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Oops, just realized I probably should have placed this under brew science. As you can see from my low post count, I'm relatively uninitiated. Sorry, guys.

Agreed. I'm not advocating for greater numbers of sparge steps. As a matter of fact I typically single sparge. Understanding the math can only help us, though, and I couldn't find any quantitative posts on this topic. Absolutely true. Tannin extraction increases. As with nearly all...

I have an odd urge to contribute to everyone's theoretical understanding of brewing. We can all improve our methods by living by the motto "There are no black-boxes," meaning we shouldn't just go through the motions without understanding what we're doing or why. That leads to silly...

You found the main thing that was bothering me, the aroma hops. Typically they wouldn't go well with raspberry, but I figured the maltiness of the amber base and caramel would help tone it down. I also was a bit concerned about the IBUs being a bit high for this fruit beer, which also makes me...

So I ended up running the probe in through the defrosting drain in the bottom of the freezer. This fridge comes with a cap on this drain that I then drilled a small hole into to pass the wire into it. I then stuffed the drain loosely with cotton balls and closed off the interior hole with some...

So, came up with this recipe last night based on some leftover ingredients. I'm not sure how I feel about the whole thing, so let me know what you think. Schedule: Steep 1 lbs Briess Caramel 40L for 20 min at 155 deg F. 60 min, 6 lbs Wheat LME (65% wheat, 35% barley, Northern Brewer)...

Hi all, My 7.0 ft^3 GE chest freezer (model FCM7SUWW from Home Depot, $178) just arrived today! I'm currently located in Tucson, AZ and our temps are scorching at the time, hence the need for this appliance. It will primarily be used to control fermentation temperatures, not keg temps. My...

Look forward to making cleaning less of a chore!