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    Reducing batch size with same amount of ingridients

    I’ll give it a try. Still navigating the site a little bit. Thanks for the input.
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    Reducing batch size with same amount of ingridients

    So would you recommend increasing the bittering hops?
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    Rookie question

    I am actually in a similar boat and just posted a thread about reducing the batch size to 4.5gallons for a normally 5 gallon batch. I only have one Carboy left and I know I could only get away with 4.5gallons with a blowoff tube for emergencies. I am hoping to brew it at 4.5 without diluting at...
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    Reducing batch size with same amount of ingridients

    Perhaps this is a dumb question or the answer is obvious... but here goes.... if I am brewing a recipe for a ending batch size of 5 gallons and I reduce the ending ratio to 4.5 gallons, but keep the same amount of ingredients. What affect could this have on my beer? Would it just be abv increase...
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    Hello from the Okanogan Valley, Washington

    Good Evening Everyone, My name is Will and I live in North Central Washington. I’m a new comer to home brewing, but a long time beer enthusiest. I’ve participated in many of my friends brew days, however I began extract and partial mash brewing about two months ago. I’m currently welding on my...
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    Oat for texture

    I think the only wheat I have on hand is has been pearled. Would this be suitable to add with the oats or should I avoid adding pearled wheat because the shuck has been removed? A lot of forums are pretty strong against using pearled grains, but I did find a few people who said it worked fine...
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    Oat for texture

    Awesome, thanks for the quick reply. You saved me a trip to the brew shop, the nearest brew shop is almost two hours away. I am using a Citra Haze IPA recipe with a few personal adjustments and realized they were using half DME and half LME. I am only using DME. Upon further reading it stated...
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    Oat for texture

    I’m trying to do a quick dry malt extract brew to make a hazy ipa. I am going to use flaked oats for the mouth feel and haze. Would I need to use a malted barely for this? Or would simply steeping the oats work? I have read into this quite a bit and most people state I there needs to be enzymes...

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