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Trends in Recipe Stats

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

Bitterness (IBU)	27.28	↘	( -0.36 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.43%	↘	( -0.04 )
Color (SRM)	5.33	↘	( -0.11 )
Batch Size (gallons)	12.00	↗	( +1.25 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.054	→	( +0.000 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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

Tuesday, July 14th, 2026

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…

Newest Topics

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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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – July 2, 2026

Wednesday, July 1st, 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 American Wheat Beer		6 American IPA
2 Irish Red Ale		7 Munich Helles
3 Märzen		8 American Pale Ale
4 American Lager		9 Specialty IPA: New England IPA
5 German Pilsner (Pils)		10 International Pale Lager

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

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Steeping grain Pollby Brew Cat with 26 posts

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Cream Ale/Red Lagerby Bigbre04 with 38 posts

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Mini fridge for kegeratorby Godfather with 16 posts

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

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Krausen blew the airlockby Toddsgate with 20 posts

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Blichmann Sold to MoreFlavorby HighVoltageMan! with 21 posts

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Beer Gun for Bottlingby Mike at Bay with 16 posts

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Dunk Sparge…by Mike at Bay with 44 posts

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Adding Acid to Sparge Waterby Craigerrr with 21 posts

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Truly Non-Alcoholic Beer Questionby FleetingSmoke with 10 posts

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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

1 Barke Pilsner Malt		6 Flaked Rice
2 Pale Ale Malt 2-Row		7 Vienna
3 White Wheat Malt		8 White Wheat
4 Lactose (Milk Sugar)		9 Pilsner
5 Melanoidin		10 Munich Type II (Dark)

Trending Hops

1 Northern Brewer		6 El Dorado
2 Hallertau Mittelfruh		7 Motueka
3 Mosaic		8 Columbus
4 Hallertau Tradition (Germany)		9 Magnum
5 Citra		10 Tettnanger

Trending Yeast

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AEB FermoAle New-E

Trends in Recipe Stats

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

Bitterness (IBU)	27.46	↘	( -1.03 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.50%	↗	( +0.17 )
Color (SRM)	5.43	↗	( +0.23 )
Batch Size (gallons)	11.00	↘	( -1.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.055	↗	( +0.002 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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

Sunday, June 14th, 2026

Most Discussed Topics

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…

Newest Topics

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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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – June 2, 2026

Monday, June 1st, 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 Weissbier		6 International Pale Lager
2 Saison		7 Cream Ale
3 American Lager		8 German Pilsner (Pils)
4 Blonde Ale		9 Specialty IPA: New England IPA
5 Witbier		10 American Light Lager

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

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Poll how many step mashby Brew Cat with 45 posts

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

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

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Glass type for beerby Mastoras007 with 28 posts

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Grains to have on handby Hman1962 with 19 posts

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Black beer styles for Summerby Bigbre04 with 49 posts

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

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High Gravity Lagerby Brewer #479341 with 11 posts

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New to Forum Introby Der Alte Brewer with 9 posts

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Yeast not activeby Brewer #356985 with 11 posts

Trending Fermentables

1 Flaked Rice		6 Caramel Malt – 60L
2 Honey		7 Caramel / Crystal 120L
3 Carahell		8 Pale Wheat
4 Munich Type I		9 Carapils Malt
5 Pale Ale		10 Vienna

Trending Hops

1 Motueka		6 Hallertau Mittelfruh
2 Hallertau Tradition (Germany)		7 Magnum
3 Columbus		8 Fuggles
4 Centennial		9 Perle
5 Citra		10 Amarillo

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)	27.95	↘	( -0.24 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.31%	↘	( -0.13 )
Color (SRM)	5.26	↘	( -0.21 )
Batch Size (gallons)	12.00	↗	( +2.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.053	↘	( -0.001 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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

Thursday, May 14th, 2026

Most Discussed Topics

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 …

Newest Topics

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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What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – May 2, 2026

Friday, May 1st, 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 English IPA		6 Kölsch
2 American Light Lager		7 Blonde Ale
3 Fruit Beer		8 Witbier
4 American Amber Ale		9 Specialty IPA: New England IPA
5 British Golden Ale		10 American Lager

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

German Pilsner (2025 1st NHC final round)
German Pils by HighVoltageMan!
OG: 1.050 FG: 1.007 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 41

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

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

Top Forum Threads

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Fermenter optionsby Brewer #404298 with 37 posts

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FG variationsby deeJay with 29 posts

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measuring pHby Dave Y with 27 posts

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Over carbonated kegby Brewer #450121 with 28 posts

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Wow, this could change home distilling forever in the USby HighVoltageMan! with 29 posts

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Fermentation Timesby Brewer #477045 with 13 posts

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Propane priceby Brew Cat with 31 posts

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Brewing ice teaby Mastoras007 with 16 posts

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Fuller’sby Josh Hughes with 12 posts

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Dry Nobleby Eeyore with 23 posts

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For infusion mashing, use this calculator to find out your strike water temperature and volume. If you are performing additional rests you can plan them out in advance.

