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. Did first partial mash recipe (a super high gravity RIS), going with Brewfather figures for water, but then ended up having to boil more than twice as long as specified, to get correct batch volume. The LME was included in Fermentables, with use set to flameout. I normally do all grain...

Just wondering if a thin mash, with smaller sparge, or a thick mash with larger sparge, should give greater mash efficiency (where final total water volume is the same). If the ideal water:grain ratio, depends on diastatic power, how do you calculate it for a mix of grains? During mash, sugar...

Interesting thing about calculations for stronger brews ... Was planning to to try (an Evil Dead Red clone) using LalBrew® Verdant IPA. The first time I'd be trying this yeast, so checked the lallemand pitching rate calculator, with planned batch size 23l; OG 1056; temperature 20°C Pitching...

Just trying to get my head around how adding Sucrose to a recipe, can reduce the FG. I've been tweaking a Evil Dead Red clone recipe, very hop forward but low IBU red (Irish) ale, to be a closer match to the commercial product: ABV: 6.66%; 10 IBU. And decided to try using the Lallemand Verdant...

Just wondering if this sounds practical, or if anyone's come across any alternative methods? I'm thinking of putting a silicone hose on the tap, to act as a second recirculation path, going around outside of the malt pipe to circulate water from the dead space there. At the moment I alternate...

Roast barley is suggested to achieve a nice red - amber colour, without adding flavour. Either by late mash addition, or using cold steep. Though in the Briess picture below, I prefer the colours from Munich20 & caramel malts. rows are: 2; 5; 10; and 20 SRM. columns: Aromatic Munich Malt 20L...

At present I'm using Lactic acid for mash PH adjustment, but suspect I taste it in certain beer styles. So planning to switch to Phosphoric acid The amount needed might be easier to measure if it's diluted, maybe to 50% or 25%. And also safer, in case of any splashes. With 50% strength, it...

New BZ g4. First couldn't get past wi-fi setup screen, now RAPT portal says "The specified device is not a RAPT BrewZilla" so wont register it. Has anyone else had issues, and managed to sort them? Prompt to register fills most of display, making it almost impossible to use the BZ - for a brew...

I'm looking for suggestions to help choose between (probably) these systems: Brewzilla 35l gen4 (£410) Brauheld Pro 45l (Klarstein £490) Brauheld Smart 45l (Klarstein £375) Unless there's any better suggestions, in the same price range. The brewzilla includes a 13 loop Chiller coil. Klarstein...

When doing a partial mash, where extracts (or sugars) are are added later (during boil), I'd like to know the target pre-boil gravity from just the mash grains. In an all grain mash, you can monitor the mash brix, knowing the pre boil gravity, as shown in Brewfather. The mash brix must reach...

Looking for oakchips, from bourbon or Cognac barrels, for aging imperial stout once I've sorted a good recipe. Chips, sold for brewing, often say 'from freshly emptied barrels'. The ones for BBQ / smoking, some saying 'recently emptied', are much cheaper. Though some for smokers are probably...

16.58% ABV Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. Any recipe suggestions? Yesterday, I had a glass of Cromarty Brewing Co. Anniversary XI - Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. It is 16.58% ABV; 82 IBU; colour Black; aged 35 months in a mix of freshly emptied bourbon & wine barrels; BBE Jan.33. I'm not usually a...