What’s Brewing at Brewer’s Friend – August 1, 2024
Thursday, August 1st, 2024Here’s a look at what’s been happening at Brewer’s Friend over the past month. Check out the latest and greatest recipes, styles, ingredients, and more.
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Most Brewed Recipes
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Old Speckled Hen (clone) Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) by BIAB OG: 1.052 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 35 |
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Pilsner Urquell National Award-Winning Clone (Decoction and Non-Decoction Version) Czech Premium Pale Lager by Lil’ Wheaty’s OG: 1.051 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 38 |
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Avg. Perfect Northeast IPA (NEIPA) Specialty IPA: New England IPA by kcq101 OG: 1.062 FG: 1.013 ABV: 6.5% IBU: 59 |
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Southern Tier Pumking clone Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer by mackeydj OG: 1.083 FG: 1.021 ABV: 8.2% IBU: 50 |
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Japanese Rice Lager International Pale Lager by Beard & Barrel Aleworks OG: 1.047 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 18 |
Top Forum Threads
Extract to startby Steve Ruch with 29 posts
Lyme Disease (Suspected)by Craigerrr with 14 posts
Yeast questionby Brewer #404298 with 16 posts
Cold Enough For Clean Fermentation?by the_goat_Birdman with 33 posts
Basement brewery ventilationby philjohnwilliams with 42 posts
Dry Hop under pressureby Vallka with 25 posts
Hello All, From Orlando Flby Brewer #428815 with 11 posts
Brewing a lager recipe with ale yeastby Mastoras007 with 10 posts
Is the beer wort infected?by Brewer #433632 with 11 posts
Part Timeby The Brew Mentor with 7 posts
Featured Calculator
Chaptalization calculator finds how much sugar to add to your must to hit the desired Brix. Chaptalization is the process of adding sugar to must early in wine making process to boost the Brix and thus the total alcohol in the finished wine. The purpose of adding sugar is to boost the Brix in a poor growing year and help the final product turn out better.
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Trends in Recipe Stats
Typical recipe stats this past month and how they compare to the previous month.
| Bitterness (IBU) | 28.30 | ↘ | ( -0.57 ) |
| Alcohol by Volume (ABV) | 5.50% | ↗ | ( +0.04 ) |
| Color (SRM) | 5.75 | ↗ | ( +0.04 ) |
| Batch Size (gallons) | 14.25 | ↗ | ( +2.25 ) |
| Original Gravity (OG) | 1.055 | → | ( +0.000 ) |
| Final Gravity (FG) | 1.012 | → | ( +0.000 ) |
Ideas? Feedback?
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