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Or is this something that only matters at the protein rest temps? If yes, then is a portion of unmalted (or floor-malted) grain recommended? And wouldn't that then also require the protein rest?

I'm going to make a gallon batch of ginger cyser. Hoping to hit an abv of 12+% I'm thinking some residual sweetness would be nice. Assuming my abv exceeds my yeast's tolerance level whatever sugar is left over would be where my sweetness comes from. I'd prefer that that sweetness comes...

Recently had a couple high FG problems. This is rarely a problem for me. Has happened in two beers so far. Brown ale with Irish ale 1084 finished at 1.024. Mashed at 152-154. Should've been around 1.016. Porter in the fermenter now with British Ale 1098 (hopefully it'll continue to drop). But...

Hey All, Hoping those that work in the industry can give me some advice. I may have a meeting very soon with a few people about a brewing position at a new start up. They are in the process of building right now. I don't know how big their system is. I have 5 years homebrewing...

STATS: Original Gravity: 1.058 Final Gravity: 1.015 ABV (alternate): 5.84% IBU (rager): 32.22 SRM (morey): 13.48 FERMENTABLES: 9 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (80%) 0.75 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (6.7%) 0.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 120L (4.4%) 1 lb - Oak Smoke Wheat (8.9%)...

I'm wanting to make a beer that reminds me of the Minnesota woods. Something woody and earthy. A good camping beer. Spruce beer comes to mind, but that's not all that woody, more citrusy. So I was thinking about cedar and/or juniper. We have Eastern Red Cedar and White Cedar here...

Getting my first keg soon and am reading up on how to work the pressure. First beer going in is a saison, currently sitting at 80 degrees According to this: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/1312/Summerzym95-Kegging_How-To.pdf I need to set my pressure at 40psi for...

http://www.rei.com/product/737349/katadyn-base-camp-water-filter In an effort to get rid of chlorophenols I've recently tried using this to filter out cholrine and chloramines from my tap water. My understanding is that since it is an active carbon filter it will do this. I did two test...

Planning on using left over Red X for a hoppy red (maybe around 7%). Looking for guidance on getting that fire red color. I've done some Red's with carared and caramunich with dashes of roasted barley and got good color. But haven't brewed a lot with Red X. I did a smash. Aimed for 1.050, but...

I'm working on piecing together my kegging equipment and recently picked up a craigslist buy (co2 tank and regulator). Regulator looks like this: http://www.marineandreef.com/Milwaukee_MA957_CO2_Regulator_p/RMI00957.htm?gclid=CObb5eyD4rgCFY2e4AodFmAA7A I can post an actual picture later, but am...

https://mashout.org/ Anybody else excited and entering?

So I've recently been thinking. I get 70% efficiency consistently. If I try (and succeed) at increasing my efficiency then it seems to me that brewing old recipes with flavor/color consistency becomes an issue. I understand that greater efficiency would require less grain, but there inlays the...

Working on my stir plate. I have it all wired up and works fine. Power turns it on and off and my rheostat cuts down the speed. However, if I turn it too far (which is barely anthing) it cuts the fan speed completely. I need to use hairline adjustments to moderate the speed. When open full it...

Just curious....the names of beers, after a competition is over, are posted alongside the winners. As is my immature, school-boy humor I'm considering entering some beers with horrifically inappropriate names, with my fingers crossed that I'll make it to the winners board. Kinda like when you go...

this plant was dig up from my home in Oregon, traveled to Minnesota, and is living in a box til the weather gets nicer. It had the advantage of thinking spring wa here in Oregon And is now about 10 feet high. In my efforts to wrap bines and stuff I broke three of the four biggest bines. Now I...

Anyone here ever try an IPA with a combination of rye and wheat in replacement of the 2 row? Like a 50/50 split. Results? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

This is what I've come up with after looking at various RIS recipes, including the Great Divide Yeti Imperial. I want it complex, with a lot of body and a heavy roast/coffee flavor and some chocolate notes. I'm also contemplating making it a bourbon/coffee and/or chocolate imperial, hence the...

I've decided to try to make an authentic (as close as possible) ale from the 1790-1805 time range. I have a cousin, a bit of a historian buff, who is interested. I've done some preliminary research and found that Porters were imported from England around the 1770's but didn't catch on. Then I...

No stranger to brewing, but haven't tried the IIPA yet. Looking to IIPA that is very fruit hop forward, but with a slightly sweet malt backbone. Hoping American Ale II will accentuate the fruitiness from the hops even more. Thought some victory and honey malt would add complexity to the malt so...

It's spring now and I noticed I had a new hop bine growing unattached to my rhizome. I tossed the vines into the dirt last fall, but I think they were all dried and dead before I cut them. I hadn't thought about propagating. Can dead hop vines take root and make new hop plants or do they have...