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For future reference, THESE WILL WORK WITH MODIFICATION! I thought I was screwed when they showed up (I have the 630ss & didn't get the memo). I used a step drill bit & clamped it in a table vice to bore out the inside of the shackle so that the bonnet would fit through. It didn't take much. It...

I had something similar. And comparing with a friend who also had that problem, I've narrowed it down to sanitizer while bottling. We both used starsan, I carelessly used a vinitor, pumping it till it was almost filled & not letting it all drain out, therefore leaving some left in the bottle. My...

I was just freaking out cause its the first day of fermentation & I didn't know if this would set the mood for the beer, or if the yeast would become dormant from being cooled after being so hot. Thanks so much guys for your knowledge.

Sooooo... Do ya think I'm screwed? Or will the speedy corrections help or hurt the outcome?

I brewed a big imperial ipa yesterday, the gravity is 1.094. I used 2 packets of us-05 yeast. Got home from work today & the temp on the side of the carboy read 80! So I turned on the air conditioner to cool it down. My question is: since I caught it early, and since it is a big ipa, and has...

I topped it off to 5 gal, aerated, then took the reading. & as far as i know, it was about 70 deg when i took the reading. It was hard as hell & took forever to get the temp down 2 weeks ago. I had a wort chiller in the beer, I went through all the ice in the house & we kept changing the water...

I also heard that adding coffee will decrease the head retention, so i'll probably use about 3/4 cup of priming sugar when we bottle.

I started the boil with 5 gal & it boiled off a gal. I used 9 lbs. of liquid & 1 lb of dry (if that makes a huge difference) I expected it to be a bit higher also. this is our 5th brew so any suggestions willl be noted. Thanks

Sup guys, So we brewed up & altered a recipe that i found: --------------------- 3/4 lb. Mun Chocolate 3/4 lb. Roasted Barley 1 lb. 120crystal 1lb. Dark DME 9lb. amber LME 20z. N. Brewer - Boil 2oz. Cascade - 15min Wyeast 1056 OG 1.068 FG 1.016 ----------------------...

I just brewed a Cherry Wheat 4 days ago for the ol' lady also. I'm looking around now cause I've read that 3lb. of the cherry puree doesn't give the expected flavor. Everyone is saying to add another can. Most of which I think were stouts/porters though. Has anyone had experience with adding the...

After 5 weeks in the bottle....OH MY GOD!!! what a difference! all the flavors appeared in the front now, with a much smaller alcohol finish. a few more weeks in the bottle & this stuff don't stand a chance. Thanks guys for your reassuring wisdom & advise

Just another update. I didn't know what the outcome would be from the 2 oz of dryhops in the secondary, so i took it out after 7 days. The next day i brewed a belgian wit, & I invited 2 friends that hadn't ever had a homebrew before, & my brew buddy that didn't have the pleasure of tasting it...

I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I did a full boil with 5 gal of spring water. Aerated it a little before & after pitching the yeast (with the mixer you hook to a drill) And my OG came out to 1.080. I kept it in the primary for 7 days before putting it into the secondary. And...

HA, thats the same reason i'm brewing it. the recipe calls for bitter orange peel, crushed coriander, & a spice of my choice (ie. anise, cinnamon, vanilla, pepper, or ginger). I think my lhbs might carry 40/60 by the pound. I think I'm gonna get that just to stay true to the recipe.

Thanks that's pretty reassuring to hear. it went in the secondary on thursday, I plan on checking the SG this thurs. & probably bottling on fri-sat. I didn't put the oakmore in this brew. I still can't find solid evidence of someone actually putting this stuff in their beer. It sounds like...