Trending Fermentables

1 Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise		6 Vienna Malt
2 Lactose (Milk Sugar)		7 Rolled Oats
3 Finest Maris Otter		8 White Wheat
4 Honey Malt		9 Wheat Malt
5 Pale Ale Malt 2-Row		10 Pale Wheat

Trending Hops

1 Galaxy		6 Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)
2 Nelson Sauvin		7 Styrian Goldings
3 Hallertau Hersbrucker		8 El Dorado
4 East Kent Goldings		9 Mosaic
5 Motueka		10 Northern Brewer

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)	27.80	↗	( +0.33 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.42%	↘	( -0.06 )
Color (SRM)	5.47	↘	( -0.12 )
Batch Size (gallons)	8.00	↘	( -3.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.054	↘	( 0.000 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

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

Thursday, April 30th, 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 English IPA		6 Kölsch
2 American Light Lager		7 Blonde Ale
3 Fruit Beer		8 Witbier
4 American Amber Ale		9 Specialty IPA: New England IPA
5 British Golden Ale		10 American Lager

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

German Pilsner (2025 1st NHC final round)
German Pils by HighVoltageMan!
OG: 1.050 FG: 1.007 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 41

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

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

Top Forum Threads

1

Fermenter optionsby Brewer #404298 with 37 posts

2

FG variationsby deeJay with 29 posts

3

measuring pHby Dave Y with 27 posts

4

Over carbonated kegby Brewer #450121 with 28 posts

5

Wow, this could change home distilling forever in the USby HighVoltageMan! with 29 posts

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Fermentation Timesby Brewer #477045 with 13 posts

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Propane priceby Brew Cat with 31 posts

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Brewing ice teaby Mastoras007 with 16 posts

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Fuller’sby Josh Hughes with 12 posts

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Dry Nobleby Eeyore with 23 posts

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Mash Calculator

For infusion mashing, use this calculator to find out your strike water temperature and volume. If you are performing additional rests you can plan them out in advance.

Trending Fermentables

1 Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise		6 Vienna Malt
2 Lactose (Milk Sugar)		7 Rolled Oats
3 Finest Maris Otter		8 White Wheat
4 Honey Malt		9 Wheat Malt
5 Pale Ale Malt 2-Row		10 Pale Wheat

Trending Hops

1 Galaxy		6 Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)
2 Nelson Sauvin		7 Styrian Goldings
3 Hallertau Hersbrucker		8 El Dorado
4 East Kent Goldings		9 Mosaic
5 Motueka		10 Northern Brewer

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)	27.80	↗	( +0.33 )
Alcohol by Volume (ABV)	5.42%	↘	( -0.06 )
Color (SRM)	5.47	↘	( -0.12 )
Batch Size (gallons)	8.00	↘	( -3.00 )
Original Gravity (OG)	1.054	↘	( 0.000 )
Final Gravity (FG)	1.012	→	( +0.000 )

Ideas? Feedback?

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

Thursday, April 16th, 2026

Most Discussed Topics

FG variations
by deeJay with 29 posts this month
Hi all, I do no chill double batches, 23L into plastic cubes x 2.Recently I have been getting big variations on final gravity from the same batch, mostly over attenuating, same temps and yeast, (…

Over carbonated keg
by Brewer #450121 with 28 posts this month
I moved my beer into the corney keg 3 days ago. I set the psi to 40 to start and after 12 hrs dropped to 12psi I also turned off the gas at the same time. On day 3 I turned the gas on ( to pour a t…

Fermenter options
by Brewer #404298 with 17 posts this month
I brew about 6 times per year. I have been using the Big Mouth plastic fermenter. Works fine and I place it in a cheap dorm fridge with a Inkbird controller. I am feeling like I should probably…

measuring pH
by Dave Y with 21 posts this month
What are some good ph measurement tools. After a Brülosophy article, I picked up a Thermoworks meter. I'm on my 3rd, and have not had an accurate reading in 3 of the last 5 brews.I tried a se…

Propane price
by Brew Cat with 31 posts this month
Well just filled a few 20 gal propane tanks $15 cash was $12 a few months ago so that is not bad surprisingly Got petrol today $3.83 month ago paid $2.78 CO2 was already expensive

Dry Noble
by Eeyore with 23 posts this month
Constructive criticism?[URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1626097/dry-noble[/URL]Started out as "Weed, Feed and Mow"Made that following recipe from the book. Brew shop didn'…

Fermentation Times
by Brewer #477045 with 9 posts this month
How can we find out how long the various recipes need to ferment? Is that only available to pro-members? Sorry if its a daft question!

