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Needlers Mill 30 Gallons ( double batch brew day ) 25 lbs. 2 row 1.31 lbs. Wheat malt 62 grams Hallertauer - 60 min. US-05 ( did not rehydrate the yeast, but used twice the amount ) 70% RO water O.G. - 1.047 F.G. - 1.010 % - 4.9 BU - 25 SRM - 3.6 I am using Great Western Malt from Country Malt from the Pacific Northwest US. UCM had only this and the price went from $47.50 to $51.70. The bags are only 50 lbs. instead of 55 lbs. This means I got ripped off 15 lbs. for $12.00 more. Got to find a cheaper place to buy malt but with the price of gas, this may not be possible. The price is still around $9.00 a case. No Brewday Issues So Far                                                                UPDATE I used this malt for the first time and this and all beers made with it had pernament haze. This is dri...

 Cavan Table Beer 5 Gallons This is another Belgian Golden style that I brewed last year. It was really good, even with the low efficiency I got. 60%, but I did have a boil over. I was only boiling 7 gallons in a 15 gallon pot and still had a boil over. Never, ever use two elements in a 7 gallon boil. Too high of heat. Lesson learned. I am going to mash 6.7 gallons and go from there. With a 90 minute boil, I will need a couple of extra gallons of wort from the mash. I heated up around 7 gallons of sparge water. Of course I won't use it all. 7-8 gallons ( pre-boil ) 15 lbs. Bohemian Pilsner malt 2.88 lbs. corn sugar ( 13.9% ) 1.88 lbs. Wheat malt 1 lb. Aromatic malt 60 g Tettnang - 60 min. 30 g Spalt Select - 30 min. WLP530 Abbey Ale - 3 L starter that was cooled and decanted. 100% well water O.G. - 1.068 - 61% Efficiency F.G. - 1.020 % - BU - 35 SRM -9 Yeast pitched @ 64F for 2-3 days and I am letting it get to around 21C until done. FTBS   ...