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I brewed up a quick run of Northern Brewers American Lager yesterday. The kit came with 1oz of Saaz (Alpaha 4.0) to be put in at 60. I had a 1 oz. Package of NZ Pacifica (Alpha 4.4) that I needed to use, so I substituted it for the Saaz @ 60. I considered posting this question BEFORE brew...

I made this about 3 months ago. Fermented for a month or so and bottled. Its really tart. How long in the bottle till this is enjoyable? Or is the tart flavor how Cider should be? Ive made Eds Apfelwein and I have to cut it with Sprite. All I can use as a baseline is commercial cider like...

If you used an enhanced dextrose additive I would expect a higher OG more in the range of 1.045 If you lagered around 55F Degrees for a period of time you can bring the temps up to Ale Fermentation temps and it may kick off again. Enough fermentation has taken place so you should not get any...

Update: I brought the temp up to 60 and Ive got a foamy krausen in the carboy and its bubbling every 15 seconds. Beer sure is tolerant of screwups!

What was your OG? What was your FG?

I had a Coppers Pale Ale in primary fermentation going for 21 days at 52F. I neglected to take a Gravity reading and just started to transfer to secondary. As I was racking I noticed a lot of bubbles still and realized my mistake. Fermentation was not complete. I verified with a gravity...

I have a Coopers Pale Ale in my cooler right now. Ive done a Coopers Australian Draft in the past and it turned out alright. This time I used a Wyeast American Lager yeast and its been in primary for a few weeks at 52 degrees. I also used 3.3lbs of Extra Light DME and got an OG of 1.046. My...

I am embarking a couple of MO SMaSH runs. Somewhere I read an article that recommends that: 1- I do a full boil when using extracts and do not water down the wort. 2- I boil the wort for 90 minutes. Elsewhere have read that its best to add half the extract at the last 15 minutes...

It looks like Northern Brewer now has 100% Maris Otter LME. I have tried to do a SMaSH in the past using the BIAB technique that was just OK. I need a bit of advice on how much LME to use for a 5 gallon boil (My best guess is 6Lbs). Im just looking to finish up with a nice 6% beer. Also Im...

Thanks everyone for the tips. I have bottled this and had a taste of one after 7 days. Very good. LOTS of sediment yet tasty all the same. Looking forward to it when its fully carbonated. My next goal is to learn how to clean my beers up a bit more. Thanks!

Ive been searching the threads for an answer to this my particular question with no joy. My first Hefe had a low OG of 1.040 after boil. I boosted it with some dextrose to bring it to 1.044 before sending to ferment. Im now 14 days into fermentation and its still bubbling with quite a bit...

Sorry. Found plenty of answers once I searched for "Stinky"

Im brewing my first Hefe. Its an AHB Bavarian Hefe. 50% Wheat and about 50% Pilsner with a few others. I slightly changed the Hops. Instead of 1/4 oz of Hallertau for the last 5 minutes, I used 1/2 oz of Columbus. (to give it my own spin). The OG was a little low (1.040) so I added a bit of...

It smells OK. But Ive had a brew go south of cheese on me before, and I have never seen white funky stuff before. mk

Just checking on a fermenting batch. The green stuff is hops. The white streaking foam has me worried! It has been in secondary for 5 days. Can I salvage it?