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Just brewed a 10gal all grain IPA. Here is the bill: 24lb 2-row, 1lb Cara-pils (40l), 1lb Crystal (45l) Mashed 4gal H2O at 156 degrees (strike @ 168) - Gravity 1.056 Sparged total 8gal H2O (3gal wort + 5gal clean H2O / heated to 171 degrees) - Gravity 1.043 Added to boil- 1.5lb Corn Sugar...

Brewed a Robust Porter last week (10Gal). It is in a 14.5 Gal Stainless conical fermenter. My question is: Should I capture some or all of the yeast prior to adding the vanilla beans / Oak and Bourbon? I'm thinking i may want some of the yeast in there to work off some of the sugars from the...

Some friends of mine have graciously given me 2.5 lbs of Willamette hops from thier garden. Issue is, they had them picked and sitting in a box for a week before I could pick them up and bring them home to dry them. When I did pick them up, they were brown but still smelled great and I am in the...

I have 4 different strains of hops growing and would like to figure out the Alpha Acid content of each. Is there a "tester kit" available or do I need to send them to a lab? Also, will the AA change or stay the same - on the same plant, year vs. year? Thanks in advance!! :mug:

I am interested in brewing a Strawberry Blonde. Question is, When should I add the fruit? I am thinking of adding them at the second fermentation and Lagaring it so there will be no chance of the fruit getting moldy. (I have had that happen before). I am still searching for a recipe. I am set up...

Been brewing for awhile now but have decided to make the leap to some all grain batches. I am in the final stages of building a Natural gas / three tier rolling brew stand. I will upgrade my acct. and post pics when I'm finished with it. I enjoy the Wheats and Belgian Whites. My main beverage...