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Greeting from Cascades Brewer and welcome to Cascades Homebrew. It is March 2021 and I am kicking off this new site so I can capture some of my thoughts, ideas, processes, and thoughts on brewing beer. The overall slant of the sight will be towards intermediate to advanced homebrewers that are interested in understanding how to build better beers with simple equipment and simple processes.

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In this article I present the case for why 2.5-gallon stovetop BIAB brewing might be the best entry point for all-grain brewing.  Heck, it might just be the best size batch period!  While 5-gallon brewing is very popular, it is just not practical or a good fit for a number of brewers.  On the other end, 1-gallon brewing has limitations.  Read along while we discuss that often-ignored sweet spot of 2.5-gallon stovetop BIAB brewing!

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