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Mashing is the key that unlocks real beer.  When you make the jump from extract to all-grain brewing you have made a fundamental jump in skill and awareness.  In no way will I detract from the efforts and fine beer made from extract.  For beer hobbyists, it is a fine realm to dwell within. Mashing […]

Few things are worse than having a good brew day, successful in every way, except when taking the final pre-fermentation original gravity…and it is too low. The beer may still be good.  It reached the low end of the profile, 1.060 of a possible 1.060 – 1.068. Hitting Original Gravity defines a brew, the style,

Mashing is the number one thing that enters you into the realm of Journeyman brewer, much less Master Brewer. Knowing how to mash properly every time takes years of practice and even then confounds the seasoned veterans. Do we need to mash out at the end of process? Well, it depends. A mash-out is unnecessary