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Original Gravity: Calculate or measure
I've been told that for extract brewing it's best to simply calculate the original gravity instead of measuring it. Is this correct? What are the pros/cons either way? What about with ...
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Is a long boil with extract necessary?
I'm making a late hopped extract beer later tonight. (Jamil's Evil Twin as posted http://www.mrmalty.com/late_hopping.htm) He suggests at 90 minute boil with the first hop addition coming 20 minutes ...
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What difference does the crush make for steeped grains?
I'm wondering if I need to be mindful of how well my grains are crushed if I'm just using them for steeping.
Do I need to get my LHBS to crush my grains or use the rolling pin / bag method? Or can I ...
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I boiled my PVC thermometer probe - health concerns?
I have a digital thermometer with a probe. The probe is stainless steel but the cable and probe housing are apparently made of PVC. In my last brew I just submerged the whole probe in the boiler ...
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Can I steep grains ahead of time?
In an effort to spread brew day out across a few weeknights, I was wondering if there is any harm in steeping grains ahead of time?
I don't plan on leaving the "tea" for more than a day or two, ...
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How do you sparge small amounts of grain in a partial mash recipe?
For less than around 2 pounds of milled grain in a nylon bag, do you need an elaborate sparging process?
Do you need much of the equipment for an all-grain setup, or can you basically just soak the ...
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What is the largest percentage of grain bill for steeping?
I've recently moved from extract-only to extract + steeping grains. I'm making a recipe now and wondering if there is a max limit for steeping grains as part of the total grain bill? For a double ...
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Followed a recipe, made some changes, got same OG. Think it will taste similar?
I'm working on a recipe that called for some small amounts of LME (.75 lb Wheat LME,
.5 lb Munich LME). I couldn't get such small amounts of LME at the homebrew store, so on some advice from the ...
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Flaked Maize Mini/Partial Mash
Still back on extract brews due to time/equipment constraints, but I am making a cream ale this week. Have one lb of flaked maize for a 5 gallon batch (along with 6 lbs of DME), and I understand that ...
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How does oat malt work for steeping?
I'm presently an extract, partial boil brewer. I was thinking of steeping oat malt (from, for example, Thomas Fawcett). Will this work? I'm using a recipe here, which calls for flaked oats. But ...
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What can I substitute for Carabelge?
I'm brewing a saison from a recipe (extract+grains) that calls for Carabelge, which my LHBS doesn't stock.
The bill is 50/50 wheat & light extract (2kg each) plus 500g of Vienna and Carabelge.
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Do I need to add 6-Row to my extract + grains dunkelweizen for proper conversion?
Do I need to add some 6-Row or otherwise tweak this recipe? I'm going to be brewing a dunkelweizen later this month. My recipe uses 6 lbs. of wheat extract and 2.5 lbs. of caramel and chocolate wheat, ...
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Formulating a session saison using extract & grains
I'm looking to put together a session saison & can't find much online to start from. I've got this so far, but would like some feedback.
Malts
500g Munich I (steeped)
3kg x-light / pilsner ...
