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errr hellllllooooo?

reposting as now I am going to start this process... Hey all- wondering if anyone had a recipe for Delirium Noel- I was thinking of brewing soon so it would be nice and aged by xmas for gifting! Also would it be possible/good or bad idea to do a yeast extraction from a delirium noel bottle?

All good questions and I think I know why it's chunky now! I did not use carb tabs- I used priming sugar. It chilled for a while, but than I transported it for a few hour car drive then crammed it in the fridge sideways (it was a jam packed full fridge haha) before I found a way to put it back...

Hey everyone! Is it normal for little chunks to float to the top when you open a homebrew? The beer tasted great. Tiny little white chunk/dots also stuck to the bottom of the glass. I also saw something when I was pouring it that looked like a tiny speck of mold- but it could have been...

Thanks for your input everyone!!! okay so in case anyone is curious how this one is going I think I realized a couple things... First of all there were a couple hot days here (SC) while I was away and I forgot to adjust the thermostat so the AC would kick on!! So I think the room got a little...

after reviewing all of this anyone want to weigh in on to bottle or not to bottle? Or my campden then repitch idea? ....help! :)......

Thanks for all your comments! though I still don't know what to do...haha Right now I am leaning towards bottling even with that crazy pellicle- I mean the FG is relatively low hasn't change for 10 days! BUT PLEASE advise is it is just stupid to bottle with that kind of pellicle. I popped the...

So I am pretty new to brewing and I just brewed about six 2.5 gallon batches and one of them *undeniably* has something else growing in there! I went away for a 10 day trip and when I returned this is what I found- From what I gathered from internet research it is Brett. Here is the best picture...

thanks revvy!

Hey all! I have this empty fridge and I was thinking about cold crashing two 2.5 gallon batches (one is a dubbel, and one is a blonde) before bottling. The batches have been in the primary for about 10 days I've had a steady hydrometer reading for 3 days at 1.010-1.009 so I think it's done...

thanks oldsock!!! that is great advice to get me started :)

Hey all- wondering if anyone had a recipe for Delirium Noel- I was thinking of brewing soon so it would be nice and aged by xmas for gifting! Also would it be possible/good or bad idea to do a yeast extraction from a delirium noel bottle? I'm pretty new to home brewing- but it's already...