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What to do with used malt?
by Zitooo with 15 posts this month
I've put my first batches in the garden compost but realized there's a risk that the wild boars in the forest will come to eat them. What do you usually do with your used malt?Is it good food for …

No Carbonation!
by Brewer #404298 with 15 posts this month
Have done this many times previously. Flushed the keg with CO2. Transferred my English Brown Ale to my 5 gallon keg on Friday morning. Attached the tank and put it in my kegerator. I left it se…

A Little Confused (maybe overwhelmed) With Gravity And When To Fix It
by Mike at Bay with 48 posts this month
I BIAB and have posted several questions in the "General" section…..I think I need to be here. :)I have done maybe a couple dozen brews that are typically kits and a recipe or two that tell me …

New equipment
by JVi with 41 posts this month
I have been having all king off problems with my "old" DIY kettle, leakages, fried heating element. Not planning to give up just yet, just changing course and bought new equipment.[URL='https://eu…

What went right…so far? What about that low FG?
by Toddsgate with 23 posts this month
My latest brew is currently in the bottle conditioning stage. The recipe for this Irish Red Ale can be found here: [URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1528312/bonham-buckley-s…

Expected Efficiency Loss?
by Civilian with 27 posts this month
I brew with a Brewzilla and routinely hit 77-79% efficiency at around 1.069 but plan on brewing to 1.117 (est 60%) with a reiterated mash. Any insight on using 60% for brewhouse efficiency to bui…

2026 Monthly Zoom Happy Hour
by Josh Hughes with 19 posts this month
Josh Hughes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Happy HourTime: Jan 31, 2026 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every month on the Last Sat, 37 occurrence(s)Please dow…

Basic Ingredient Storage
by Mike at Bay with 11 posts this month
Dry yeast (11g packages) — Refrigerate or just store cool and dryHop Pellets –Refrigerate or freeze unopened packages? Open packages?Grains…..cool and dry in plastic bucket with lid?Just g…

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I've bottled and primed my first lager. Now what?!
by Brewer #422640 on Fri, 13 Feb 2026 with 4 posts so far
Hi!I've been brewing ales for 2 years, around 20 brews, so still lots to learn.I've just bottled my first lager, and so far so good!My question: should I leave it at ~room temp for a couple of …

DO NOT use southern homebrew
by Steve Ruch on Thu, 12 Feb 2026 with 10 posts so far
I ordered some stuff from southern homebrew in Florida on the 3rd. They charged my card on the 3rd. Other than an order confirmation, nothing: no ship date, no expected delivery date, no tracking …

Heating help.
by Brewer #423642 on Thu, 12 Feb 2026 with 18 posts so far
I'm going to be moving my 40 gallon fermenter out into my garage, my garage temperature stays around 2.5c all the time. I know the 400w conical heater won't cut it so I was thinking a 500w threaded…

What went right…so far? What about that low FG?
by Toddsgate on Tue, 10 Feb 2026 with 23 posts so far
My latest brew is currently in the bottle conditioning stage. The recipe for this Irish Red Ale can be found here: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1528312/bonham-buckley-s-iris…

What to do with used malt?
by Zitooo on Mon, 09 Feb 2026 with 15 posts so far
I've put my first batches in the garden compost but realized there's a risk that the wild boars in the forest will come to eat them. What do you usually do with your used malt?Is it good food for …

St George Island FL in the House…..
by Mike at Bay on Sun, 08 Feb 2026 with 9 posts so far
Hey gang,I probably did things out of order…..been posting lots or questions before introducing myself.My wife and I are retired and live on St George Island in the Florida Panhandle. We do …

Schwarzbier
by Steve Ruch on Sat, 07 Feb 2026 with 11 posts so far
I bottled two days ago. Hydrometer sample was real good.34084

Boil off question – water vs wort.
by Vodka Drunkenski on Fri, 06 Feb 2026 with 15 posts so far
I picked up a Brau Supply all-in-one (10 gal Unibrau) this summer, and I need to calculatethe boil off rate. Wondering how close is a water boil off compared to a wort boil off?Are they close en…

