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Recipe: Moongazer Bitter Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 6.25 gal Boil Size: 7.66 gal Estimated OG: 1.047 SG Estimated Color: 13.1 SRM Estimated IBU: 34.2 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 % Boil Time: 60...

I will be brewing a batch of starter wort in the next few days. My water has basically nothing in it. Not much sodium or sulfate, almost no calcium, magnesium, or carbonates. Palmer says that calcium and to a lesser extent magnesium are needed by the yeast. Should I add some salts to the...

I am about to start yeast ranching and thought it would be better to use syringes to move the yeast around instead of pipettes. Any suggestions on what gauge needles would be best for this?

Recipe: Bad Kitty Brown Style: Northern English Brown Ale TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 6.00 gal Boil Size: 7.35 gal Estimated OG: 1.046 SG Estimated Color: 17.8 SRM Estimated IBU: 22.8 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 % Boil...

I have been wanting to build a keezer for a while now. After much reading and researching I finally decided to take the plunge. Many of the ideas came from this site. The victim: 7.2 cu/ft Magic Chef The frame starts taking shape. Adding the trim. My beautiful wife helping out...

I am getting close to finishing my keezer but I have a few questions I havent been able to find the answer to. I will have 4 taps. How far apart do I put them? And how far above the drip tray?

Is there any reason you cant force carb at room temperature? I know it would take a higher pressure setting and probably more time but is there anything else? I would like to have my kegs carbed and ready to go when I put them in the kegerator.

I made up this SMaSH recipe and it turned out delicious but I'm not sure what category it falls into. In my software I put it in as an ordinary bitter. Any thoughts on what kind of beer this is? Here is the recipe: Recipe: MOTett SMaSH Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter TYPE: All Grain...

Def Cat Brewery After alot of hard work by my wife the official brewery logo is finished. What do you guys think? I am in love with it. The name comes from the fact we have a white cat who happens to be deaf. I think it will look cool on bottle necks and on the labels. Maybe...

I found a store close to the house with a decent beer selection so I came home with these: From right to left: Samual Smith's Taddy Porter, Stone Pale Ale, Hobgoblin, Rogue Mocha Porter, Anchor Steam, Murphys Stout. The question is which one do I start with. I have read about these...

I finally did it. Just couldn't help myself. I had 3 batches of beer to bottle and only enough bottles for one batch. So I went to my LHBS and came home with this: Cornelius Kegging System Went with the 3 keg system. Got my first batch in a keg now just waiting on it to carb up...

I'm sure this question has been asked a million times but the search didn't turn up what I wanted to know. At what point does a cider become a cyser? Is any honey in apple juice a cyser or is there a required amount? I have 5 gallons of apple juice just waiting for me to something...

I started homebrewing back in April and have been interested in making mead for a while now. My wife has been helping me brew and started to show some interest in making wine. Yesterday I came into possesion of 5 gallons of honey and after a trip to the grocery store to get some bread yeast we...

I hate vorlaufing. I dont like draining out wort and pouring it back in the MLT. It is my main gripe about going AG. So I have been thinking of a way to avoid it. Is there any reason why attaching a nylon paint strainer bag to the output of the MLT wouldnt work? It should have a fine...

Is there any reason to use a hop for bittering in a Stout other than a high alpha hop such as Magnum or Simcoe? I have been playing around with a recipe and am not sure which hop to use. With the price of hops these days it makes more sense to me to use high-alpha hops for bittering, but only...

Finally decided to give making a recipe a try. What do you guys think of this. I am after a Guiness with a bit more flavor. Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.50 gal Brewer: Wayne Boil Size: 7.03 gal Boil Time: 60min Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 7.50 lb Pale Malt...

I have 2 AG kits and 2 different yeasts. Neither kit tells me which yeast to use so I have no idea which yeast to use with which kit. I have an American Cream Stout kit and American Cream Ale kit. The two yeasts I have are pitchable vials of White Labs WLP001 and WLP013. Any sugeestions on...

Is there anyway to set up a partgyle recipe in Beersmith? I am still learning to use the software and am starting to get the hang of it but I havent found a way to do partygyles.

In the "My Recipes" view it used to show a brewsheet for whichever recipe I had selected. I downloaded a recipe file and now it doesn't show the brewsheet anymore. I have looked and looked but can't figure out how to get it back. Any ideas?

I am making an oatmeal stout. About 45 minutes into the mash I noticed I forgot to add the flaked oats. I added them and some more water to bring the mash temp back up. How long do I need to let it sit now?