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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

Most Brewed Recipes

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

Modelo Especial International Pale Lager OG: 1.055 FG: 1.009 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 16

Shiner Bock Clone International Dark Lager by Hammock Street Homebrewery OG: 1.044 FG: 1.007 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 15

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

FOSC Am Pale Ale 2026 American Pale Ale OG: 1.047 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 36

Top Forum Threads

Trying Voss Kveik for the first time…by J A with 37 posts

Estrella Pale Ale – Recipe. Your Thoughts?by StephenT with 17 posts

Getting into keggingby StephenT with 8 posts

help with water medical-iode tasteby Mastoras007 with 10 posts

Belgian pale ale dry hopby Steve Ruch with 8 posts

Happy Labor Dayby west1m with 5 posts

Extract Pale Ale Wins Goldby HighVoltageMan! with 6 posts

Oktoberfest celebrations 2026by Josh Hughes with 13 posts

IPA hop questionby Bigbre04 with 11 posts

Brewday!by Yooper with 8 posts

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Force Carbonation Chart

Force Carbonation Chart helps you decide what pressure to set your kegs at depending on the temperature that they are at, and what style of beer is in them.

Trending Fermentables

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Trends in Recipe Stats

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

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Estrella Pale Ale – Recipe. Your Thoughts?
by StephenT with 14 posts this month
Planning on a third and final beer for my Paso Series called Estrella Pale Ale. Would love to get some feedback on the recipe from this group.It's an all Citra pale with Briess pale ale 2-row and…

Trying Voss Kveik for the first time…
by J A with 16 posts this month
I've resisted the kveik trend so far but desperate times call for desperate measures…I'm in the process of re-vamping my garage/brewing area and am planning to try to get some whiskey wash done …

Belgian pale ale dry hop
by Steve Ruch with 8 posts this month
Yes or no?

Getting into kegging
by StephenT with 8 posts this month
I have a the possibility of picking an EdgeStar (KC2000SSTWIN) Dual Tap kegerator for $160. I know I will need a Sanke to ball lock adapter conversion kit for the beer and the gas. I already have a…

Extract Pale Ale Wins Gold
by HighVoltageMan! with 6 posts this month
After brewing beers for years with all grain, I rediscovered extract brewing and found out the beer was really good. A year ago I showed my youngest how you could brew a decent beer at home with ex…

Happy Labor Day
by west1m with 5 posts this month
Have fun, don't Labor too much!

Cider making
by Brew Cat with 4 posts this month
picking my apples todaygreat crop this yeargoing to try something differentI have a pressure rated fermentor so I’m going to try and do a FederweiseI know it’S usually done with grapes but …

SS Brewtech
by Minbari with 5 posts this month
Just read they are going out of business. If you need parts or want any of their products, now is the time

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Trying Voss Kveik for the first time…
by J A on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 with 16 posts so far
I've resisted the kveik trend so far but desperate times call for desperate measures…I'm in the process of re-vamping my garage/brewing area and am planning to try to get some whiskey wash done …

SS Brewtech
by Minbari on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 with 5 posts so far
Just read they are going out of business. If you need parts or want any of their products, now is the time

Happy Labor Day
by west1m on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 with 5 posts so far
Have fun, don't Labor too much!

Estrella Pale Ale – Recipe. Your Thoughts?
by StephenT on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 with 14 posts so far
Planning on a third and final beer for my Paso Series called Estrella Pale Ale. Would love to get some feedback on the recipe from this group.It's an all Citra pale with Briess pale ale 2-row and…

Cider making
by Brew Cat on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 with 4 posts so far
picking my apples todaygreat crop this yeargoing to try something differentI have a pressure rated fermentor so I’m going to try and do a FederweiseI know it’S usually done with grapes but …

Extract Pale Ale Wins Gold
by HighVoltageMan! on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 with 6 posts so far
After brewing beers for years with all grain, I rediscovered extract brewing and found out the beer was really good. A year ago I showed my youngest how you could brew a decent beer at home with ex…

Getting into kegging
by StephenT on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 with 8 posts so far
I have a the possibility of picking an EdgeStar (KC2000SSTWIN) Dual Tap kegerator for $160. I know I will need a Sanke to ball lock adapter conversion kit for the beer and the gas. I already have a…

Belgian pale ale dry hop
by Steve Ruch on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 with 8 posts so far
Yes or no?