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Zombie Dust Clone – ALL GRAIN American IPA by Players Only Brewing OG: 1.061 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.9% IBU: 62

Pilsner Urquell National Award-Winning Clone (Decoction and Non-Decoction Version) Czech Premium Pale Lager by Lil' Wheaty's OG: 1.051 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 38

Vanilla Coffee Cream Ale Cream Ale by AVE_Rage OG: 1.046 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.0% 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

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone American Pale Ale by Ozarks Mountain Brewery OG: 1.055 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 40

Top Forum Threads

Just Curious…..Extract brews….by Mike at Bay with 35 posts

Yeast Attenuation – Safale – 05by Chip99 with 59 posts

What Yeast Nutrient to Use and How?by Mike at Bay with 20 posts

Dry Hop/Late Hop in a Sanitized Bag or Dump in Keg? Hop Spiders?by Mike at Bay with 32 posts

Final Gravity Misses Highby Toddsgate with 27 posts

beer consumptionby Brew Cat with 20 posts

Floaters in Commercial Beersby Craigerrr with 31 posts

2026;Quarterly Drawingby Josh Hughes with 27 posts

Hop timesby cowboy7307 with 19 posts

Did I miss anything?by Gerry P with 13 posts

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Dilution and Boil Off Gravity Calculator

Calculates how much you need to dilute or boil down your wort volume to hit a certain gravity. Helps you hit the correct wort volume and target gravity for your home brewed beer!

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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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Basic Amber American Amber Ale by csbirly OG: 1.053 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 35

R&B Porter 2025 English Porter by PHB2234 OG: 1.055 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 31

Guinness Clone Dry Stout by Trekker23 OG: 1.046 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 35

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

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone American Pale Ale by Ozarks Mountain Brewery OG: 1.055 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 40

Top Forum Threads

2025 Brewing statsby Josh Hughes with 27 posts

Joys / challenges of winter beer brewing in the Midwestby JWR_12 with 37 posts

My batch starts/tastes perfect, then ….. ?by Brewer #5458 with 20 posts

I got some S@%t for youby Josh Hughes with 30 posts

Merry Christmas to All!by Craigerrr with 18 posts

Ideas for re-configuring a Stout?by J A with 27 posts

Hej from Sweden!by Zitooo with 10 posts

Fermenter projectby JVi with 24 posts

Yeast tipby Brew Cat with 33 posts

UK Golden Ale…my new favorite?by J A with 21 posts

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

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Joys / challenges of winter beer brewing in the Midwest
by JWR_12 with 30 posts this month
Hi everyone,Thank you for your advice on various matters. Here's another one. After the big winter storm, it's been frozen here in Illinois, and it looks like things will stay beneath freezing fo…

My batch starts/tastes perfect, then ….. ?
by Brewer #5458 with 11 posts this month
Hi all, wondering if you can add some thoughts on an issue I have: When I brew, I get my hoppiness / bitterness just the way I want it. But after 4-5 months or so, the brew seems to have "tempered"…

Hej from Sweden!
by Zitooo with 10 posts this month
Hi,I've recently started brewing again. I brewed a bit as a teenager long time ago. I have brewed a couple of beerkits and winekits to date but today I'm going to keg my first all-malt beer. It …

Fermenter project
by JVi with 24 posts this month
I don't like plastic buckets but st fermenters cost here arm and a leg so i needed to get creative.I ordered 33l st container from china and going to make fermenter from that.[ATTACH type="full"]…

Tap Water Additions
by Brewer #470944 with 12 posts this month
Please excuse my ignorance, but this is my first post and I could do with a bit of help please, as im tying myself in knots trying to work out water additions for a biab kit i want to brew tomorrow…

Late fermentable addition not reflected in original gravity.
by Myers with 22 posts this month
When I list a fermentable as a late addition, it is not reflected in the calculation of the original gravity. If that addition is not checked as a late addition, then it is reflected in the origina…

