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    Can I add hops to my keg?

    Hi guys. I just kegged an ipa and there’s not too much hop flavour. The recipe had me add some hops during the boil and also during the fermenting phase but despite that, it’s not as hoppy as hoped. So now I’m wondering if I should throw in a little bag of hops into the keg as it’s carbonating...
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    What is First Rest Temperature

    I have a robobrew and i'm trying to figure out how much water i need to boil for my mash, and the temperature etc. I've been looking at this tool: https://www.brewersfriend.com/mash/ but i'm not sure what all the terms mean. What is first rest temperature? This is the recipe that I am using...
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    OG way too low. :(

    Hi there. I finally got around to trying my recipe: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/817828/smashbomb-atomic-inspired-ipa When I finished brewing last night, I measured the OG and it was only at 1.040 instead of 1.055. I’ve been doing some reading about how to adjust the...
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    How to determine Fermentation Temp

    I'm still working on my first recipe. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/817828/smashbomb-atomic-inspired-ipa A few people have tried to clone the same beer: https://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/22149/flying-monkeys-smashbomb-atomic-ipa- and this...
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    Mash Water/Grain Ratio - How to determine

    I have a question about how to know what my mash water/grain ratio should be. i'm trying to figure out how much strike water I need for my robobrew to mash 9lbs of grain. Can someone explain how / where I can figure out what this number is supposed to be?
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    Can’t figure out why beer is reaching fg so soon

    the beer I have in my fermenter now and the previous batch I made have the same issue where they both reached the FG number sooner than expected. I’m making an Irish red ale and the FG is supposed to be 1.010 Today is day seven in fermenter. I took a reading and it’s at 1.008. Technically...
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    Which water profile to use for a Belgian blonde ale

    im trying to use the water calculator but I’m not sure what profile to select for a Belgian blonde ale. Sorry but I’m such a noob. Thank you
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    Flying Monkeys Smashbomb IPA Clone

    Hi. I'm new to brewing ... new to IPAs. So far, I've supposedly successfully brewed 2 stouts. I say "supposedly" because all my friends like my beer. I don't trust them because I think they just like the free beer concept. Lol. But I did take my beer to a local craft brewery and I got a good...

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