So I went ahead and did the brew. Holy crap - it came out awesome. The only changes I made were courtesy of Nosybear: swapped out the crystal 40 and 80 for 20 and 120. I left in the peat-smoked malt and all those hops. I do like the peated flavor, but with everything going on in this brew you...

Hi All - I'm looking for some feedback on this smoked porter recipe. Never built a porter recipe before so I'm a little unsure, especially because the smoked aspect of this one may be unconventional. I want a strong smoked effect, but I also wanted some subtle peated flavor. So in order to keep...

I put it in the fermenter on saturday 6/1. It's probably too late to do anything about it. I guess I'll just enjoy a very hoppy but lower ABV beer than I was expecting. Not the end of the world. Thanks for the tips everyone

Just finished up a partial mash brew, but I added too much water to the wort in the fermentor. I think my thief was pulling up too much sediment which was throwing off my gravity readings. I ended up with an OG of about 1.058 when I was going for more like 1.072. I guess my question is, what...