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I am having issues with mash temp. I use a 15 Gallon Sanke keg with reflectix wrapped around it. I heat my strike water to the recommended temp, mash in and stir. Here is the scenario.... Last weekend I mashed 1in had an issue with the temp dropping to like 147 and I needed to be at 152...

How many of you have had this beer? It was my first sour beer, and I'm not impressed. @ $20 for one bottle I was a little upset. The first taste was like wow this is sour. A new beer, let it mellow a little and give your tastebuds a chance. So the first glass is done, second glass its not...

I have 2 vials of white Labs 565 Belgian Saison. I purchased them 2 weeks ago from Northern Brewer. I was planning on brewing tomorrow and forgot to make my starters. If I put both vials in a 4 liter flask and put it on the stir plate today will they be ready by tomorrow? I am making an 11...

I have been using spring\well water from my buddies farm, everything has been great. I don't use my water because its city water and I figured spring\well water with no additives would be better. I want to start tweaking my brews getting the best brew possible, starting with the water. Whats the...

I want to make a 3L starter. I have good washed yeast that I have used several times. This yeast is almost a year old but I used some of it a month ago so I know its still viable. I previously just dumped 2 - 1/2 pint yeast cakes into a 4L flask on top of some DME making a 2L starter as...

I really love bierbuncher's Blonde Ale. I am looking for an all grain recipe similar to that, but around 5.5 to 6% ABV. :D

I have made Biermunchers Aberdeen Ale and really liked it but i want something with a little more punch. Looking for a recipe thats 6 to 7%ABV. American brown or english brown doesn't matter. I have about 30# of pale two row on hand so would like something that uses that.

Recipe Valdez Porter: 13lb 2 Row 2.5 Munich6 1.5lb Cara brown 1.25lb Chocolate Malt 1lb Crystal 120 1 cup of lactose 2 packages re-hydrated Safale S-05 6 gallon batch been in primary for 2 weeks. OG= 1.083 Tested at 1 week 1.032 and at 2 weeks 1.032 Wanted it around 1.020 I only have Notty in...

Contemplating on purchasing a refractometer, but I recently read that after fermentation starts when alcohol is present the refractometer readings are skewed. If that's the case then why purchase one just for the intial OG reading? What are the best model's of refractometers and Hydrometers?

I just purchased a C mill from craigslist used. Its one of the first 3 roller mills with the aluminum block thats split down the middle of each end. Is there anyone here that has this mill and could tell me how to mount it and how to adjust it. :mug:

I just kegged my first batch! Its great, but I have a couple questions. I forced carbed my beer @30 psi for 24 hours then I dropped the pressure down to 12 pounds. I thought it was coming out way too fast. From what I have read a lot of brewers say 24 hours at 30 then down to serving pressure...

Not sure what word im looking for here but I am going to use "Mouth Feel" If you want fuller tasting beer, ie less watery do you need to mash at a higher temp? 148 to 152 give you a lighter crisper beer? Say for something like a blonde ale? I recently brewed my first 2 batches of...

I have brewed 2 batches of beer. Both all grain. I have a question about how I cool my wort. I circulate it thru the plate chiller back to the keggle, on both batches I used the pump at almost full power, putting the wort back in the keggle from the top port at high velocity. I just assumed it...

Is the process the same as force carbing a corny? 24 hours at 30 psi then a day or two at serving pressure? What is the recommended serving pressure for that type of keg?

I am trying to set up beersmith.... I selected my profile for equipment as stainless keg set boil off to 1.25 loss to trub 1 gallon batch vol: 10 gallon Ferm Loss: .50 gallon Boil time: 90 min I input biermunchers recipe for blonde ale ****10-Gallon Batch**** Batch Size: 11.00...

Is it necessary? Who all uses it? Do you use it in the starter as well as in the primary?

I have a keggle with a HOP spider, pellet hops goes in the spider and leaf hops goes straight to the keg. I have a screen filter on my pickup. I have brewed 2 batches of beer, both still fermenting. I just chilled the wort and put it in the fermenter. Is that bad? Should I not transfer all of...

My Carboy is in my basement. It has been at 69 degrees, at night it has been cool and I noticed that it dropped 2 degrees. Will fluctuating temps hurt it?

Whats the best\most sanitary way to get hydro samples from your glass carboy?

First off I would like to thank Homebrewtalk and all of its awesome members!!! :mug: Note to self: Don't do your first brew session and invite all your friends.... 3 people picking guitars and 10 others roaming about makes for a hectic brewday. Add in grilling dinner for everyone and...