On today's menu was an American Pale Ale (American Pale Ale II Recipe - BeerCraftr's 1-Gallon Beer Recipes) Struggled with low OG on the first brew, so made these adjustments: milled grain a second time at home with cheese grater (better than nothing); it took a while so I didnt do a 3rd time...

Hello, Just thinking about how to save time during the mash. Some folks do an overnight mash in a mash tun. I have a steel kettle and i'm sure i'd lose too much heat. If the temperature falls below 130F, there problems with bacteria which can be killed off during the boil, but may leave a...

So, trying to improve efficiency by grinding grains finer. My LHBS milled the grain for me, but it clearly wasn't adequate for BIAB. The pre-milled grains are in the plastic bag. I ran them through a cheese grater (also used for nuts and grains) and you can see the sample in the plate...

Hello, I brewed an American IPA a week ago and would like anyone's opinion on how to better manage gravity when I brew next week. I used this recipe: https://www.beercraftr.com/1-gallon-american-ipa-recipe/ The OG at the end of the mash was catastrophic: 1.020 (target was 1.070). Since...