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Hey Everyone- just got a megapot 1.2 and am wondering if it's best practice to boil some water in it prior to first use. I also heard several people swapping the original washers for flat rubber washers. Any benefits to the flat rubber washers as opposed to the round rubber ones it ships with...

Has anyone ever experienced significant miss with their OG while doing extract? I'm talking hitting 1.020 when trying to hit 1.040. I brewed a batch of Northern Brewer Cream Ale this afternoon and am beyond pissed it missed the mark so badly. I'm not a new brewer and have made plenty of extract...

I'm brewing an American Wheat (50% 2-row, 50% wheat, citra hops) and am wanting to get it super clear. Here's what I'm thinking: Primary- 10 days Cold Crash- 4 days Add Gelatin- 3 days Bottle Condition- 4 weeks I've read on the forum some people add gelatin, then crash; others crash...

I'm making an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Stout inspired by the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Stout in the book "Make Some Beer" by the Brooklyn Beer Shop people. Here's their recipe for 1 Gallon. 1-lb 2-row .3-lb Chocolate Malt .3-lb Flaked Oats .2-lb 60L Crystal .1 oz East Kent Goldings (60min) 1...

I normally rehydrate my yeast in cooled, boiled water, but being in a rush and having a few too many beers during brewing I rehydrated in water straight from the tap. Am I ok pitching? Or should I use an older packet I have laying around (albeit a different strain)? Sent from my iPhone using...

Hey everyone, I put together a beer recipe spreadsheet to help me keep track of some items on brewing day and wanted to share it. I did this for a couple of reasons: 1. I usually end up scaling my recipes to 1, 2.5 or 3 gallon recipes and wanted an easy way to do this without getting into...

Would you guys mind talking a look at a recipe I put together? Looking at brewing this next weekend. This is the first recipe I've put together, but follows all the same steps I've followed all last 5 batches. Basic Information Batch Name:Lemon Wheat Brewed By:Jim Butler Style:American Wheat...

I found an all grain recipe I want to try in a small batch. I found the recipe here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/malted-milk-stout-420344/ I divided the malts in the grain bill by 5 and assumed a 65% mash efficiency to calculate a mash volume of 2.3 qts with a grain bill of 1.84 lbs malts...

Hey guys, just wanted to share a video I put together of my first batch. While there are definitely things I'm going to do different in the future (rehydrating the yeast and adding temp control) the northern brewer American wheat kit was a good learning experience. Hope everyone enjoys!

What's up guys- I'm a new brewer in the Dallas area. Love all the info on the forums. Been super useful so far. I just finished batch number 2 and am looking for a recipe for batch number 3. Looking at doing one of these stove top partial mashes...