Wow, this could change home distilling forever in the US
by HighVoltageMan! with 23 posts this month
[URL]https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-declares-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional-2026-04-10/[/URL]

Newest Topics

Sladek hops
by Brew Cat on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 with 6 posts so far
Having the first taste of my Sladek Czech LagerFantastic HopGoing to keep this hop in the inventory for European lagersAnyone one else using ithttps://pivovarkrumlov.cz/en/our-beer/

Brewing ice tea
by Mastoras007 on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 with 15 posts so far
Hello everyone I want to make some ice tea since I have all needed equipment to boil – chill – cold crash and carbonate itHave anyone try it?Any recipe?

WHC Labs Yeast
by skyblue67 on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 with 5 posts so far
The list of WHC Labs yeasts in the recipe builder is way out of date. Most of the yeasts listed don't exist anymore and there are lots of varieties missing. Can they be added to the recipe editor?

measuring pH
by Dave Y on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 with 21 posts so far
What are some good ph measurement tools. After a Brülosophy article, I picked up a Thermoworks meter. I'm on my 3rd, and have not had an accurate reading in 3 of the last 5 brews.I tried a se…

Wow, this could change home distilling forever in the US
by HighVoltageMan! on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 with 23 posts so far
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-declares-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional-2026-04-10/

Over carbonated keg
by Brewer #450121 on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 with 28 posts so far
I moved my beer into the corney keg 3 days ago. I set the psi to 40 to start and after 12 hrs dropped to 12psi I also turned off the gas at the same time. On day 3 I turned the gas on ( to pour a t…

FG variations
by deeJay on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 with 29 posts so far
Hi all, I do no chill double batches, 23L into plastic cubes x 2.Recently I have been getting big variations on final gravity from the same batch, mostly over attenuating, same temps and yeast, (…

Dry Noble
by Eeyore on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 with 23 posts so far
Constructive criticism?https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1626097/dry-nobleStarted out as "Weed, Feed and Mow"Made that following recipe from the book. Brew shop didn't have Libe…

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

Thursday, April 2nd, 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 American Wheat Beer		6 International Pale Lager
2 Strong Bitter		7 American IPA
3 Cream Ale		8 Munich Helles
4 German Pils		9 American Pale Ale
5 Vienna Lager		10 Kölsch

Most Brewed Recipes

Raging Red Irish Red Ale
Irish Red Ale by Ozarks Mountain Brewery
OG: 1.054 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 38

Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde
Blonde Ale by EvilDeadAsh
OG: 1.041 FG: 1.011 ABV: 3.8% IBU: 24

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

Summer Cloud Belgian IPA
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA by bhive01
OG: 1.060 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 61

Hibiscus Strawberry
Fruit Beer by FinleysBrewingCo
OG: 1.051 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 49

Top Forum Threads

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Gelatin, BioFine or Niether?by Mike at Bay with 29 posts

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Pilsner Malt Questionsby Bigbre04 with 29 posts

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Anyone do the BJCP exams?by Hawkbox with 35 posts

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Fan of FULLER´S ESBby JVi with 56 posts

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Should I throw out my cooler mash tun?by Craigerrr with 28 posts

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Fermentation Temperature Adjustment?by Sundaz with 45 posts

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My FG…by MiketheB with 11 posts

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Are there any genuinely good beer movies out there?by Brewer #476753 with 17 posts

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Munich Helles… maybe?by Hman1962 with 22 posts

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Amber Ale/Lager thoughtsby Bigbre04 with 17 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.

Trending Fermentables

1 Caramunich Type 1		6 Vienna
2 Wheat		7 Carapils
3 Flaked Rice		8 Pilsner
4 Cane Sugar		9 Corn Sugar – Dextrose
5 BEST Chit Malt		10 Carapils Malt

Trending Hops

1 Tettnanger		6 Centennial
2 Galaxy		7 Simcoe
3 Motueka		8 Columbus
4 Chinook		9 Nelson Sauvin
5 Nugget		10 Mosaic

Trending Yeast

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Saflager – German Lager Yeast S-23

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