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Yes the Oatmeal Porter in the bottles were fine. The Blind Pig turned out good too. It's been a while since that happened and a more recent batch of that beer turned out better. But I'd have to account for having more experience with AG brewing since then. I can say the batch improved...

I'll try this way next time. Hopefully I was slow enough that enough yeast stayed in suspension when I racked over. I guess time will tell. Thanks for your reply.

BigB, thanks so much!

It is my first lager and I am not clear on a couple things, no pun intended. After my D rest, I brought down the temp to fifty degrees within two days, took a gravity which was 1.015, then dropped 3 to 5 degrees a day, down to 35 F before transferring to the secondary. 1. Should I have...

I'm in. BWH is great!

I think I'll do the later and wait to lager til I get back. Wouldn't want to have her move it. Thanks for your help.

I am brewing my first lager and I had a couple questions. Everything is going well so far but I am leaving on a trip for 6 days and I think its time to do a diacetyl rest. My OG was 1.057 and a target TG of 1.014. I just took a sample after only 5 days of fermentation at 52 F, because the...

That's funny, I was waiting for someone to comment on my wife's help. It definitely cost me a weekend in the Northwest and a case of wine.

Thank you all for the good information. As far as testing the yeast, would you go ahead and rack the brew off the secondary, say into a corny, while waiting for the test to complete, (I have a little yeast cake in the secondary). Also, if I don't get a good test, but the beer tastes bearable...

I live in Texas and I had been having success with using my freezer as a fermenter and I use it in the garage without any problems. After 2 weeks in the primary, I racked the 5 gal Blind Pig Clone for one week in the secondary and I just started to dry hop it. Then I left on an eight day trip...

I kegged mine 2 weeks ago and it turned out great. Perfect for summer. I did not have the actual brew to compare but from my memory, this recipe is spot on. Only problem, it is already gone and summer has not arrived.

I was hoping to brew the Twilight Ale as well, but I was wondering if I could use an extra pale LME from AHS instead of the Pilsen. If so, would anyone be able to offer a converted recipe for an extract and/or a partial mash for this brew? Also, would you need to add any base grain or change...

thanks for your help, I'll give it a try

I just tried to wash and save yeast for the first time. I brewed a Pliney Partial Mash which came out a little low OG 1.066 but thought I could try to save the WLP001 yeast for other brews. It had a lot of hops so I washed a couple extra times than Bernie Brewer did in his great explanation of...

Oops, rookie mistake!