h0rnman

@h0rnman@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has anyone scaled back from 5gals to 3gals or 1gal?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had decent success scaling down recipes, but what I’ve found is that I make more consistent beers when I use a recipe designer instead of just taking 20% of the 5 gallon recipe. I’m just a beginner though. Someone more experienced could probably just eyeball it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google lays off employees working on its voice assistant⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never before been so glad to read about someone else’s misfortune. Mine have been doing this for MONTHS and I thought it was just me imagining things

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unhopped ale⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is an amazing bit of advice that every home brewer needs to understand. IBU only tells part of the story, and you have to understand that there are other factors that go into perceived bitterness. Many of your darker beers have higher IBU values, but the non-fermentable sugar and the other roast flavors counter the hop bitterness. Adjuncts like lactose can also smooth out some of the sharper hop notes (again, non-fermentable sugars). I found a guide that shows ibu ranges for a bunch of styles and you can see that a lot of heavier beers are rather high in IBU even though you’d never call the style “bitter” or “hoppy”