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Thanks good to know. The pink cast and the brown necrotic-looking crud gave me pause.

Probably not. That batch came up short for other reasons described in post about process issues with SVBS

Found this on cooler coils in FV today. Infection??

Just finished with Hops Kitchen Citra/Mosaic IPA. Looking for some help dialing in my SVBS. Planned for 5 gallon into the FV but ended up with < 4 gallon @ 1.065. Recipe called for 14 lbs in 6.5 gallon water. Mashed @ 152F for 70 minutes, preboil volume 5 gallon @ 1.052. Recipe predicted 1.056...

Hungry Brown Dog, American Brown ale

Good inspiration there

I have a brown ale and IPA planned for the weekend.

I sent in an inquiry about the backorder status of the Spike condenser lid. Have yall heard back from them yet?

Gottcha. I have my brown ale recipe posted on brewers friend @ Hungry Brown Dog for your interest. As I say, I have the flavor, color, and clear separation from the Porter/Stout style, so hopefully these minor tweaks will solidify the recipe. Going to place an order for my grain bill...

Ok that would explain why my predicted results were lacking. Where does one find that information?

I working on a brown ale recipe. The flavor is where I want it but head and persistence still needs a tweak. I used midnight wheat for color and protein. Does this have the same contribution as white wheat? Perhaps add the white and match the midnight?

HB IPA up in The Shady Grove following an afternoon of work on our fence project.

My closet has American Amber, Brown Ale, Stout, and IPA. I am also still sitting on the remaining bottles from a 5 gallon Triple I brewed almost 2 years ago.

I routinely sample my beers directly from the conditioning closet where the temp hovers around 65.

yes, game changing! and always fresh.