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Spices can get overpowering in these brews, especially mulling spices and Ginger. They need a little time in the bottle to mellow out. I always have a tough time with Ginger. Anyway, with the GL’s ale, you boil your ginger and cinnamon the entire boil, so it’s not as overbearing. Good Luck!

Just read back through this thread and have to respond to this post. I’m a small batch brewer, brewing a case of beer (or 2.5gal keg) at a time, or around 3 gal batches. I started my Brew Journey with GigaWort as well, and still use it (after 6 yr) for both extract and as a HLT (sparge water...

I not used T-58 before. But I’ve used s-04 and Nottingham before; like both, especially Notty!

Northern Brewers Superior Ale is very close to GL ALE, if not spot on

In the next week I’ll brew a batch of Great Lakes Christmas Ale. I usually bounce around to something different every year, but this year the Christmas Ale deserves another run!

I ordered this one a day or so ago, in the 11” width. It seems a lot sturdier than the ones on Amazon or elsewhere. And it’s already on its way!

I measured 11.5“ wide and a little under 2” high for the legs. Looks like a good size would be 11” X 2” would be good for a bag

Has anyone found (from Amazon or whoever) a false bottom / grille that fits in the 6.5? I’ve been putting my grain bag inside my malt pipe, but would like to do away with malt pipe and use a false bottom. Thanks!

This has been a interesting discussion since my post(#19) regarding dead space under and around the malt pipe. While I am concerned about the FACT that there is limiting mixing of the mash with all of the water, my bigger concern, and one that I have experienced, is that the smaller Diameter...

It’s not a wife’s tale; it’s called science. But whatever you want to believe…I don’t care

The difference with the 6.5 is that the ratio of dead space to batch size is very high. For example, if I want to make a 2.75 gallon batch (fermenter volume), I need a total of about 4.3 gallons for BIAB, per my profile. When I pour 4.3 gallons into the 6.5, over half of that ( ~ 2.5 gal)...

Hey all - I’m trying to brew a couple year-end extract batches on Brewfather and I’m having issues with the “steeping” steps not showing up when I go to start a brew batch. When I click the brewing tab, I had hoped to see the series of steps that instruct me to heat the water to X degrees and...

I mash in a bag (MIAB) using a round igloo cooler and bag, sometimes over a false bottom (when I fly sparge), and sometimes with no false bottom (when I’m batch sparring. I have no problem maintaining mash temp. I usually start off with Strike water about 7-8 degrees warmer than my desired max...

I started home brewing about 5 years ago when I retired. Started out extract, moved on to AG after about a year, and starting this past month, I’ve moved back to extract. I brew 2.75g batches, and I’m not into the fancy pants beer recipes. I (and my drinking friends) cannot distinguish...

Back to OP’s question - I have a 6.5, not a 10, but I have not had great success with any amount of Sparge process on the 6.5, when using the Malt pipe. As an earlier post mentioned, you have to consider all the deadspace you have around and under the malt pipe when you calculate strike and...

I bought another SS Brewbucket, 7 gal, Brewmaster edition. Got it on sale at MoreBeer (probably available elsewhere), and glad to add it to my collection. I have a collection of fermenters, including other SS equipment, Fermonsters, and Speidels, and these Brewbuckets are the best in my book!

I have used Beersmith 3, Brewfather, and Brewers Friend, trying to figure out which one suits my game the best. I brew mostly all grain, with an occasional extract brew, and my standard batch size is 3.25g; this I am small batch! I tried, but I just don’t like Brewfather. I don’t know how to...

Original poster here; just wanted to provide an update. My Krausen finally disappeared. The lid is still covered with the sticky stuff (because it had no where else to go), but the beer is clear. Will be dropping it in a keg tomorrow with a little CO2 purge for a few days of cold crashing...

Looking for opinions/experience. As I understand (from brewing techniques texts), it is not necessary to mash Crystal grains and dark grains (chocolates, roasted barley, grains above 80 or so lovibond). Actually, I was surprised to find out that you shouldn’t mash your darker grains, as you...