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Hey Guys, Previously on my setup (MoreBeer 15g Mash Tun) I was leaving 1.25g in the tun because of the big deadspace in this setup. I am having pretty bad efficiency even after starting to crush my own grain (.033 mill gap) and doing everything else so I am thinking I am getting hurt by the...

Hey Guys, Quick question, I just bought a dip tube for my mash tun. I have 1.25gallons of dead space, and previously was using that number as my mash tun deadspace and having beersmith calculating it. Worked ok but my efficiency was terrible (figure I was leaving way to much wort...

Hey Guys, I just bought a March pump assembly from More Beer. I am using this to do whirlpool hop stands at 170 degrees, and to chill rapidly using the whirlpool arm attached to my my immersion chiller. So that brings me to this...since I will have the pump.... should I recirculate the mash...

Hey Guys, First time dry hopping in a keg. Used 4oz whole leaf Cascade hops in a DIPA. Its been about a week at 42 degrees / 12 psi. I pulled one pint out and noticed there are a ton of hop particles, so I pulled another pint and the same thing. Is this normal? Should I be worried...

Hey Guys, So my dilema is my Keezer acts as my fermentation chamber. I used to only have 1 keg, but now I have 3. That means I can no longer fit my fermentor into the fridge. Is it ok to pull the kegs out during fermentation (so they will reach room temp) then when I am done fermenting...

Hey Guys, I am taking a stab at brewing something dark...like reaaaaal dark. I have never been a fan of Stouts that have mega bitter mega coffee taste. So i tried a chocolate stout and a chocolate porter and I was pleasantly surprised that I really liked it. So I dug around and was looking...

Hey Guys, I don't normally stray far outside IPA land but I was looking at making something different for St Patricks Day. I am gonna test brew a batch this weekend before hand, but wanted to know what you think of this recipe. Looking for some malty/nutty/roasty red flavor: Recipe...

Hey Guys, Doing something different...looking at making a less bitter more malty/residual sweetness with a big fuller body and just a simple recipe. Let me know what you think 14lbs Maris Otter 1lb Crystal 40L Mash @ 154 2oz Cascade - whole leaf - MASH hops 2oz Cascade - 60Min...

So ... I have been losing a ton of weight (down about 90 lbs so far). Got another 60lbs to go... But homebrewing and drinking beer doesn't help if oyu know what I mean. I love Double IPA's...however they are damn crazy calorific. So...anyone got an recipes for a lighter IPA thats a hop...

Well my Freezer for my Keezer build arrived. GE 7.0cf from Home Depot. Hooked up the Johnson digital controller. Gonna grab some redwood and pine and start building the collar. Eventually will finish as a 4 Tap setup. So my questions. This will be a hybrid setup. I will start...

Hey Guys, I ran my first starter yesterday. I calculated using Mr Marty's calc. I have a Hanna stirplate. I use a 2000ml beaker. My question, after 24 hours of growth and 24 hours of decanting, how thick will the yeast cake be on the bottom normally? Mine is very thin. I wanted to...

It turns out...your entire struggle may have been because of a hop variety? I have always had what I thought was a "Extract Twang" or something in my process that was causing some just off flavor or something that i wasnt used to in commercial craft brews. So I upgraded to all grain...

Hey Guys, For anyone in the California/West Coast area who shops at safeway (or even home depot/lowes) to get water for your brew. I am struggling to find a water report of any kind, nor a brand that they use. These are the refillable ones. I believe they are RO. Does anyone know...

Hey Guys, All my kegging equipment showed up (along with all the taps/lines/ect to build my keezer) However my freezer wont be here for a week or so (plus the time building the collar). I want to brew this weekend and keg my first beer, however it would have to be stored at room temp...

So what should I brew for my next beer. I have done a Pliny Clone (hit 52% BH efficiency :( ) I did a SMaSH - Marris Otter + a dump trucks worth of Cascade hops Now I am looking what to do next. I want to branch out from US-05/WLP001 yeast. I do not like stouts or beers with...

Hey Guys, I just spent the last couple of hours doing research on moving to kegging and to using/getting a kegerator. A lot of the links in the FAQ are broken so I want to see if I am on the right track. For kegging I am looking at the following: Regulator - dual body for two kegs...

Just a random question. I put a pliny clone down (all grain), but only hit 54% efficency so it was 1.060 OG. 7 days later i pulled a sample and it was 1.007, so around 7% ABV The beer was still heavy with yeast, but I tasted a bit and it was surprisingly sweet, not crazy sweet, but had a...

Hey Guys, So on my new brewstand I did my first AG brew with it. This is all new equipment to me. I went wrong with my calcs somewhere with either water/sparge water and/or deadspace. I based all of my stuff off of beersmith. My efficiency came out to about 49% with a 14.38lb grain bill...

So my second all grain batch (my first was a pliny clone), so I wanted to do something simple. Figured since I am west coast I would use Cascade. I wanted to stray away from my normal WLP001 so I cam up with this: 14 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 100.0 % 2.00 oz Cascade...

Well after making the switch to all grain, I brewed one time on a two tier where I had to move hot liquid around a lot so I decided to figure out a 3 tier stand. I used some shelving units rated at 600lbs (300lb per shelf) that were 54"T, 14"D and 36" wide for the main part. The smaller part...