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That's right, I work miracles. Turned some ordinary water, a bucket of grain, a bag of leaves and a bunch of microbial fungus into a Czech Pilsner today. Not a bad days work.

Grain Bill: Shoot for a 1.055-1.060 OG 40% Weyermann Pilsner 25% Munich 20% Wheat 8.5% Flaked Oats 4% Carafa III 2.5% Black Prinz Hops: 1 ounce of something like US Sazz or Tettnang with 30 minutes left in boil. 10-12 IBU's Water: 100% RO water 1.5 grams of CaCl and 1.5 grams of Gypsum per 5...

Last day of school today, several brewing days lined up this week, and come home to find a box of beer from my step son had been delivered. Coincidence? I think not.

This beer serves two purposes for me. 1.) It is just a great beer to have on tap. Easy drinking, low ABV., and a crowd favorite. 2.) I use this beer to "make yeast." I generally run yeast through many beers, and I use this beer as a low hopped, low gravity way to generate a lot of yeast for...

I brew 6.5 gallons to account for loss going from Kettle to fermenter and fermenter to keg - I leave behind trub, hop material, yeast, etc. So, I end up with a full 5 gallons going into the keg at the end. I get about 84% mash efficiency. Adjust grain bill to fit your system, efficiency, etc...

I am planning on boiling to remove temporary hardness from my water for a brew tomorrow. Couple Questions...... 1.) My water is 250-300 Hardness, almost all of which is temporary hardness. My water is VERY similar to Munich water. 2.) When doing this...... bring water to a boil..... boil for...

Curious who is heading to Homebrew Con next month? I am looking forward to attending for the first time.:mug:

Time to learn a little something about enzymes, conversion of starch into sugar, effects of temperature on enzymes, etc. What better example than the mashing of grain in the brewing process? Some groups mash with ice water, some at 155, some maintain boil or close through out. Sample the wort...

Came home from work yesterday and found a box in my garage. Hadn't been expecting anything..... saw it was from my step son. It was pretty heavy, brought it inside and opened it up. Imagine my surprise when I found this inside!

Hey - Just bought a second schmitt crock. First one has worked great. Second one looked fine. However, first use a couple days ago - kosher pickles...... within a day, all of these "powdery" lines appear on the outside. They wipe off, but come right back in 12 hours or so. Anyone have...

I have some Azacca hops I want to try out. I am going to put them into this recipe that is kind of my standard IPA: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=568046 I have not used Azacca...... any thoughts? Has anyone else used them? I have a few thoughts - 1.) I could just use 100%...

Hey - Question about phosphoric acid. I always have used lactic acid for my mash/sparge. I have read that phosphoric is more flavor neutral. To be honest, it is probably irrelevant as I am not using high levels of lactic acid...... always .75ml/gallon or less. But, none the less, I...

SPECIFICATIONS: OG 1.055 FG 1.011 IBU's...... 30-35 from bittering, not sure of utilization from all the late addition hops. Perception is much more than 35 IBU's though. SRM 4 ABV 5.3% - This is definitely more of a "session" IPA - but, the heavy late hops and full body really make it drink...

Brewing a RIS this weekend. Planning on using about 70% tap water and 30% RO water - my tap water is High in bicarbonate. In general, I have found good success keeping high bicarbonate in my dark beers. This beer is bigger and darker than your average porter or stout though. My big question...

Brewing a big RIS this weekend with a friend. 1.1-1.2 gravity range. Ultimately, we are going to put in a 5 gallon bourbon barrel for some aging (3-5 weeks) probably. At any rate, we are going to do 2 mashes, collecting first runnings off of each. Using second runnings off of each for...

I am looking to buy a new pH meter. I had a cheap one that was questionable at best - I would rather buy new and good, than replace parts on the one I have. I am willing to spend up to or around $100 if it is a worthwhile piece of equipment. I looked at other threads, but they are of...

just updating my B'run Water and second guessing myself. I just want to make sure I have everything entered correctly and am not screwing anything up. I included my ward lab #'s and Water Input screenshot.... Am I missing anything? Thanks My Ward Lab #'s are: pH 8.0 Total Dissolved...

Farewell Falconers Flight IPA with hints of clove, banana and plastic.

Ok...... this is probably a dumb question. I got a feeler gauge when I ordered my MM2. Which one of these numbers do you use in figuring the gap? The top # or the bottom #? If it is the top #, this is the biggest gap on the tool. Just pair them together to get bigger gaps? This is the...

I know WLP835 German Lager X is due to be released as a Jan/Feb Platinum strain....... Has anyone seen it available yet at any homebrew stores - preferably midwest store for shipping. One of my favorite yeasts and would like to order it to brew some Lagers as soon as it is available. Thanks.