but when I do go out it's hard to get a craft for less than $8 I've paid as much as $10. Which sickens me. Even at breweries it seems like $8. Shouldn't breweries be chea…

2025 Home Brewer of the Year Podcast
by HighVoltageMan! with 8 posts this month
For those of you who are interested, I will be on an AHA live podcast at the end of the month. Not sure what it's going to cover, but I do know they want to cover the beer that won, Lynn's Lager. H…

Chloramine
by cowboy7307 with 9 posts this month
If Chloramine is in your water will it make beer hazy, since moving and using town water instead of rain water, all my beers are hazy , BIAB and 1.7kg kits

Portable kegerator thing.
by west1m with 21 posts this month
I don't remember who's idea I stole but I got my keg thing built for the Octoberfest party comming up. Break out a big mug and some Lederhosen and I'll be set!

AMERICAN PORTER – Sweet and Full-Bodied
by Uriel homebrewer with 11 posts this month
[URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1577505/american-porter[/URL]I’m planning to brew this beer next week and I’d like to get some advice or feedback on my approach. I pre…

90 shilling clone
by Marley's Brewing with 17 posts this month
Im preparing to brew what I hope will be similar to Odells 90 Shilling and looking for thoughts or opinions from people, maybe someone has tried to brew a clone or is familiar with the beer[URL]h…

Oktoberfest celebration thread 2025
by Josh Hughes with 11 posts this month
It’s getting close to that time of year! Figured we needed a thread for people to post the festivities they will host or attend.Waaaay too early but my first one is this weekend. Maysville KY d…

A Different Saison
by Sandy Feet with 6 posts this month
I tried toying with an idea that didn't work out so out getting the keg clogged, but I was looking at some recipe guidelines. What I found is that a Saison can have up to 20% Vienna. Has anyone tri…

Newest Topics

Hello from France !
by Zarg on Thu, 14 Aug 2025 with 4 posts so far
Hi,I brew for years now and I want to create an automatic bottle filing machine !

AMERICAN PORTER – Sweet and Full-Bodied
by Uriel homebrewer on Wed, 13 Aug 2025 with 11 posts so far
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1577505/american-porterI’m planning to brew this beer next week and I’d like to get some advice or feedback on my approach. I prepared the r…

Bes t Electric Kettle to buy in 2025 – Need Advice Before I Order One
by Brewer #462888 on Wed, 13 Aug 2025 with 2 posts so far
Hi everyone,I’ve been without a kettle for about 2 weeks now since my old one stopped working. I thought picking a new one would be easy but I’ve ended up spending hours on it. Been reading r…

Concentrated Wort (error in calc) and added water post boil. How to calculate
by Brewer #457861 on Wed, 13 Aug 2025 with 6 posts so far
I got the ABV figured out from the Dilution and Boiloff Gravity Calc which recommended that I ADD 1/2 Gallon of water. I MEANT to put 3.5 gallons of water in the kettle but mistakenly put in 2.5, l…

My water profile
by cowboy7307 on Tue, 12 Aug 2025 with 5 posts so far
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What do yo pay for a pint
by Brew Cat on Tue, 12 Aug 2025 with 19 posts so far
Well I don't buy beer much but when I do go out it's hard to get a craft for less than $8 I've paid as much as $10. Which sickens me. Even at breweries it seems like $8. Shouldn't breweries be chea…

Vacuum transfer
by Brew Cat on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 with 17 posts so far
Has anyone used a shop vac to transfer beer? I watched a BYO video of it being done. Pretty clever and low tech

Chloramine
by cowboy7307 on Sun, 10 Aug 2025 with 9 posts so far
If Chloramine is in your water will it make beer hazy, since moving and using town water instead of rain water, all my beers are hazy , BIAB and 1.7kg kits

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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – August 1, 2025

Friday, August 1st, 2025

Here’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.

Trending Styles

1 Festbier		6 Irish Red Ale
2 Märzen		7 American Lager
3 American Light Lager		8 International Pale Lager
4 Munich Helles		9 American IPA
5 Saison		10 Cream Ale

Most Brewed Recipes

R&B Summer Saison 2025
Saison by PHB2234
OG: 1.056 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 27

Mosaic IPA
American IPA by Josh (Brewer's Friend)
OG: 1.074 FG: 1.018 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 67

Black IPA
Specialty IPA: Black IPA by Olive Street Brews and Meads
OG: 1.065 FG: 1.012 ABV: 7.0% IBU: 82

English Amber Ale (199)
American Amber Ale by Homebrew Fanatics
OG: 1.051 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 22

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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Trending Fermentables

1 Caramunich Type 2		6 Victory Malt
2 CaraMunich I		7 Melanoidin
3 Munich Type II (Dark)		8 Golden Promise
4 Flaked Barley		9 Vienna Malt
5 BEST Munich		10 Munich Type I

Trending Hops

1 Simcoe		6 East Kent Goldings
2 Hallertau Hersbrucker		7 Hallertau Mittelfruh
3 Warrior		8 Perle
4 Mandarina Bavaria		9 Citra
5 Tettnanger		10 Northern Brewer

Trending Yeast

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LalBrew NovaLager™

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WildBrew Philly Sour

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