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    Hows this yeast look?

    M sure there might be post close to this. My first yeast wash been sitting in fridge for a month. Just wondering if the color still looks good.? Sorry for bad picks. I read in J Palmers if it looks like penut butter to discard it. This doesnt look like penutbutter but it dosnt look as clear as...
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    First taste of a AG brew!

    Im so happy! A customer in mystore has brought me 2 brews her husband brewed. A stout and a rye Pale ale. Iv brewed 11 batches all have been extract, so this will be my first time having a homebrew other than mine! And there AG brews! So great something this little can make someone happy. Prost!
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    Should I was yeast?

    Bought my first liquide yeast a few weeks ago. Its the smack pack, my question is that the date on the smack pack was 3 months over do. The yeast worked and finished my hobgoblin clone. I was wondering is this yeast good to wash and reuse? Sense it was a bit older than usual? If i did reuse...
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    Advice from hop heads please

    Brewed my first IPA. I used all cascade hops. I want to dry hop and I have. 1oz centennial i think around 6 AA. I have 1 oz of summit at 13 or 14 AA. And about 23 oz cascade 6.2AA. My question is would 1 oz of summit at 14AA and 1oz contennial along with 1 or 2 oz of cascade be good on a...
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    Some advice please. :)

    Bewed my first extract two weeks ago, came up with 1.061 on my og. My question is what should my fg be? I dont have any beer software. 6# wheat dme 1/2# veinna 1/2# munich Pitch US-05 yeast Og was 1.061 FG ? Thanks for the help Edit: did not mention it was my first extract without a kit. I...
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    Ingredients On Hand what to make?

    Good morning all, im just starting to build my own receipes right now and a family member bought me some random grains. I do extract brewing. Looking on something to brew. Belgian cara 45 - 1# chocolate 1# wheat 1# veinna half pound Munich 10L half pound And a brewers best sweet orange peel...
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    Question on ABV

    Might be a noob question, but I had a belguim triple that got stuck fermenting (Bb kit extract) and i bottled iit 2 weeks ago (tast pretty good so far.) I took a hydro reading at around 63 to 64 dagrees and my gravidy reading is 1.030. My Fg when i bottled was 1.031. So whats my ABV? Please...
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    High OG?

    Hallo all. Just finished my first extract with no kit. And no beer tools. This is my reciepe. Boil size 6 gals Batch size 5 gals ( ended up with around 5 gals) 6lbs of wheat dme (55% wheat 45% barley) Special grains 1/2 lb veinna 1/2 lb munich Hops (all pellets, all AA % same) .05 nz nelson...
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    Anyone for a 80 acre hoppy wheat?

    Looking for a clone or something similar on the 80 acre hoppy wheat came across this on google. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/boulevard-brewing-80-acre-clone-350929/ Im looking for a good receipe for our baby shower on january 12, 2013. Any input would work fellas. If I get something good...
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    Stuck fermintation for 1 month

    Healp please :) AS stated above, my gravity reading has been 1.030 for 1 month my kit calls for 1.020 for FG. Can I bottle it without bottle bombs? http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1044_Belgian_Tripel.pdf Thats the kit. Thanks for the advice fellas.
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    Stuck fermintation

    Got a BB kit belguim triple its been in primary for about 4 weeks and my hydrometer reading is 1.031. I have made another post on general beer discussion, wich yooper responded about 2 weeks ago. Im understanding that I'll need to make a starter? If I do this what yeast? And how much? Heres...
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    Brewers best kit belgian triple

    Well I brewed this the other week. thinking about 3 weeks ago (notes are at home). Heres the link of the ingredients http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1044_Belgian_Tripel.pdf My question being hpw long shall i keep in primary then secondary? Also how long shoul i keep in bottles? Thanks for...
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    AG need LME or DME?

    Doing reasearch here was thinking about going AG. My question is if doing AG you dont use DME or LME right? This is was what I was thinking about even before I rolled out of bed. Thanks for the input fellas.
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    Full boil or 2.5 gal?

    Hello all, quick question. My partner and I have been using brew kits and we have always done full boils (starting with 6 gals of water) but the kit instructions call for 2.5 gals then just top of the wort with water wile chilling? Wich was is "better"? Full or half? Please and thank you...
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    Just bottled today

    BB kit Robust Porter, colour was a bit light for a porter but we had a bit over 5 gallons. We also took a taste test (first one) tasted a bit week and had a tea like flavor. So this beer from the colour and being a bit over 5 gallons gonna be to watered down? The taste test seemed water down...
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    Quick input for a newb

    Hello working on 13 days primary for our Porter checked hydrometer last night looks good. Gonna check again tonight. I wasnt gonna rack it but I read that most people leave in primary for 3 weeks. Why is that? Should I? We were also gonna bottle them this weekend I was gonna go two to three...
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    Black Cherry Wheat receipe.

    So reading this book. Home Breermaking - The Beginners Guidbook. And came across a receipe for a Black Cherry Wheat. 6lbs. Wheat malt extract 1 oz. Hallertau or Saaz Hop pellets (4AAU) 1/4 oz. hallertau or saaz hops (1 AAU) 3qrts Black Cherry Juice 1 pack liquid ale yeast (or dry ale yeat)...
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    BB Oktoberfest

    Got a BB Okatoberfest (kit) said that it could be fermented at ale temps. Wich i wont be able to get it down to the colder dagrees what it actually calls for ( can't remember what the kit said). So do you fuys think it'll be alrght at around 68 to 69•? Or is that to high? The kit did say it...
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    Paul newman beer?

    Anyone know if this is real? Seems to me such a pricy collected beer bottle would have such a cheap grey cap....? http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=261029080320 if that link does bot work for you. Go to ebay and type in Paul Newman Beer. Anyone have any info let me know please...
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    Unopened beer collection.

    Hello fellas, Im pretty new to the forms but not beer. I was wondering if anyone does the same as me. About 7 years ago I started collecting beer bottles after I hade some good craft beer. Now im up to 200 bottles or so. Including a Rogue 10,000 brew ale. I have to say all these bottles are...
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