Hey there, update from the bitter batch. After 1 month in the fridge, the beer is actually drinkable and enjoyable. Surely it is bitter but it is nowhere near to that torment I tested while bottling it. I will add some photos when I open up another bottle

I am having my brewday this weekend and I am considering trying this. I feel like there is not much gain for me, since my recipe calls for a 90 minute boil so I think that ~6L will be lost during boiling evaporation by each kettle that boils! I am going to explain what I have in mind and if you...

This is all gold to me! Water to grain ratio was one thing that I was suspecting that was getting me off track. Pre boil volume was another one. Your tips and sources make so much sense now, I am so looking forward to my next brew! Can't wait to squeeze that bag. Wait.... That came out weird...

I thought you are not supposed to squeeze because of tannins

That looks neat! I am using only 1 kettle because I put it in the oven for the mash, in order to maintain the temperature. Your setup looks better though. As soon as I get catch my rhythm with 1 kettle, I probably go the same way you went. It was great to see that others have found the same...

Well that was just amazing! Unfortunately, one assumption is not correct: the pre-poild (post-mash) gravity was double checked, I let it rest for the temperature to drop down to 30ish Celcius and it was actually 1.045 On the other hand, grain absorption being higher that I was expecting is a...

I really appreciate your interest in this, so let me explain in detail: Strike water was 9L, this was measured. Grain was 2.7kg and it should have absorbed 1.8L and it then should be 7.2L (estimate) I sparged with 6.8L (measured) and it should then be up to 13.8L (estimate) I took a...

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Yes I diluted it. My kettle is medium sized so I always have to dilute in order to have a normal size batch

Yes this is what I am planning to do. I agree with you. I believe I should stop experimenting with different sparge methods and find one and stick to it. Other than that I don't change a lot That was my thoughts exactly! Let me answer to each of your questions: No boiloffs Pre boil gravity...

I see. Thank you !!

Hey guys. This is the 2nd time that this happens to me (in a total of 4 batches I have done so far) and I can't figure this out. I am starting with ~75% mash efficiency and my brewhouse efficiency ends up ~65% ! Pre boil vol. 13.87L, pre boil gravity 1.046 Post boil vol. 7L, post boil gravity...

Yes it is exactly like that I see. That makes sense... Thanks guys

Hey there. Update from that bitter batch. To remind you guys, I ended up with 27% smaller batch size because of miscalculations and now the beer has aprox. 100IBU I bottled the batch yesterday and I decided not to dilute it, as you proposed. It is tolerable for me and worst case scenario is I...

I think I will give that Mango Blonde Ale a shot, I scaled it to my needs, you can check it out here

Great idea, I will have that in mind for my next sample

Indeed I had

Yes I do. In BIAB it works perfectly, except if I want to lower the ABV, so I have to dilute it by topping of and I have this problem

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