As a fellow relatively new brewer, this hobby is indeed very addicting. Welcome to the group.

Well, lucky for me, I've got time on my hands since summer break is coming up for me.

What method would you use for a small 2 gallon batch? That's the size I normally brew.

Fair point, squeezing it is.

Do you think squeezing the grain bag would give me a noticeable ABV boost, or is it not worth it?

Thank you for the replies guys, always help to get some advice from more experienced brewers. So, in theory, I could just squeeze the grain bag to get extra sugars off the grains? If thats the case, I might try doing that for an extra ABV boost for my upcoming IPA today. Wish me luck, and I may...

As a relatively new brewer with some successes and failures (as expected) but I've never done sparging before. Can someone explain to me what sparging is, and if it's necessary to create a beer?

Hey, friends and family alike have been giving me a wish list of beers they want me to brew, and a chocolate stout is one of them. I'm aiming to please right now, so any feedback or suggestions would be nice, thanks fellas. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/637277/spirit-of-ire

Thank you for the reply. Ill take these things into consideration.

Hello, fellow home brewers. I have a question to ask. I have been writing and brewing my own beer recipes for a while and whilst brewing a Vanilla Russian stout, I asked myself: Can you assemble your own beer kits, ( DME or LME, grains, hops, and yeast included) and sell it online. Are there any...