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I want to make this into a full-boil partial mash. Beersmith has converted this into the following recipe. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 5.43 Imp gal Post Boil Volume: 4.98 Imp gal Batch Size (fermenter): 4.16 Imp gal Bottling Volume: 3.83 Imp gal Estimated OG...

Hi all. We made the Craig tube porter. We used US 04 yeast and after about two weeks we cooled it. Slowly dropping it a few degrees until about 5 degrees. We left it at 5 a bit too long i think. It was supposed to be 2 days but ended being about 4. We bottled the brew. It's been 4 weeks now...

What effect will taking the lactose out have on the beer?

I'd probably need two packets though right?

Any recommendations for dried yeast for this one?

I havent opened my bucket since adding the yeast to the wort

In all of my batches so far I've had a slight sour aftertaste. I'm pretty sure this is due to infection. I use plastic buckets and make sure I clean them well - without scratching and sanitise with Star-san. My yeast usually gets going after about <24 hours. I'm using SE-05 at the moment for...

I thought that hops wouldn't bitter if there wasn't any sugar to react with?

Hi there, if you were to change the final yield to 5Gal would you change the recipe in any way? (other than double everything)

With the DME mentioned above, is that hopped DME or unhopped?

Hey I'm back. We made an IPA first and it was okay. It had a hop tea in it with about 1oz of hops. In our next batch we want to create a really tasty hoppy IPA with a bit more ABV. Has anyone got any recipes for this? We'll probably start with a Coopers IPA kit and then add hops into the wort...

Hi there, currently onto our 3rd/4th batch of Malt can beer. We enjoy the process and have made hop teas to make the beers just that little bit more exciting. How can we improve these beers without getting into partial extract beers? We love hoppy beers so we'll be playing around with...