BIAB brewer here averaging +/-75% efficiency with the following process for a 6g batch -mash with 5g x 1hr -moderate “squeeze” -place bag in bottling bucket on a grate above kettle -rinse by ladeling 175F water over the grains until i reach pre-boil volume in the kettle -from there its all...

Harvesting yeast is new to me so I came back over to the beginners forum for this post. Last night, I kegged a pale ale fermented with WLP-095. After pouring off most of the remaining beer, I was left with a fairly dense 1.25” yeast cake, to which I added a half gallon of distilled water, gave...

As i sit here with my coffee, waiting for the family to wake up so I can start my brew day (which will include a liquid yeast for the first time), I was reading about the importance of aerating liquid yeast. I typically pitch my dry yeast and just half heartedly shake my fermenter for a minute...

I was recently gifted an entire keg system by a friend who was retiring to Florida. I went over to help clean out his garage and left with.... - 4 tap keezer - 5 corney kegs - 2 CO2 tanks with regulators - 24g SS brew kettle - misc carboys, syphons, hydrometers, taps etc...

I have fermented with almost exclusively with US-05, dry pitching one packet into 5.5g of wort and never had a problem, nor did I ever consider pitch rates... I used Lallemand New England dry yeast for the first time in a NEIPA that I brewed on Monday. Despite reading on line that the lag phase...

My local taproom had a rye ipa that I really enjoyed so I wanted to give it a shot. I dont have a closed system and I still bottle condition everything so I am a little concerned that late hop additions might not have the desired affect... especially the dry hops. I typically ferment in a...

I asked a similar question nine months ago when I was still super new to home brewing. To a person, everyone here suggested I work on my process before straying too far from the basics. At the time I had maybe two or three BIAB batches under my belt. They were completely different styles and I...

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Im looking to brew my first pumpkin ale this weekend. I borrowed the grain bill from "The Perfect Pumpkin" recipe but want to changed the spice/hop additions to suit my setup and tastes. Here's what I came up with for a 5 gallon batch... Grain bill 7 lb Maris Otter 3 lb Light Munich 2 lb...

I made the move to BIAB 5-6 brews ago. I have been blown away by the results!! My beers have improved in every way but I am struggling with efficiencies in the 66-68% range. To this point, knowing there would be a learning curve, I simply increased my grain bill a bit and accepted a lower...

I wasnt sure whether I should post this here or in the beginners forum; They are probably getting sick of all my questions over there so here I am..... I took the advice of some of the folks on the beginners board and abandoned my scatter-shot approach to learning in favor of developing and...

I understand diacetyl clean-up occurs naturally to various degrees with healthy yeast, but does this process take place in the primary fermenter on the yeast cake or the secondary fermenter with suspended yeast? I have limited temperature controls, basically just ambient temperature of 67F in a...

I bottled my Cream Ale last night and I am already planning my next brew session. I am eager to learn how certain steps/decisions impact the final product so i was thinking about splitting a simple pale ale after the boil, then altering one part of the fermentation process so as to better...

Hey guys, its me again.... lol. My first post from the other day (thank you all for the guidance) resulted in a bunch of time googling "beer stuff" online and reviewing my homebrew setup and processes. I have only made 4 batches so far, with my 4th being the Cream Ale where I missed my starting...

I am new to homebrewing and prior to yesterday I had only ever made prepackaged 5 gallon kits. I wanted to make some thing much lighter than I had been making for my wife and friends who don’t drink stronger beers. Using the recipe calculator, I put together a simple cream ale with an ABV of...