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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

Most Brewed Recipes

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

FOSC Blonde XPA 2026 Blonde Ale OG: 1.049 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 20

FOSC Am Pale Ale 2026 American Pale Ale OG: 1.047 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 36

Festbier v2 Festbier by VT_jlee OG: 1.054 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 21

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

Top Forum Threads

Quality of modern extract kitsby Brewer #64496 with 17 posts

Summer shandy sugar questionby JawBrewski with 11 posts

Hops coming along nicelyby Beerbelly with 11 posts

High OGby Brewer #229698 with 12 posts

Prickly Pear Sour!by Bigbre04 with 16 posts

Belgian pale ale dry hopby Steve Ruch with 6 posts

About Lord Sigurdby Lord Sigurd with 9 posts

Fest beers!by Bigbre04 with 13 posts

Tilt not connecting to Brewer's Friendby DJC with 10 posts

Coyote vs ACMEby Tim Bulin with 6 posts

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Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Pitch your yeast like the pro’s do with this easy to use calculator that supports dry yeast, liquid yeast, slurry, and starters. Choose your desired pitch rate in million cells / milliliter of wort / ° Plato. Calculates yeast viability, starter size and how much DME to add to that starter. Supports 3 step-ups, including yeast slants.

Trending Fermentables

Trending Hops

Trending Yeast

Trends in Recipe Stats

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

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Most Discussed Topics

Notty for an IPA?
by Craigerrr with 20 posts this month
I am planning to brew [USER=20242]@Hawkbox[/USER] 's IPA Sunday, and I am thinking about racking onto the Nottingham yeast cake from the English Pale I brewed a couple of weeks ago. I had initiall…

High OG
by Brewer #229698 with 12 posts this month
Made a batch of Pizza Port Shark Bite Red fro More Beer, all grain recipe. OG was above target (1.057-61) at 1.072. Considered diluting it to get closer to target, decided to go ahead and pitch the…

Hops coming along nicely
by Beerbelly with 8 posts this month
We had a bad year for hops (and crops) in 2025- very early hot spell stunted everything. This year is much better; my Centennials are happy and doing great along the front of our deck:[ATTACH typ…

Prickly Pear Sour!
by Bigbre04 with 13 posts this month
Brewed this yesturday. Pitched sour pitch at about 38c. Starting OG was 14.7p, starting ph was 5.15 at knockout. This morning ph was down to 3.35 and 14.4p Pitched 250g of voss and 88lbs of prick…

Quality of modern extract kits
by Brewer #64496 with 7 posts this month
Hi all, UK brewer here. I am in a position where brewing a batch without needing the full brew day time would be convenient right now, so it's got me thinking about kits. I haven't brewed with …

Cannular Bottle Filler…
by Tim Bulin with 6 posts this month
Can somebody give me a reason why I [B]don't[/B] need one of these? I prefer to bottle my beer(easier to grab and go), I have a keezer and kegs that could be used for lagering…I could mount this…

water report for Washington township New Jersey
by Brewer #464982 with 2 posts this month
Hey does anyone have a good water report for Washington Twp New Jersey?Thanks

Fest beers!
by Bigbre04 with 2 posts this month
Hey all, I have a Marzen that will be crashing here soon. Going to call this my oktoberfest for this year. I also have the PP Sour that is also going to be on draft soon. I was debating between b…

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Fest beers!
by Bigbre04 on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 with 2 posts so far
Hey all, I have a Marzen that will be crashing here soon. Going to call this my oktoberfest for this year. I also have the PP Sour that is also going to be on draft soon. I was debating between b…

Prickly Pear Sour!
by Bigbre04 on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 with 13 posts so far
Brewed this yesturday. Pitched sour pitch at about 38c. Starting OG was 14.7p, starting ph was 5.15 at knockout. This morning ph was down to 3.35 and 14.4p Pitched 250g of voss and 88lbs of prick…

High OG
by Brewer #229698 on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 with 12 posts so far
Made a batch of Pizza Port Shark Bite Red fro More Beer, all grain recipe. OG was above target (1.057-61) at 1.072. Considered diluting it to get closer to target, decided to go ahead and pitch the…

