The technique of making beer from malted grains instead of using malt extract for the base sugars.
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The move from kit brewing to all grain brewing
I have brewed a few batches of beer using pre-measured kits.
They have turned out great, and have I have enjoyed them. However, I would like to make the move towards all grain brewing.
Is this a difficult move to make? Any good advice?
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Necessity of hot liquor tank
In a lot of all-grain brewing systems, there's a hot liquor tank which basically just functions as a place to heat your water. As soon as the water is heated, it's drained into the mash tun which has the grain in it.
Why not just heat the water in…
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Temperature Dropped - Is Beer Ruined?
We did our first all-grain last night. Despite the amount of research I did ahead of time, I missed one tip that probably would have helped --preheating the mash tun.
The recipe called for a mash temperature of 154 degrees. We had 12.875 pounds of…
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How do I make a sour mash with lactic acid?
I'd like to make a sour beer, and I have a bunch of lactic acid from a previous brew (never used it).
Aside from letting the mash sit overnight, how do I do this?
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Citrus fruits in beer
For instance,how to make a grapefruit IPA.Do you use peel or zest or flavoring?When to add.Boil,flameout,fermenter,keg?Blood orange is another one i'd like to do.As far as amounts,i can probably figure that out.I'm a long time all grain homebrewer.
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Standard size of HLT for all grain?
I'm just beginning all grain and starting to put together my lists. I have a 5 gallon kettle that I used for extract batches. I plan on upgrading to a 11 gallon boil kettle. Will the 5 gallon kettle be enough to hold my heated up water for 5 and 10…
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