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• Posted in thread: Pellicle or Putrescence.... on 06-17-2013 at 08:04 PM
  That was my thought as well, but having a second opinion makes me feel a little less terrible
  for dumping 15g of beer-ish liquid. I've got two empty fermenters, so maybe I'll let it sit
  until I need t...

• Posted in thread: boozy twange off-flavor on 06-17-2013 at 05:54 PM
  Also, how fresh is your extract? A lot of the extract "twang" people talk about is from older
  extract, it oxidizes over time. If you are using LME try switching to DME. DME is much more
  stable and has...

• Posted in thread: boozy twange off-flavor on 06-17-2013 at 03:37 PM
  Hey all,i'm looking for a bit of help on my first 3 batches i've brewed. The first was a brown
  ale (extract), second was a india brown ale (extract) and the third was the same recipe
  although i made t...

• Posted in thread: Fermentation can take 24 to 72 hrs to show visible signs. on 06-13-2013 at 03:55 PM
  So here is my Lagunitas IPA clone in the secondary dry hopping. It was in primary for 10 days
  and now has been in secondary for 5. I am thinking about bottling tonight. The gravity readings
  in primary...

• Posted in thread: Places for good, cheap kegs on 06-04-2013 at 03:24 PM
  what type of kegs?my local home brew store beats all the online prices I've seen once you add
  in shipping.

• Posted in thread: Fermentation looked like snowglobe WLP001 on 06-04-2013 at 03:14 PM
  Oh yea, its pretty cool. When I first started brewing I would stare at the fermentation in the
  carboy for 10 minute at a time. Yeast explosions in the bottom look like minny mushroom clouds.
  It is muc...

• Posted in thread: Sour beer! wtf on 05-31-2013 at 04:49 PM
  Sounds like you got an infection. Entered at some point in your brew process. Grain dust is
  notorious for carrying beer infecting bugs. I had a bucket I am pretty sure had a bug in it.
  Fortunately, I ...

• Posted in thread: Fantastic Pale Ale Receipt on 05-30-2013 at 10:34 PM
  Hi All,I brewed a fantastic everyday drinking pale ale. I figured I would share. Summer Pale
  AleAmerican Pale AleType: All Grain Date: 05/04/2013Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal Brewer:
  RyanBoil Size:...

• Posted in thread: Help with stalled Saison on 05-29-2013 at 01:23 PM
  Saison Yeast are notorious for slow finishing. You can find plenty of threads on this forum
  that back this up. Yeast Energizer and rousing definitely wouldn't hurt, if you went to this
  trouble I would...

• Posted in thread: 15 PSI and 15 minutes or....? on 05-23-2013 at 01:25 AM
  This is what I do for every brew. I fill up the keg put put in fridge, turn gas on to 30psi
  wait 24 hours. No shaking no worrying. I pour enough beer to clean out the sediment and based
  on the carb le...