Hops coming along nicely
by Beerbelly on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 with 8 posts so far
We had a bad year for hops (and crops) in 2025- very early hot spell stunted everything. This year is much better; my Centennials are happy and doing great along the front of our deck:3523035231

water report for Washington township New Jersey
by Brewer #464982 on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 with 2 posts so far
Hey does anyone have a good water report for Washington Twp New Jersey?Thanks

Cannular Bottle Filler…
by Tim Bulin on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 with 6 posts so far
Can somebody give me a reason why I don't need one of these? I prefer to bottle my beer(easier to grab and go), I have a keezer and kegs that could be used for lagering…I could mount this right …

Quality of modern extract kits
by Brewer #64496 on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 with 7 posts so far
Hi all, UK brewer here. I am in a position where brewing a batch without needing the full brew day time would be convenient right now, so it's got me thinking about kits. I haven't brewed with …

Notty for an IPA?
by Craigerrr on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 with 20 posts so far
I am planning to brew @Hawkbox 's IPA Sunday, and I am thinking about racking onto the Nottingham yeast cake from the English Pale I brewed a couple of weeks ago. I had initially planned to use S-…

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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

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

Hofbrau Helles Munich Helles by mike v OG: 1.060 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.9% IBU: 19

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

Smithwick's Irish Ale Irish Red Ale by buzzerj OG: 1.046 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.5% IBU: 25

Bakke Brygg Kölsch 25 L Kölsch by Bakke Brygg OG: 1.047 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 23

Top Forum Threads

Do You Update Recipes?by Mike at Bay with 22 posts

First Gold Medal in Pro Competitionby HighVoltageMan! with 18 posts

Kombuchaby Yooper with 28 posts

Kettle and Fermenter Volume Calibration Markingsby Mike at Bay with 17 posts

Figs in Brewby Daniel Parshley with 14 posts

Zinzinnati Oktoberfest!by Donoroto with 20 posts

Greetings from Paso Robles!by Brewer #481720 with 11 posts

2026 Quarter 3 Community Recipeby Josh Hughes with 55 posts

Keeping hops out of your plate chiller…by Tim Bulin with 11 posts

Insanity? Percolation or Drip Mash instead of Immersion…by Mont Y. Märzen with 14 posts

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Brix Converter

Converts Brix to Specific Gravity and Specific Gravity to Brix. Some hydrometers have only one or the other, which is where this calculator comes in. Computes potential alcohol by volume (for use in dry wines). The Plato and Balling scale are very close to the Brix scale and can be used here interchangeably. The higher the number, the more sugar is in solution. Ultimately this translates into a higher alcohol volume in the finished product.

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Trends in Recipe Stats

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

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Most 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
[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][SIZE=6]Consider joining your imaginary Brewers Friend friends at [/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][SIZE=6][URL='https://oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/'][I]Zinzinnati Okt…

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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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.

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Most Brewed Recipes

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

Japanese Rice Lager International Pale Lager by Beard & Barrel Aleworks OG: 1.047 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 18

Single Fin Gage Roads Clone British Golden Ale by Filtonian OG: 1.048 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 28

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

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

Steeping grain Pollby Brew Cat with 26 posts

Cream Ale/Red Lagerby Bigbre04 with 38 posts

Mini fridge for kegeratorby Godfather with 16 posts

Accurate Description Controversy: Hefeweizen Phenols are NOT Cloveby Mont Y. Märzen with 36 posts

Krausen blew the airlockby Toddsgate with 20 posts

Blichmann Sold to MoreFlavorby HighVoltageMan! with 21 posts

Beer Gun for Bottlingby Mike at Bay with 16 posts

Dunk Sparge…by Mike at Bay with 44 posts

Adding Acid to Sparge Waterby Craigerrr with 21 posts

Truly Non-Alcoholic Beer Questionby FleetingSmoke with 10 posts

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Force Carbonation Chart

Force Carbonation Chart helps you decide what pressure to set your kegs at depending on the temperature that they are at, and what style of beer is in them.

