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I would like to try a Farmhouse ale, and read they are often open fermented. Has anybody tried this, and how do you go about it - just leave the lid off?

I use a refractometer, adjusting the FG reading with the Brewers friend calculator. I'm wondering what I should be expecting the FG to be in Brix? My current brew finished at 6 - is that about right?

I brew in the keg with natural carbonation (so no CO2 for blanketing). I tried dry hopping a couple of times and it seemed to cause oxidation from the trapped air in the pellets. I'm wondering about trying a hop tea instead. I plan on steeping some Galaxy in water at about 70C. Any body tried...

G'day all. I brew in a keg with spunding, so I naturally carbonate & don't need secondary fermentation. This is good because the keg remains sealed after pitching, but I'm wondering how to dry hop. I am currently fermenting an IPA with 60g Victoria's Secret in a hop cylinder. My question is...

G'day, I am new to dry-hopping. Last time I put 60g Cascade in on day 3 of fermentation. It went well, but I thought I'd experiment and put 100g Centennial in today on day 2. It reacted like that Eko crystals ad on TV, krauzen bubbling up like mad. I quickly add some defoaming agent, put the...