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    Pitch More or Let it Be? High-Mashed Brown Ale

    I brewed a brown ale just about two weeks ago. OG = 1.060 SG (10/7) = 1.021 10 lbs VIenna 1 lbs Caramel 60L 1 lbs Victory 12 oz Special 2 oz Chocolate Yeast = 1 11.5g sachet of US-05. I mashed around 156, although it erred a bit higher at times, for 60 minutes. Expected FG is 1.016...
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    Russian Imperial Stout Not Bottle-Carbonating: More Sugar or More Yeast?

    I brewed a Russian Imperial Stout (RIS) earlier this summer (June 17). The recipe is as below: 11 lbs Maris Otter 1 lbs Caramel 120L 11.2 oz Caramel 60L 9 oz Crystal 60L 6 oz Brown Malt 6 oz Chocolate Malt 4 oz Roasted Barley OG = 1.102 FG = 1.025 Mashed at 152F. I fermented with two...
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    US-05: 1 or 2 11.5g Packets for my Brew?

    I'm planning to brew a 5-gallon batch of IPA tomorrow with the following characteristics: Grain (mash at 154 F for 60 mins): 11 lbs 2-row 1 lb crystal malt The projected OG is 1.059 and projected FG is 1.013. My BeerSmith 3 software is telling me I need 1.2 11.5g packets to get there. I've...
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    Fermentation: Range Fermented vs. Absolute FG

    I am several days into brewing a Munich Helles. I sloppily brewed it and as a result overshot my OG by a fair bit (mashed too high, then boiled off too much water that I never replaced). I had some issues with temp early on, so the yeast seem to have fermented quickly. The stats are below...
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