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Hello, I received these three yeast packs from MoreBeer today. The two that are darker in color seem to be from a slightly older batch than the one that looks normal. I did knead all three slightly to make sure the color issue wasn't from settling or something similar. All were shipped...

Hello, I've been enjoying the last few IPAs I've brewed with Ekuanot/Equinox. I'm shooting for a double for my next recipe, and was thinking I'd try Ekuanot/Simcoe/Mosaic, at 1:1:1 for bittering, whirpool, and dry hop additions. Anyone brewed with this combo in an IPA or IIPA?

@LLBeanJ Agreed, that's what I thought too. I'm pretty sure that once I take a gravity on the colder fermented one, it won't be finished. I just didn't know why. And I figured that bringing it up to room temp about a week ago would have given it a little boost to keep working, but the krausen...

Hello, On 1/1, I brewed a 5-gallon IPL batch. I used Pilsen Lager Yeast (Wyeast 2007), and used a two stage yeast starter, 2L each time. BeerSmith calculated that I would have 536.8 billion cells after the two starters, and said I needed 548.5. I figured it was close enough. I split the...

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Hello, I typically use Wyeast 1056 or WLP001 for the majority of my beers, which are pale/amber/brown/India Pale ales. I've been trying to expand into Belgian beers, and I recently brewed a Tripel which I'm happy with at bottling. The problem: This yeast (Wyeast 1388, Belgian Strong Ale)...

Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to reusing yeast. I had previously harvested some Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) from a pale ale I brewed back in September. I used this method: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/yeast-washing-illustrated.41768/ and put the four jars in the fridge. I...

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@mabrungard I'm flattered you helped me with this issue. Thank you so much for your comment. Bru'n Water is a great program I've tried to use before, but I didn't have the complete water reports prior to today. I'll use your tool with Sample B and will definitely support it! Thanks so much!

@RPh_Guy Thanks for the reply. Sorry about the Sulfur confusion, I've adjusted below. Sample ID A pH 7.5 TDS Est 475 EC 0.79 Cations 9.6 Anions 9.9 Sodium 11 Calcium 91 Magnesium 54 Potassium 2 Total Hardness 453 Nitrate 0.3 (SAFE) Sulfate 45 CO3 < 1.0 HCO3 505 Chloride 22 Total Alkalinity...

Hello all, I moved to all-grain BIAB about 6 brews ago. Previously, I was extract only. My recent beers have been drinkable, but have a feeling focusing more on my water might help me improve. So, I pulled samples of the two different water sources I've been using and sent them to Ward Labs...

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Hello, Until recently, I had been an extract brewer. Wanting to start the process to all-grain, I decided to try BIAB and am very excited to do so. I'm worried about my mash temp. I'm using the NB Irish Red BIAB kit (3-gallons). My kettle is 8 gallons. The kit says to heat 5.5 gallons to...