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Last weekend I set out to brew all Sunday, so I stopped by the LHBS and picked up 1 extract kit, 1 partial mash, and one 1 AG 3.5 gallon (BierMuncher's Aberdeen Brown). I started with the AG, and overlapped with the PM. I missed my gravities by a lot, about 10 points each. I mashed on the stove...

On Labor Day, we brewed up Yuri_Rage's Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale as a partial mash (6 gal batch size), and an additional 2 gallon AG. Pitched 1.5 packets on S-04 on the pumpkin, the other 0.5 on the small batch. Fermentation started immediately, and has now slowed. I am leaving for 2 weeks on...

United Water Toms River posted their quality report recently -- Chlorine ppm 0.47 Alkalinity ppm 53 Aluminum ppb 76 Chloride ppm 12 Corrosivity 0.7 Color CU 1 Hardness (as CaCO3) ppm 54 Iron ppb 75 Manganese ppb 30 Odor TON 0.05 pH 7.7 Sodium ppm 12 Sulfate ppm 8 TDS ppm 82 Two...

I want to make a tasty IPA as my first all-grain brew. I have a 10-gal round Igloo cooler, which I am in the process of converting to a mash tun with the steel braid. I will be acquiring an 8-12 gallon kettle soon. In the meantime, I play with Beersmith. So what do you all think? Type: All...

Hello everyone, I'm relatively new to the homebrewing world, with about 7 brews of varying quality completed. I got all the basics, and my last (a homemade recipe extract Pale Ale) came out superb. Last night I brewed an extract kit that some buddies recommended, 1# 40L Crystal 0.5# US 2-row...