Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – January 2025
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025Most Discussed Topics
Snowpocalyse!
by Minbari with 60 posts this month
Anyone else get snowed in? Everyone in my family is stuck in the driveway, except me. :D[ATTACH type="full"]31138[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]31137[/ATTACH]
Happy New Year
by Ozarks Mountain Brewery with 9 posts this month
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Dark Wort
by Brewer #447148 with 11 posts this month
I just signed up, I know this may be a common topic but I just started my second brewing session, first time I got an IPA kit as a gift with LME. Followed instructions ,surprisingly beer turned out…
Mash Kettle insulation ideas
by Michael_biab with 12 posts this month
Hi all, Need your opinion on insulating my mash kettle. I do all grain, BIAB, have a 15 gallon kettle, and am currently using R13 wall batting insulation wrapped around the kettle held in place by…
My lager won't ferment
by Meaulnes with 30 posts this month
Happy New Year to all.I am not at all used to lagers and I have just brewed one. Because of my poorly calibrated pH meter I have a doubt about the mash pH but I suspect it has gone below 5.2.The…
OG Way off
by Brewer #418507 with 14 posts this month
Recently started BiAB. My recipe called for an OG of 1.071. It ended up at 1.046. What could cause that? I know the starch in the grains aren’t being fully converted but why? Not mashing lon…
Stuck Fermentation or Ready to Bottle?
by Prairie Dog with 13 posts this month
Hi all,I brewed this IPA a couple weeks ago ([URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/brewsession/509531[/URL]) and checked the gravity last night after 12 days in the fermenter and it is abou…
Light American Lager
by The Brew Mentor with 12 posts this month
I'll start this here and then maybe start another thread in recipes for feedback.My Brewer wants to brew a LAL and call it " Keep the Lights On". As much as we have Light beers on most of the tim…
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How does the brewing process for a lager differ from that of an ale?
by Meaulnes on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 with 4 posts so far
So far I have mostly brewed ales. I am brewing my first lager right now.I usually use a CO2 reabsorption protection device during the cold crash which consists of a 20 liter bladder that recovers …
NukaTap vs. Perlick 525SS
by Beerbelly on Mon, 13 Jan 2025 with 2 posts so far
I built my kegerator with two Perlick 525SS faucets many years ago. I'm now having some leaking issues, and wondering about the NukaTap faucets. Any reviews from users?
Is there a way to add a step to add a whirlfloc tablet?
by Brewer #444282 on Mon, 13 Jan 2025 with 3 posts so far
Just did my first brew after putting a recipe in Brewers friend and afterwards realized I forgot to include whirlfloc.Is there a way to add that as a step?
Shopping List for Mobile App
by AnokaBrewer on Sun, 12 Jan 2025 with 2 posts so far
I have not used the mobile app very much, but it does come in handy when looking up recipes and brew sessions when people have questions on my beers.One thing I noticed today is there is no Shopp…
Roasting specialty malt
by Brew Cat on Sat, 11 Jan 2025 with 9 posts so far
Anyone roast their own? I did this during the COVID pandemic but never kept detailed notes. The beer was very good but as far as color for recipes just a guess. I should have noted temperature and …
My lager won't ferment
by Meaulnes on Fri, 10 Jan 2025 with 30 posts so far
Happy New Year to all.I am not at all used to lagers and I have just brewed one. Because of my poorly calibrated pH meter I have a doubt about the mash pH but I suspect it has gone below 5.2.The…
Light American Lager
by The Brew Mentor on Thu, 09 Jan 2025 with 12 posts so far
I'll start this here and then maybe start another thread in recipes for feedback.My Brewer wants to brew a LAL and call it " Keep the Lights On". As much as we have Light beers on most of the tim…
Viking extra pale malt
by Brew Cat on Thu, 09 Jan 2025 with 5 posts so far
Well going through my inventory to find a lager recipe I can brew. Alas no Pilsner but some Munich. I'm thinking of a maibock using the Viking extra pale instead of the Pilsner. What say you all. O…
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