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I'm looking to brew something similar to the Sam Adams Hoppy Red that is in their fall sampler pack now. Would love to get any feedback from those who have tried it! I found the body to be medium / full with a great resinous / sticky hop flavor. I'd describe the color as light red / amber...

I attempted to make invert #3 for the first time last week. I followed the guidelines from this thread and from Ron Pattinson's historical recipe book. I started with 2 lbs of Rapadura raw sugar, 4 cups of water and 1/2 tsp cream of tartar. I brought the water to a boil, turned off the...

I bought a nitro / beer gas mix setup about 6 months ago. It is a 38 cu ft tank and I was able to serve 1 full 5-gallon keg and 2 partial 5-gal kegs before it was empty, so about 10 gallons. I'm having trouble finding info about how many kegs I can expect to serve with beer gas, but 2 didn't...

I spoke with someone at our city water department and she sent me the numbers I need to enter into Bru n water. See the attached screenshot for the details. When I enter this into the Bru'n Water spreadsheet I'm told that the Cation/Anion difference is showing an unbalanced report. They...

***SOLD*** We're selling our Dudadiesel B3-36A 20 Plate chiller. Nothing wrong with it, we're switching over to an electric BIAB setup with a recirculating mash and don't want to run the mash through the plate chiller or mess with moving hoses around mid-brew. The performance of this chiller...

I bought two of these, one for a keezer and one for a lagering chamber. Turns out I never used the lagering chamber, so I sold that chest freezer and now I need to sell the temp controller. It was purchased new about 6 months ago and only used once. Asking $50 plus actual shipping costs. If you...

I started brewing about 1.5 years ago with my two brothers - between the 3 of us we've probably done 20 batches, half extract & half all grain. I am consistently not getting the attenuation I'm expecting. Looking back at the first few batches I completely get it - I had wild temp swings...

During a recent brew we tried 3 different thermometers to verify our mash temp. 2 digital and one mercury. Target strike temp was 156 and these were our readings: 152, 156, 160. The mercury thermometer was the high one. These temp differences were consistent throughout the entire mash...

I've done a few all-grain brews and I'd like to figure out what water adjustments might improve my beer. This is from the 2012 report (http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5294): __________________________________ Min-Max _______ Average Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3) /...