Hi, The recipe editor recommends a range for water RA citing Palmer. I assume this is based on the grain bill. My question is which value in the water calculator should be in this range? At the end of the calculator there is the "Mash Report" which indicates an effective water RA, and then...

Hello folks, I made an oatmeal stout recently and just started tasting the first bottles this week. On two (all) occasions after drinking one bottle, I experienced a sort of light headed, drowsy, "medicine-head" feeling. Now I know what your thinking, but I have been drinking beer for long...

Hello community, I have always used a plastic bucket(s) with lid and airlock for fermenting. I've recently begun building a larger setup in a room in the cellar. I've custom ordered a 150L uni-tank, but it's taking forever to arrive. In the meantime I have a 100L stainless pot which is...

Hello Everyone, I have been been playing around with variations of the Stone Pale Ale, trying to create a go-to session pale ale recipe. What I can't seem to nail is a nice clean light malt flavor that I experience with commercial craft beers. My malt is Weyermann Pale Ale with variations of...

Hello folks, I just had the first tastes of my latest beer, english brown ale, and its pretty disappointing. Heres the recipe: 4 Kg Pale Ale 0.5 Kg Caramunch II 0.25 Kg Caraaroma 0.25 Kg Caraamber 0.25 Kg Special W Weiermanns 0.25 Kg Flaked Oats Mashed with 16 liter for 45 min from 68C to...

Hello Everyone, I have been giving a lot of though recently to the different types of equipment and the processes used to mash and lauter. This is mostly because I plan (long term) on upgrading my setup to allow for larger batches, easier process control, and hopefully more efficient and...

Hello everyone, I have been having problems brewing lighter beers since moving. The water here in Zürich is very hard, and I have some problems converting the information gathered from the utility to something I can input into the calculator. Specifically the HCO3 value. Here is my local...

Greetings, I've been homebrewing for 12 years now, until about 5 years ago I made extract and specialty grain recipes. At that time I started working in an office with a killer homebrew supply shop in the basement, so I switched to all grain brewing and have been slowly upgrading my supplies...