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I need some help diagnosing a strange gravity measurement. My pre-boil gravity reading today was 1.052 for 7 gallons. My post boil, right-before-pitching-yeast gravity was 1.050 for 5.5 gallons. I know This can't possibly be right because gravity readings should go up as you boil off water...

I've been reading washed yeast/starter threads for awhile and it seems that people in general recommend making a starter with washed yeast even if you have enough viable yeast to begin with. The reason I'm curious is that I don't brew that often and have no need for a bunch of mason jars of...

I washed yeast for the first time on my last batch and I'd like to try and use it for my next one. I've read that people usually split the washed yeast into several mason jars. Then they'll make a starter with one of the mason jars. However, I just have it all in one growler. If I used the...

I have a couple AG batches under my belt and have been doing tons of research. I have been getting very low efficiencies (50-55%). I recently got my Ward water test and used Bru'n Water to get the right chemicals for my brew (My water had been WAY too alkaline). I was hoping today would be...

I must have miscalculated something and I have more wort in my mash tun than I can fit in my brew pot. Should I add the remaining liquid as some of the wort boils off? Or should I just forget about it? Thanks

I'm going to brew an oatmeal stout for my second AG. I based this recipe off of one I found on here plus some ideas from Radical Brewing. Does anyone have any thoughts? Grains 7# 2 Row 1# Flaked Oats (Will probably toast at 300 degrees for 30 minutes) .75# Brown Sugar .5# Chocolate...

So everything was going great with my batch last night until I woke up this morning to change water bottles in my swamp cooler and realized I had left the light on in the basement for 12 hours... There is no sunlight in my basement but it is very bright with incandescent bulbs. Am I screwed?

Hey guys, I'm pretty new to creating recipes. I want to make a Belgian pale ale. Any advice on my recipe would be much appreciated, especially with the hops! From Brewer's Friend: 5 gallon batch, 3 gallon boil, partial mash Fermentables Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill % 4.5 lb...

Long time lurker, first time poster. Advice in these forums has been tremendously helpful so far so I'm hoping for more. I've brewed three extract/specialty grain batches so far and decided to do my first partial mash today. I used Brewer's Friend as my recipe calculator and with a...