Yeah, they can at least call a vote.

I’ve seen RWS’s take on this a bunch recently. This feels like a feel-good PR move because they don’t have any substantive updates on their actual games.

Capitalism working as intended.

stares at capitalism

Is that so? I opened up my IBU calculator and the difference between 40 and 60 is indeed minimal but definitely noticeable for very bitter styles.

Yes to the extended in-cube “whirlpool,” it’s been working well for me recently.

Saaz isn’t boring, it’s fantastic! “Noble” just refers to specific lineages of low-bitterness western European hops, it’s basically a marketing term. It definitely doesn’t mean that they’re common or to be overlooked. In fact, if you’re interested in brewing lagers like pilsners, Saaz would be the perfect choice.

I’ve heard of people who’ve…acquired…Citra rhizomes. Totally legally, of course.

Yes, primarily hop timing. You can’t use your usual hop schedule with a no-chill setup because the wort stays near-boiling for much longer, extracting more alpha acids over time. It’s also hard to get aroma/flavor out of boil additions for the same reason, so many no-chillers just add their late hops directly to the cube as a sort of knockout addition.

There’s also a theoretically increased risk of infection cuz you wait longer to pitch, but the boiling wort sanitizes the cube anyway and I’ve never heard of anyone having a bad fermentation because of it.

What a save!

Great guide!

As for sparging with BIAB, the answer is: most simply don’t. They mash with the full volume of water and drain the grain when finished, no rinsing. Yes, you lose a few points of efficiency when doing it this way but it’s smaller than you might expect, and you get a simpler brew day in return.

Oh yeah. Some commonly offered advice is to move your hop additions 20 mins back (your usually 60 min go in at 40 mins, your 40 mins at 20, etc). This works, but I found this resulted in too much bitterness and little aroma/flavor for hoppy styles.

I had a fellow home brewer recommend just putting every hop addition, save the bittering charge, directly into the cube and racking the wort on top of it. That’s worked really well for me.

Very cool! Does anyone know if it supports digital hydrometers like the Tilt?