Using the Digiboil
by Brew Cat with 53 posts this month
So I grabbed the 35L Digiboil pretty cheap on black Friday. Not sure what I will do. I figured since it is the 110v version It would come in handy as I age in place and go to 3 gallon batches or a …

Can You Explain Off Flavors?
by Mike at Bay with 17 posts this month
Ok this is maybe is a dumb question for someone that has brew many kit batches over several years but her it goes…..Can anyone explain/describe off flavors? I just drink my beers and some I li…

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Does this look infected?
by RedCat on Sat, 13 Dec 2025 with 14 posts so far
Hi all, I hope everybody's well.So, it's bottling day, and I've opened up my fermentor to find this… There seem to be white spots on the sediment around the edges, so I suspect it's mould. I ju…

Yeast tip
by Brew Cat on Sat, 13 Dec 2025 with 4 posts so far
I'll post this in tips and tricksprobably you people have done this an I have alsoI'll save yeast or pitch to a cake but yesterday I was brewing So just scooped some beer and Krausen off the top …

Which recipe should I make??
by Bigbre04 on Fri, 12 Dec 2025 with 17 posts so far
This one is called a lager, but i would most likely use chico or a cold kolsch fermentation. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/embed/1585197OOORRRRRThis is a slightly updated versi…

Kveik Oslo or Crispy
by Zitooo on Fri, 12 Dec 2025 with 11 posts so far
Hi,Does anyone know how to get kveik Oslo and Crispy in Europe (Sweden)? I use Lutra today but i want to try them to.

Hej from Sweden!
by Zitooo on Fri, 12 Dec 2025 with 10 posts so far
Hi,I've recently started brewing again. I brewed a bit as a teenager long time ago. I have brewed a couple of beerkits and winekits to date but today I'm going to keg my first all-malt beer. It …

Can You Explain Off Flavors?
by Mike at Bay on Thu, 11 Dec 2025 with 17 posts so far
Ok this is maybe is a dumb question for someone that has brew many kit batches over several years but her it goes…..Can anyone explain/describe off flavors? I just drink my beers and some I li…

Attenuation!
by J A on Thu, 11 Dec 2025 with 16 posts so far
Ya gotta love it when a plan comes together!Attenuation has been a little elusive for me on a lot of brews. Getting that last few percentage points is hard. When beers are 1.011 instead of 1.009 i…

Overheated Fermentor
by Aje1967 on Wed, 10 Dec 2025 with 5 posts so far
Hello, Brewed a Kolsch using Omega Kolsch II OYL-044. I put it into the fermentor bucket and wrapped bucket with inexpensive heat wrap and set the temperature for 67F. Approximately 36 hours later…

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

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone American Pale Ale by Ozarks Mountain Brewery OG: 1.055 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 40

Vanilla Cream Ale Cream Ale by stikks OG: 1.055 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 19

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

Cream Ale Cream Ale by kblankenship11 OG: 1.060 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 29

Top Forum Threads

Maltsters .by Lowlyric with 59 posts

Brewing "non alcohol" or n/a beerby Dave Y with 39 posts

Kviekby D Shoe with 37 posts

Stuck fermentation ad nauseamby Brewer #383344 with 40 posts

Mashing in too much water / & relatedly…by JWR_12 with 27 posts

Guinness clone with a twistby JVi with 93 posts

Happy Thanksgivingby Brew Cat with 24 posts

Priming Sugar Substitutes / Life in a Home Brewing Desertby JWR_12 with 17 posts

Best Bitter becomes an ESB and apparently aspires to be something even moreby Shady Lane Brewing with 21 posts

Does anybody watch Homebrew Happy Hour?by Yooper with 13 posts

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Calculates regulator PSI setting based on desired volumes of CO2 and temperature.

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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…

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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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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

Questions, and more questionsby Hman1962 with 24 posts

Permanent Vacationby The Brew Mentor with 15 posts

BIAB and Boiling Againby Toddsgate with 46 posts

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

Yeast (each)by DaleB with 31 posts

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

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

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

Happy Canadian Thanksgivingby vinobrew with 19 posts

European Vacationby Brew Cat with 17 posts

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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…

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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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