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If I cold crash do I want to bottle with the beer colsd or does it matter?

Will cold crashing effect my ability to bottle, have too much yeast fall out? Thanks

Thanks for the info. I am bottling and am still inexperienced enough to be fearful of the cold crash in the secondary. Currently my secondary is being used as a primary for some apfelwien, but the plan is to let it sit in the primary for 3 weeks (as the apfelwien finished) then move to...

So I just finished brewing a Belgian blond from extract using a full boil and whirlfloc and I took a sample to get the OG. The first thing I notice was the clarity was much better than any of my previous batches (which have all been pretty cloudy) As I mentioned I used whirlfloc and managed to...

I brewed a wheat beer this last weekend and during the boil it started to form a rather thick (for lack of a better term) head. It was light brown in color and was similar to like bread crust in appearance. It coagulated and eventually fell. Was this the hot break material I have been reading...

That's a fast bottling time. I have been reading that there is no need to secondary a Hefe, is this correct? J.

So the first batch of Brown Ale is in bottles and A Belgian Blond is in the secondary, my roommates and I are interested in making a Hefeweizen, so I am looking for a recipe. I searched but most seem to be all grain and we are definitely not there yet. We extract brew and are looking for...

Hello I am a new brewer from Pasadena CA area. My roommates and I have been talking about brewing for years and finally took the plunge. This site is great and Informative. Already have received some great advice.

how reliable is the swamp cooler method? After my original post I did some searching and saw that method used a lot but wondered at how reliable and consistent it can be with regards to temp. I am out for the better part of the day with work so if it needs new ice, or what have you, on a...

As this is my second batch I figured that I could get away with out a hydrometer but I am really beginning to understand the necessity of one. I plan on using starters from here on out as the more I read the better it sounds and it doesn't seem like to extraneous a step to take if planned...

I was brewing a Belgian blond ale and in transferring it from primary to secondary I noticed an extremely strong smell of almost like a rotten banana smell. Have I lost this batch? I live in so. cal. and the temp got up to 100+ for the first 3 days of fermentation and we did what we could to...

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I recently started brewing, with my roommates, about four weeks now and am waiting for the first batch of a brown ale that was a recipe from the local HBS in Culver City CA. While myself and some friends were sitting around and one asked what is there difference between Malt Liquor and Beer and...