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My friend is having the same issue with an oatmeal stout this week. It was humming along for a couple of days and then slowed down (9 bubbles per minute) after just 3 days. She's freaking out about the yeast and thinks she should pitch more, but I told her if it was rapidly fermentating for...

Thanks Jim. That makes sense (for lightness) as this is a pale ale recipe.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, there are steeping grains, and bittering hops that go in at the beginning of the boil (-60 min) as well as additional hops at -15 minutes. If malt extracts are essentially already boiled, why are they typically added at the beginning? I see people use a lot of...

I recently ordered an extract kit from Austin Homebrew Supply. The instructions say to add all of the malt extract and malto dextrin at the end of the boil, after removing the wort from the heat. I've been brewing extract kits for several years, and have never encountered instructions...