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I am brewing a saison that called for one ounce of bitter orange peel for a five gallon batch. After three weeks in primary I tasted a sample. The bitter orange peel seems to stand out a bit more than I had hoped. Is this something that will balance out with some more time or during botttle...

I started a Ommegang Hennepin clone about 7 days ago. The OG was 1.080 and after taking a hydrometer reading, it's only at 1.050. What worries me is that the airlock was only active for about a day and a half, then stopped. Also, it has been cold in my house this week, so is there a possibility...

I recently brewed a Dogfish Head 60 min clone. It fermented in primary for a week. I dry hopped and fermented in secondary for another ten days. It has now been bottle conditioning for 8 days. I tried a bottle at 5 days (because my curiosity got the best of me) and it was pretty flat as...

I started a Mad Elf clone yesterday. It's a higher gravity beer, an OG of 1.090. I pitched a packet of Safbrew T-58 (my homebrew store was out of the liquid yeast I wanted) and it is fermenting just fine. However, I've been reading that under pitching can cause off flavors. Would it beneficial...

This is my third attempt at homebrew. I decided to be a little ambitious and try to make a dogfish head 60 min clone. I followed the recipe exactly and tasted my test sample before primary. It had an OG of 1.061 @70 degrees F (as expected) and it was very good. It fermented violently for a week...