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Trends in Recipe Stats

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

Bitterness (IBU)	28.27	↘	( -0.28 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.53%	↘	( -0.05 )
Color (SRM)	6.44	↘	( -0.01 )
Batch Size (gallons)	10.50	↘	( -6.50 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.055	↘	( -0.001 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	↗	( +0.000 )

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Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – January 2026

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Most Discussed Topics

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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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – January 1, 2026

Tuesday, January 6th, 2026

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 German Pils		6 Best Bitter
2 Irish Red Ale		7 International Pale Lager
3 Witbier		8 Blonde Ale
4 American Light Lager		9 American Brown Ale
5 Kölsch		10 American Amber Ale

Most Brewed Recipes

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

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2025 Brewing statsby Josh Hughes with 27 posts

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

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

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

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Merry Christmas to All!by Craigerrr with 18 posts

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

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Hej from Sweden!by Zitooo with 10 posts

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Fermenter projectby JVi with 24 posts

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Yeast tipby Brew Cat with 33 posts

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

Featured Calculator

Priming Calculator

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

Trending Fermentables

1 Barke Pilsner Malt		6 Caramel / Crystal 20L
2 White Wheat Malt		7 White Wheat
3 BEST Chit Malt		8 Victory Malt
4 Pilsner		9 Acidulated
5 Carafa II		10 Flaked Rice

Trending Hops

1 Hallertau Hersbrucker		6 Galaxy
2 Hallertau Tradition (Germany)		7 El Dorado
3 Motueka		8 Saaz
4 Simcoe		9 Warrior
5 Nugget		10 Styrian 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)	28.68	↘	( -1.01 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.63%	↗	( +0.05 )
Color (SRM)	6.32	↘	( -1.29 )
Batch Size (gallons)	17.00	↗	( +6.00 )
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 – December 2025

Monday, December 15th, 2025

Most Discussed Topics

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…

Newest Topics

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

Tuesday, December 2nd, 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 Belgian Tripel		6 Weissbier
2 German Pilsner (Pils)		7 Irish Red Ale
3 Munich Helles		8 Cream Ale
4 American Light Lager		9 Kölsch
5 Oatmeal Stout		10 American Porter

Most Brewed Recipes

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

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Maltsters .by Lowlyric with 59 posts

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

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Kviekby D Shoe with 37 posts

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Stuck fermentation ad nauseamby Brewer #383344 with 40 posts

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

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Guinness clone with a twistby JVi with 93 posts

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Happy Thanksgivingby Brew Cat with 24 posts

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

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

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

Featured Calculator

Keg Carbonation Calculator

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

Trending Fermentables

1 Munich Type II (Dark)		6 Special B
2 Caramunich Type 1		7 Crystal Medium
3 Melanoidin		8 Chocolate
4 Special B		9 Black Malt
5 Carapils (Dextrine Malt)		10 Finest Maris Otter

Trending Hops

1 East Kent Goldings		6 Saaz
2 Perle		7 Warrior
3 Tettnanger		8 Columbus
4 East Kent Goldings		9 Hallertau Mittelfruh
5 Fuggles		10 Cascade

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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

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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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