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    pre-hopped ipa lme and dark lme thinking of mixing

    So I have a 4lb. can of pre-hopped IPA LME and a 3lb. can of dark LME. I am thinking about mixing the two for a five gallon batch and doing about a 20 minute boil with another ounce of hops. What do you guys think I might end up with? I was wondering if it might make something similar to a...
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    Irish stout lacking flavor

    I have an Irish stout that has been in the fermenter for two weeks now. I took a gravity reading today and that looks good. I tasted my sample, and although it wasn't bad, it wasn't as good as I'd have liked. There isn't a bad flavor. There just isn't much of a flavor IMO. I was expecting to...
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    Irish stout lacking flavor

    I have an Irish stout that has been in the fermenter for two weeks now. I took a gravity reading today and that looks good. I tasted my sample, and although it wasn't bad, it wasn't as good as I'd have liked. There isn't a bad flavor. There just isn't much of a flavor IMO. I was expecting to...
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    confused about boil amounts

    I have been looking at AG recipes. I am confused because although they are all trying to achieve 5.5 gal. batches, there are boil amounts ranging from 6 - almost 8 gallons. Why is that? If liquid evaporates at a certain rate when boiling, wouldn't you get different amounts at the end of a 60...
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    is a 52 quart cooler too big to use for 5 gal batches

    I read somewhere that you shouldn't use too large of a cooler for mashing because you will have a shallow grain bed. I have a 52 quart cooler. Is that too big if I want to make 5 gallon batches?
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    Is it bad to move fermenting beer?

    My beer has been fermenting for about 10 or 11 days now. A situation arose this morning where I had to move my fermentor. I did it as gently as possible, but it still obviously moved the liquid around some. Is this bad? Could it cause any ill effects?
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    first time to brew and OG way high

    when I took my first reading before pitching yeast it was around 1.090. I know that is way too high. All I can think of is that when I topped it up I didn't mix it well enough and got a bit of the concentrated wort. It was supposed to start at 1.045. Or maybe because when I topped it up to what...
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    first brew fermentation temp. too low?

    I read a lot of stuff on here about keeping the fermenting beer down to between 60-70F and that the actual fermenting temp would be like 3-5F warmer than ambient temp. Well my house stays around 70-72 so I wanted to cool it down a little more. I read about people keeping it in a water bath...
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