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Check out a pale ale I brewed which just won third place in the Pale Ale category at the Manhattan Homebrew Cup. First sanctioned competition and...
I'll definitely lose the lactose (that was a last minute add) and cut down on the Carafa and Wheat, but what percentage is too much or what...
I'm looking for suggestions on a stout recipe I came up with. I know, I know... summer is coming. Why am I brewing a stout? I have had this itch...
I'm curious about the chocolate malt in the beer? Is this to add bitterness to it? If you're looking for color I would swap the chocolate with a...
What pitch rate should I use for this yeast when making a starter? Other forums have mentioned .75-1 million cells/ml/⁰P This is about a 1.7-2 L...
All the breweries around me have been brewing or trying to brew New England style IPAs. One interesting brewery is doing Sour NEIPAs and adding...
A few suggestions: You can probably do away with the bittering hop at 60 minutes. NEIPA's are known for their juicy characteristics and very...
I agree, 196 IBUs seems excessive. You can get a nice clean bitter from 80-90 IBUs. Also, for future reference, using Magnum as a dry hop is a...
The problem with that is I don't have the means to keep it at high temps forfa few days nor can I purge it with CO2 in the kettle. I suppose I...
Looking for some feedback on a recipe. Link below: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/625842/funky-golden-strong We want to...
Looking to brew something similar to Orval. I'm mostly interested in Orval's brewing process and ingredients. I know it is dry hopped, but with...
Agreed but he hasn't done that yet. He mentioned he is fairly new to homebrewing with only a few batches under his belt. So a good way to get to...
It sounds like you're not collecting enough pre-boil volume. You lose wort as you boil due to evaporation so you'll need to collect more wort...
I ended up not pitching dry yeast. After gently stirring the beer to try to activate the yeast again, I turned up the thermostat to 73 degrees....
Gently stirred the beer last night and turned up the thermostat to 73 degrees. Checked the gravity 24 hours later and it got down to 1.028. I'm at...
Interesting... This may be why it came out well when I fermented it at 70 degrees ambient.
I added yeast nutrient to the starter and to the boil. Only calcium chloride and gypsum in the brewing water. No I put the apple in the boil...
I've been raising the temp slowly so hopefully this will keep it moving and they don't drop out. Thanks! We hit all out numbers, PH was good,...
I'm likely going to end up writing this off as impatience and a new temp control system, but I figured I'd ask anyway....
That's amazing. Love to see old style brewing. I second Mase's comment. Would love to try out this recipe if you are able to. Completely...
