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it was just a steeped specialty and a DME. im in the process of building a horizontal all grain system. so DME is what it is for now. and thanks. i will pick up a vial or 2 of some white labs san fran lager tomorrow. now that the temp has been a solid 60 for 5 days, ill pitch dirctly in. also...

and should i get san fran lager yeast again? or will too much be over powering?

ok. thanks. and being that its sat on this original yeast for 5 days (6 by the time i get another couple vials (i probably shouldnt wait for a starter to get going) will this throw off the flavor?

just checked the gravity, OG was 1.060. the beer after 5 days is at 1.057 or so. im not sure what to do. can i add another vial of yeast?

ive been brewing for almost a year now and i brewed my first california common this last weekend. i havent noticed much fermentation avtivity. its on the 5th full day of fermentation. i used the san francisco lager yeast but did not use a starter. i never use a starter and have always got good...

can the cocoa be hershey's cocoa powder?

this will be my first stout and next beer to brew. i will follow the recipe as is (extract)

so far this beer has been pretty good. everyone that tried it, loved it.

i appreciate your insight. i was worried at first. my hopes are to bring this brew to a family gathering. what should i expect with the gravity? after i racked the primary on top of the apricot, i didnt measure the gravity. but i did measure it before.

this is my first fruit beer. but yeah, i want the apricot flavor. i was talking more about if the fermentation of the fruit sugars themselves would put off an off flavor. like a taste of fruit left on the counter and left to rott? im still new to the idea of adding fruit

i brewed my version of an APA in two versions. one version, instead of dry hopping, i added a 3lb can of oregon apricot puree. well i racked the batch on top of that in the secondary 9 days after i started the primary. it appears as though the fermentation process has started again. there is a...

awesome.. appreciate it

here is a question.. what is the IBU measured in most typically? its a huge diffrence between rager and tenseth

i did get a boilover this weekend. i brewed the same batch with slightly diffrent hop additions. after i added the DME during the last 15, i turned my back for 2 seconds and i got a heaping mess of sticky boilover. but i do prefer DME over LME because, from what ive read, there is more extract...

yeah ive done a little research and eventhough the AA of citra is high, it should be used for flavor/aroma. i didnt even realize the SN torpedo was based on citra until last night. what im shooting for is a good summer beer. if i can get it to taste good, ill brew it all summer long.