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I did a BIAB brew of an IPA using Danstar's with West Coast Ale dry yeast. The OG was 1.074, and the final volume after trub loss in the kettle ended up being around 4 gal. Looking at Mr. Malty it says I need 203 billion cells. I did not rehydrate, and am on day 3. Fermentation is pretty...

this topic has been covered many times, but not using oak chips in the secondary. So I did an extract clone recipe, Firestone Walker, 'Lil Opal from BYO's, 250 classic clones edition. I did 3 weeks in the primary using Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison. I did a 1 L starter on a stir-plate and...

I'm doing a extract clone of westvleteren 12, and the instructions for the kit say to transfer after one week and leave it in the secondary until it reaches the projected FG (6weeks-1.022). My OG was 1.110, and I just pulled a sample and it was 1.050 after 9 days. They say that the projected...

So I brewed up MoreBeer's Pliny the Elder extract clone, doing a starter using Wyeast 1056 for a good 30 hours. My sanitizing methods were good, but I made one mistake in the whole process. The recipe called for a boil of 1lb corn sugar, and a whirlfloc tablet during the last 10 minutes of...

I'm thinking of upgrading my Better Bottle equipment, getting possibly a ported primary and secondary with racking valve system. Being able to transfer to a secondary o2 free, as well as bottling sounds interesting. The only draw-back is the cost. For those of you that own the racking and...

Yesterday I put a huge dent in the bottom of the better while shaking it with some oxyclean in it. I was able to get most of the dent out by filling it up with cold water, but there are two small creases where the big dent used to be. One of the creases has sort of a white color, similar to...

I'm making a lager starter with a stir-starter, stir plate. How fast should I have the fan going for the stir plate? Should I set it at full speed, low or medium? Thanks!

I'm going to be bottling up a lager soon, and since this is my first one I wanted to know if the procedure is any different than doing ales. For instance, should I bring the beer back to room temp when adding the sugar? Once I have the beer bottled, do I let it carbonate for 2 weeks, then move...

Do I put the priming sugar in before, during or after filling up the bottling bucket?

Tomorrow, I'm gonna brew up a clone of pliny the elder which has an OG 1.080 using Wyeast American ale. I see so many discrepancies as the amount of water and DME to use while making a yeast starter. Some people say 1/2 cup, some 1/3, some 1 cup. So what is the right amount? How much...

I have my 5 Gal Pilsner kit lagering in my wine fridge at 46 F, but it doesn't go any lower. I'm wondering if I should perhaps move it outside to a large storage bin that we have, or I could put it into a car that doesn't move, in our drive way. My concern with the moving it outside is the...

I made a batch, but my wort is extremely hot and I don't have time to do an ice bath. Can I pitch the yeast I just rehydrated later tonight? Can I keep it covered at room temp, or should I put it in the fridge?

I'm looking at buying a refractometer that is accurate with a dual-scale, and where I don't have to do crazy calculations. I was looking at this one at morebeer.com http://morebeer.com/view_product/18739/102226/Brewing_Refractometer_With_Brix_Scale should I go with this at $59 plus shipping...

I did an extract clone 4 weeks ago of Delirium Tremens with an OG of 1.085 from "Beer Captured" using Wyeast 1214 Abby. The instructions say to transfer after a week to a secondary (I did it around 11 days) and bottle when fermentation is complete, target gravity is reached (6 weeks). Prime...

I just transferred a 5 gal recipe from a 6 gal better bottle to a 5 gal better bottle, and there seems to be an awful lot of head-space. It goes from one inch above where it says "better bottle" on the carboy all the way to the top. I'm beginning the lager phase right now. Is this something...

Hi, I have a true brew Kit of German Style Light, and was wonder what a good alternative to the Muntons packet of yeast given in the kit would be? Should I use a Lager yeast, or use something like us-5 yeast which I have plenty of. Which Wyeast would be good for this kit...

I recently did an extract clone of the Alaskan Smoked porter, but have never tried the original beer, so I ordered it online along with Pliny the Elder, Blind Pig and Fat Tire. These are all beers that are not available on the east Coast. The shipping and taxes for four bottles was $28. WTF...

Hi, I'm brewing up my first lager, using one pack of wyeast 2124 bohemian lager yeast with an original gravity. I pitched the yeast 9 days ago, but signs of fermentation didn't start until 7 days ago. My gravity reading right now is at 1.017 and the project gravity is supposed be right...

This is my first post. I have seen so many discrepancies as to the proper way of fermenting a lager. I did up the True Brew Pilsner Kit, substituting the muntons ale yeast for the Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager yeast. I pitched the yeast at 60 F in a 6 gal better bottle and left it at room...

Hi everyone. I have been brewing since August and found this site to be a good resource for learning and improving. Lately I have been doing mostly clone-extract recipe kits that I buy online. I look forward to learning from you all, as well as exchanging ideas (when I improve some). -losman26