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...

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...

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...