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Trends in Recipe Stats

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

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Accurate Description Controversy: Hefeweizen Phenols are NOT Clove
by Mont Y. Märzen with 36 posts this month
Look, I get this style has been made for well over 500 years. I'm not arguing with German brewers. But I can't for the life of me figure out how they think that the phenols in this style is anythin…

Blichmann Sold to MoreFlavor
by HighVoltageMan! with 21 posts this month
Looks like Blichmann has been sold, rumors have been flying around the web that they were financially in trouble. Another one bites the dust. [URL]https://morebeer.com/pages/blichmann-anvil-acqu…

Dunk Sparge…
by Mike at Bay with 41 posts this month
I BIAB. Now after several brews I am looking for ways to increase efficiency and get more predictable results. I am considering a Dunk Sparge. If I understand this process correctly it would be …

Beer Gun for Bottling
by Mike at Bay with 15 posts this month
Anyone use the Blichman beer gun to bottle from the keg? At over $120 it seems there may be a less sophisticated (albeit not as cool) option.

Adding Acid to Sparge Water
by Craigerrr with 21 posts this month
We talked about this on Saturdays Zoom Happy Hour.For those that do acidify their sparge water, how much do you add, and to what volume of sparge water. I have 88% Lactic on hand

Cream Ale/Red Lager
by Bigbre04 with 31 posts this month
Hey yall,I was thinking that a cream ale may in my near future. thoughts on the recipe below? Cream Ale[URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/embed/1638738[/URL]I am also getting…

Steeping grain Poll
by Brew Cat with 22 posts this month
I should stop triggering people but here's a new poll for [USER=45228]@Sunfire96[/USER] about what you do and why.Extract brewers may have better answersI usually toss them in with the lot when I…

Mystery Aroma & Flavor: Dry, 'powdery' SweetTart™-like
by Mont Y. Märzen with 22 posts this month
I have recently detected what I can so far best describe as a dry & powdery SweetTart-like aroma and flavor. I've experienced this before when judging, but it has been some years. I find it strange…

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Raspberry and applications
by Mastoras007 on Fri, 12 Jun 2026 with 9 posts so far
Hello I want to setup a raspberry for temprerures recording, charts notifications etc Anyone using it to help?I see this craftbeerpi app But I have read also the home assistant Have you experi…

Secondary Fermentation..
by Mike at Bay on Fri, 12 Jun 2026 with 13 posts so far
I normally do not move to a secondary fermentation vessel. However, my latest brew requires the addition of PB powder and cacao nibs for another week after primary is complete AND I would like to …

Help with my allgrain setup + is it even worth switching?
by Brewer #480764 on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 with 4 posts so far
Hi!in short, i have been making kit beer for the last 4-5 years now and i have started to feel like kits are limiting me too much, i cant find the exact taste im looking for etc.Last week in a se…

Beer Gun for Bottling
by Mike at Bay on Wed, 10 Jun 2026 with 15 posts so far
Anyone use the Blichman beer gun to bottle from the keg? At over $120 it seems there may be a less sophisticated (albeit not as cool) option.

Mystery Aroma & Flavor: Dry, 'powdery' SweetTart™-like
by Mont Y. Märzen on Wed, 10 Jun 2026 with 22 posts so far
I have recently detected what I can so far best describe as a dry & powdery SweetTart-like aroma and flavor. I've experienced this before when judging, but it has been some years. I find it strange…

Mash Efficiency
by cowboy7307 on Wed, 10 Jun 2026 with 3 posts so far
if i look at a recipe and its efficiency says 80% and i am doing BIAB and i think my efficiency is say 65% how do i adjust the recipe to suit BIAB

Steeping grain Poll
by Brew Cat on Tue, 09 Jun 2026 with 22 posts so far
I should stop triggering people but here's a new poll for @Sunfire96 about what you do and why.Extract brewers may have better answersI usually toss them in with the lot when I crush but am think…

Probiotic beer recipe
by Normballs on Tue, 09 Jun 2026 with 4 posts so far
Hi, I'm looking to make a probiotic beer. I believe I would use fruits for fermentation

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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

Most Brewed Recipes

Belgian Tripel I Belgian Tripel by Drake OG: 1.083 FG: 1.018 ABV: 8.5% IBU: 24

R&B Summer Quaffing Kolsch 2026 Kölsch by PHB2234 OG: 1.045 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 25

