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I transferred my beer after 5 days when the bubbles in the air lock went down to 1 every four minutes. I have then waited another few days and have noticed that the beer has become clear in the carboy except for the dry hopping that i did. I now have trub at the bottom and a portion of the dry...

The beer I made first was an american pilsner and the second was an irish red ale. i have went to pale ale now hoping that the hopped up recipe would be better. I have had it fermenting now for 8 days it was finished at 5 so i transferred it to a secondary fermenter and put in finishing hops and...

No. I just used the ingredients in the kit that i bought. The first batch came with dry malt and the second came with malt extract. Also, I am now brewing a pale ale and added finishing hops. The hops are still at the top of my carboy. Do I wait for the hops to settle out before bottling? thanks

I was just wondering what causes a beer to get cidery flavors. i have made two batches and both are cidery. sanitation is not an issue.