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One more question. Would you say Brewsmith is worth the purchase price? And would I need to further upgrade from the basic purchase to gain the benefits? Thanks again for your help.

Thanks for your help. You give some suggestions for less bitterness from beersmith saying, “add just put less 60 min in”. According to beersmith that would be 13.47g rather than 16g. Then for later hop additions Beersmith suggests: Amarillo 6.74 rather than 8g for last 15 minutes Chinook...

Thanks for this. Not planning to dry hop. Do you think I should?

I am about to brew an 11.5L Chinook/Amarillo IPA from a recipe that I have created based on other recipes I have used. I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on using Chinook as the bittering hops and also if 16 grams at the start of the boil is o.k for an 11.5 brew. I would also appreciate...

Thanks for all these helpful responses. Following all your advice I think I should go with S-04 for this one.

I’m about to brew an English IPA from a recipe that recommends US-05 dry yeast. I have used US-05 for American IPA’s with success, but would an S-04 dry yeast be better for an English IPA?

I am about to brew an Amarillo Single Hop Ale. The recipi recommends fermentis S33 dry yeast but I usually use fementis US05 for american ales. Would you recommend sticking to the recipe with S33? Or does it not matter either way

I recently read, "A typical liquid yeast contains enough live cells to ferment just 18 litres so it is best to use a yeast starter". I brew just 11.5 litres at a time. Does that mean I don't need to use a yeast starter if I choose a liquid yeast over a dry yeast?

Very little head from the start and soon disappears. Last night, I tried for the second time, a black sheep ale that started conditioning 7 June. I am a patient brewer and so am prepared to wait for better beer as it ages, but this one is still a little disappointing. Little head that soon...

I only do bottled beer.

I rinse the glass with cold water and then dry, not with a soap polluted tea towel, but with paper towel or tissues

Washing the glasses and failing to rinse is unlikely to be the problem as I rinse the glass with cold water from the tap before each beer and dry. I get very little head and it disappears quite soon. I wondered about the gain bill as the one recent exception is an American IPA with 6Kg for a...

My bottles are all stored in the cellar cooler than room temperature. Would I have to store the bottles on their side in a warmer place for this method to be effective?

I started BIAB all-grain brewing by doing 11L kits that I purchased from Brewstore. I did 4 of these kits and was very happy with the results. I then moved on to BIAB brewing from recipes simply halving the ingredients for an 11.5 batch. I have now done 4 of these and 3 have been a little...

A friend brewed from this Mosaic IPA recipe and liked the ale. He shared the recipe with me but did not include the ibu rating. My intention is to simply brew the ale on his recommendation. Do you have some reservations about the recipe?

Mosaic IPA Full Recipe 23 L al 5.4% OG 1055 FG 1014 Grain Maris Otter 4.3kg Vienna Malt 940g Caramalt 188g Hops Cascade 75g at start of boil Mosaic 30g flame out Mosaic 50g dry hop at 4 days in.

Thank you for all these helpful comments. I am now fully assured that the extra caramalt will make little or no difference to my brew. I was unsettled because all-grain brewing takes a lot of time and I didn't want to do it all and then feel unhappy with the result.

I have just received an order from "The Malt Miller"to make a Mosaic IPA. The grain bill for the 23 litre recipe is as follows: Maris Otter 4.3kg Vienna Malt 940g Caramalt 188g I cut this amount in half to make an 11.5 litre batch. By mistake, however, I ordered the full 188g of Caramalt...

Thanks. Some good ideas have been given on this thread, but I think this will work for my 11L pot. I'll be trying it out with my next brew.

I am thinking of using a cube to cool my wort. Can anyone let me know where I might get a good one online? Also, I only do 11.5 litre brews so would a 25 litre cube be suitable or would a smaller one be absolutely necessary? So far, I can only find 25 litre cubes online.