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Planning an American-style Brown Ale. I've got over a dozen AG batches behind me, and no real duds. I know I tend to favour over-complication, using 7 malts when a couple may do the trick, so would like some feedback on this recipe I've devised: Joe White Pale - 66.7% Briess Victory - 8.3%...

Hopefully not to dumb a question. What do you do with the first wort while you're sparging? I'm using a GF S40, and batch sparging. I'm drawing off the first wort into a stockpot, then put this on the stove to gently heat while I batch sparge, running the recirc for 15 minutes or so. Once I'm...

Anyone else brewing with an S40 found that the temperature reading can be a little off, especially when chilling post boil? I'd previously noticed that it might be a couple of degrees off, showing 22 while thermometer on the other side read 20. Last night's brewing had it showing 22, while it...

Apologies if this has been discussed before, if so please point me to where I can find the answer(s). The post here has me thinking Boil-off rate calculator Is there a good source that talks about the point during the boil where the hops don't contribute any additional IBUs? In other words...

Howdy, Been brewing one and off for over 20 years, probably close to 40 batches of extract/partial mash, and maybe 10 batches AG. Current setup is Grainfather S40, brewing enough to fit a 9L keg. Batch sparge. (According to Brewfather, current mash efficiency >85%) Immersion chiller. Dry...