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I ended up nixing the MD and just primed with corn sugar and Duvel yeast from the dregs of 2 bombers. We'll see in about 3 weeks how it came out! Thanks for the help, everyone.

I've been reading about some maltodextrin (2-6 oz) added along with corn sugar for priming & bottling. Thoughts on that? Pros & cons??

Hi all- I'm requesting input on possible help with my first AG batch. I was low on OG (1.055 instead of .065) due to MLT false bottom creating a side channel and I had to relauter with some runnings. Also, the mash out water addition never raised the temp to 168 as per calculations. 170 sparge...

My project of the last 2 days-- with SMBO's help. Actually her idea too! Mt Hood and Sterling.

My project of the last 2 days-- with SMBO's help. Actually her idea too! Mt Hood and Sterling.

My project of the last 2 days-- with SMBO's help. Actually her idea too! Mt Hood and Sterling.

FYI- Being that I live a short & beautiful 45 minute drive from the Mt Angel Abbey, in my excitement I wrote them and here is the actual reply from Chris Jones, the Director of Enterprises for the abbey: Thank you, Troy, for your interest and enthusiasm about our project. Monks tend to think...

They've made sausages for the Octoberfest held in the town for years. It's about time they made the beer! Anyone know what they're going to brew and when?

Ready to bottle my 9.6% ABV ale made with 3787 yeast. We under pitched and didn't aerate well, but went from 1.088 to 1.14 with higher temp fermentation in 4 weeks. My question is: I think this yeast is pretty beat down and am considering adding some slurry starter I harvested But how much...

Ok, so I under-pitched my 5gal "big" Belgian that took 4 days to start fermenting, but it finally finished after 3 weeks (overshooting FG by about .005). I definitely stressed my yeast (3787): not much healthy white stuff when I tried to harvest when racking to secondary. My question is: how...

I had nearly the exact same experience as DC with 3787: 2 unknown date smack packs (forgot to look) didn't swell nearly at all even after 30 hours post-smack. Pitched both into 5.5 gal of high gravity "Trappist Ale" wort at perfect pitching temp. Didn't see ANY signs of fermentation until the...

Thanks guys, BLAM is on order (of course). My brew bud & I are just trying to hit the ground running so we can end up with something quality sooner rather than later. We've brewed 3 batches so far: extract Trippel (amazing result and cellar aging now-- IF I can stop having one every so often)...

Brew shop: FH Steinbart downtown PDX. Bridgeview on Main st Or City-- looks sketchy but has tons of beers from ALL OVER. Brewpub: Rogue downtown or Bazi bier brasserie (Belgian heaven off Hawthorne). Beer: find a Brother Thelonious from North Coast brewing Ft Bragg, CA)-- New Seasons market...

I'm a noob and a Trippel kit was my first brew. SO easy and turned out amazing. A. May. Zing. Also, I found a used copper immersion chiller on CL and bought it for $25. If u have it, use it. As long as it's simple to hook up, it was easier and faster than buying ice and stirring a pot in an ice...