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8 days. tasted great. But i find that all my beers, including wheats, need about 5-6 days in the keg to taste right. Even if I force carb at high psi for the first 2 days.

Sorry if this is a repost, but spotted this earlier today: http://hackaday.com/2015/03/30/thar-be-beer-in-these-walls/

I'm not sure you'll notice much difference from 70 to 68 F. Either should be fine. Temp is most important during active fermentation, and yours is already done with that. At this point, you can leave it at 64 or put it at 70. give it a week or so and bottle/keg it.

hmm.. I replied to this earlier but it isn't here. weird. Anyway, I do not know the IBUs of my recipe. It is low, as it should be for a Hefe. You want the yeast to shine through This is the most simple recipe imaginable. Drink it fresh, too!. I have kegged as early as 8 days before (when...

just my $.02 but I'd use a hefe yeast like wlp380. my basic, standard hefe recipe is 6# Bavarian wheat dme with .5 oz hallertauer at 60 at .5 hallertauer at 10 and wlp380. very basic, but with that yeast it is tasty.

I agree with the above posters. In college (on a budget) I bought a $25 fridge, drilled a hole in the side for the tap and it's been downhill ever since. I prefer the tap coming out the side so the lines aren't constantly in the way. Also, like above, get a used tank since most places will...

What do you do with pickled hops shoots?

well, there was a HUGE root system that i transplanted to the planter, so there should be plenty of roots already. I did NOT cut/transplant rhizomes, I transplanted the entire plant (well, most of it.)

OK, so these are 3rd year hops in Jacksonville, FL (North FL). Last year was a good yield. I am moving in a month, so in Mid-March I dug up the rootball (well, most of it) and planted it in a planter. The idea is that when I move, I'll replant it in the ground at the new house. So I have a...

Thought this article was interesting. Is there really this much unfermented sugar in beer? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2551957/Nine-teaspoons-sugar-just-pint-real-ale-The-hidden-amounts-contained-alcoholic-drinks.html

dump the keg in a pot and put in the oven at 170F to boil off fusels (if present). I have no idea how long it takes. When I did it, I left if for about an hour, stirring occasionally. Then rekeg/recarb/recool and try it again. Obviously the flavor of your beer will be changed (a lot), but...

I have one similar to this (but smaller). It takes a while to come to a boil because the bottom is concave (at least on mine). I have made many batches and have not had an issue. I usually boil 3 gallons for 5 gallon batch. Bringing 5 gallons to a boil on an electric stove may be an issue.

I have already harvested cones once this summer, this is what I had yesterday. This is a 2nd year Cascade plant in Jacksonville, FL.

is the cooling element cool to the touch? even though that is a big space to cool, it should get well below 70.

just reread this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/headache-bottle-172549/ looks like about 150F is the magic number to boil of fusels. Probably the easiest way would be to put it in a brewpot and set it in the oven for awhile. I have not idea how long it would take, or if yo ushould...