No extract? Do you mean go all grain?

So the beer tastes decent! If I had to compare to a mainstream beer I'd say it's similar to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. The color is much darker than I expected. It is unfortunately not very close to what I was trying to brew. The beer that I am trying clone is only made once in a while and by...

Yeah maybe, I just did a trial run with only 3 lbs of base malt. I ran that recipe through the calculator AFTER I brewed (rookie mistake) and realized the ABV was lower than I wanted. That brew is currently fermenting so I don't have results yet.

Not an NEIPA. You think I just drop the honey and oats all together and compensate with extract to get back to my desired ABV of about 5.5? Maybe I'll try it both ways just to see.

At flameout I add hops then move the kettle to my sink and fill the sink with cool water to accelerate cooling to 170. I drain the water before I hit 170 so that the cooling slows down during whirpool. I add the hops once I hit 170 and manually whirlpool for 20 mins. I'm just under 160 by the...

What about the flameout hops? I chose boil and zero minutes and it spits out nothing for IBU. Should I choose aroma and then input a time that represents duration from flame out to final chilled temp?

Cool, I'll use 5 for now. I'm actually getting my water testing Wednesday and will know more before my next brew day. Thank you!

I did not. Just read the FAQ and the article linked in the FAQ, thanks! Having trouble finding a good source to determine utilization for my particular choice - 170 degrees for 20 minutes. Temp is closer to 160 at the end. Any ideas? I would think less than 10% based on what I'm reading.

Trying to recreate a beer from a local brewery only knowing the types of hops used and the ABV. HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Dank Star II Brew Method: Extract Style Name: American Pale Ale Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 3 gallons Boil Gravity: 1.106...

I entered a recipe and the IBU calc is not showing anything for the flame out addition and the IBU for a 160 degree whirlpool addition seem very high. Anyone else notice this?