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They say steeping specialty grains with too much water — experts recommend no more than 2 quarts of water per pound of grain — can release excess tannins. The thinking seems to be that: 1) specialty grains are slightly acidic. 2) the steeping solution should be below 6.0 pH 3) if a large amount...

I'm a little confused about when to take OG reading in an extract brew. I do a 2.5 gallon brew and do a full boil — about 3 gallons is in the brewpot at end of boil and about 2.6 gallons after being cooled goes into fermenter. I know OG is to be taken at the end of the boil. But is it best...

Hello. I just signed up at HomeBrewTalk. This is my first post. If I'm not in the correct forum, I apologize. I have an Amber Ale in secondary with target FG 1.013 according to the recipe (American Amber Ale, Zainasheff and Palmer). After four weeks in the fermenter, I have a FG reading of...