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

Poll how many step mashby Brew Cat with 45 posts

Poll: how many people brew electricby Brew Cat with 28 posts

Poll: using a blow off tubeby Brew Cat with 17 posts

Glass type for beerby Mastoras007 with 28 posts

Grains to have on handby Hman1962 with 19 posts

Black beer styles for Summerby Bigbre04 with 49 posts

4th Attempt at Pale Aleby Mike at Bay with 31 posts

High Gravity Lagerby Brewer #479341 with 11 posts

New to Forum Introby Der Alte Brewer with 9 posts

Yeast not activeby Brewer #356985 with 11 posts

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Trends in Recipe Stats

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

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Poll how many step mash
by Brew Cat with 21 posts this month
Just wondering how many people step mash and why

4th Attempt at Pale Ale
by Mike at Bay with 26 posts this month
Hi all……this was my 4th attempt at a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone (in a row)……..Attempted 4 times to get try and get the process "right". Had some bumps in the road….previous brew had so…

Fire not a Friend
by Daniel Parshley with 10 posts this month
We went from a nice day to evacuating schools and friends homes going up in flames. Fire is crazy, and it proved that here in south Georgia. After the initial shock and scrambling to get friends si…

Dunkelweizen
by Sandy Feet with 28 posts this month
I'm have been playing around online if I decide to brew one. Much of what I am seeing uses a bunch of Dark Munich or an absolute shitload of Munich I. I assume I can bring up some efficiency with t…

Recipe Statistics Always Green / Within Style
by JIm S. with 11 posts this month
I understand the recipe editor statistics (near top of editor screen) are GREEN when recipe is within style range and RED when not.My recipe values change but remain GREEN regardless of how out o…

Cellar Science Yeast Experiences?
by JIm S. with 8 posts this month
Hope to solicit experiences using Cellar Science yeast?I've been at or within 1-2 final gravity (FG) points of recipe specification over my last couple dozen batches using my most recent brewing …

Time for spruce tips is starting
by JVi with 13 posts this month
For years i have been doing syrup from spruce tips and this year i am going to do both syrup and beer.[URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/edit/1635305[/URL]Can comment.What i re…

Beer Tasting "Certification" Class? Recommendations?
by Mike at Bay with 5 posts this month
Hi gang,I am considering/maybe hoping to take a class in beer tasting to support my beer brewing hobby. I know when I like a beer I brew but I don't necessarily know that it is good and aligned …

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Beer Tasting "Certification" Class? Recommendations?
by Mike at Bay on Wed, 13 May 2026 with 5 posts so far
Hi gang,I am considering/maybe hoping to take a class in beer tasting to support my beer brewing hobby. I know when I like a beer I brew but I don't necessarily know that it is good and aligned …

Poll how many step mash
by Brew Cat on Tue, 12 May 2026 with 21 posts so far
Just wondering how many people step mash and why

Time for spruce tips is starting
by JVi on Tue, 12 May 2026 with 13 posts so far
For years i have been doing syrup from spruce tips and this year i am going to do both syrup and beer.https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/edit/1635305Can comment.What i really want t…

1st Bier de Garde
by Brew Cat on Mon, 11 May 2026 with 12 posts so far
This is the first time making a Biere de GardeUsually I tweek a recipeBut I'm staying pat on thisTasting a bit of blackberry maybe from the T58Did an unsealed open fermentation for a few days a…

No Krausen
by Brew Cat on Sun, 10 May 2026 with 5 posts so far
I mostly ferment in a stainless Brew bucket so don't see what's goingA resent lager yeast repitch has a normal fermentation but no KrausenThe beer before it built up a krausenAny ideas?

PH Measurement in the Water Calculator
by Mike at Bay on Sat, 09 May 2026 with 8 posts so far
So my Ward report show Alkalinity level of 264 CaCO3. The report also show PH as 7.9. Prior to brewing this week I checked the PH of my water and my meter showed 7.5. So I updated my water profi…

Dunkelweizen
by Sandy Feet on Fri, 08 May 2026 with 28 posts so far
I'm have been playing around online if I decide to brew one. Much of what I am seeing uses a bunch of Dark Munich or an absolute shitload of Munich I. I assume I can bring up some efficiency with t…

Planning and Brewing Calendar
by Der Alte Brewer on Thu, 07 May 2026 with 5 posts so far
I would be interested in a planning and brewing calendar. More specifically, a means to plan my brewing based upon when I want me beer to be ready. The purpose, for me, is four-fold. One, to pla…

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