My next brewday will more than likely be my hefe or Kölsch https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/778387/klsch https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/780115/hefe-weibier

I’ve Brewed hefe a couple time and definitely is a spring/summer fav now ... I question the source of the sourdough taste but could see it coming from the dark wheat. might suggest changing from dark wheat to weyermann pale wheat .. I’ve have super good results in the hefe I’ve brewed with that...

Been away for a spell but got to test drive my new electric brewhaus this weekend ! hazy ipa using aurora from bootleg biology

@Yooper , just updated my recipe editor and the water calc is pulling salts and adjustments properly now !! thank you and the team for the quick action Prost

Ive done both ways, in traditional pales where the hopping rate is < 2 oz (56 g) I just toss them right into the bucket and I swirl the bucket twice/day to increase contact.... now in the neipa Im getting ready to package ; it calls for 4oz at day 2 and 4oz day 5 (225g) of fermentation- I used...

While working on water chem for my next hefe-weissbier. The mash calc isn't pulling water adjustments into the recipe. steps I've done: 1. save recipe 2. link recipe to water calc 3. input water adjustments and save 4. update recipe and save when doing step 4 it is clearing the values in the...

Plan on talking with the water dept this week to see if maybe they find that tested level of Na+ shocking or have an explanation for that measured value

I thought I had read the effect of Na+ went undetected in flavor in levels <200 ppm. Im open to other opinions or conflicting information. Afterall the whole point of analysis is to make improvements in my beer quality

our town has its own well the numbers i had listed for my "assumptions" came from the home brew club blog in Ames only 8 miles away. funny how much water can differ depending on treatment facility

No water softener here @Ozarks Mountain Brew ... that is straight out of my tap ... ran water for 30 seconds to clear pex line then triple rinsed container, filled and sealed with electrical tape.

After years of assuming I was close with my water ion levels derived from inter-web searching, blog posts, and local water reports from adjacent towns; I broke down and sent a sample to Ward Labs. #feelsgood The results are in and WOW my estimates were way off base Estimate Ca-152 Mg-11...

I’ve debated after reading the email. Having never don’t any sort of comp before I’m tempted to do our state fair with the thought of doing other comps in future

Definitely agree with @Nosybear and @JA . 34/70 is a great lager yeast ; grab 2 sachets follow the directions get great beer ! Just that ez

We are a rabid Chicago bears football family and you can find all of us in full team gear every gameday during/after football season. On the college scene we bleed crimson and gold for our Iowa State Cyclones

Just ordered my first grainbill from the stupid internet.. all our brick and mortar shops have gone out or are going out of business :( Having my first go at a hazy ipa https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/724741/lazy-daze Excited to brew this bad boy