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Two weeks ago I brewed an American Amber O.G. 1.053. I fermented with rehydrated US-05. Fermentation went as expected, krausen subsided but then these milky bubbles started to appear. They look the colour of yeast. I've never had this happen before, do you think it's infected?

I recently brewed an all grain English Mild O.G. 1.042 est. F.G 1.014. The US-04 seemed to ferment quickly in my fermentation chamber set at 66F. After 1 week the gravity was 1.017. The hydrometer sample was terrible, very "yeasty" to me it tasted like bad homebrew. At this point I wasn't too...

Hi all, I have been brewing all grain full volume brew in a bag for a couple years now. The only water I have been using is reverse osmosis. My mash efficiency is consistent at 83-85% and the beer tastes great. My question is what am I missing out on by using only R.O. Water?

I brewed a Belgian wit three and a half weeks ago. I pitched a stepped starter because my yeast (wyeast Belgian wit 9344) was old approx 17% viable. Things seemed to start great, crazy krausen but it smelled strongly of sulphur so I moved it to a warmer area (from 61 to 70F). Tonight I'm ready...

I just brewed a Belgian wit 5.5 gallons 4 lb 8.0 oz - Pale Malt (2 row) 4 lb 8.0 oz - Toasted wheat flakes 0.45 oz - Centennial Boil 60 min (19.9 IBUs) 0.82 oz - Coriander Seed Boil 5 min 0.82 oz - Orange Peel, Bitter Boil 5 min 1 pkg - Belgian Wit Ale Wyeast 3944 I did biab 75 min mash @ 154F...

I just recently brewed a "loose" clone of bell's two hearted ale O.G. 1.068. I poured it on top of a us-05 yeast cake from a cream ale. It took off like a rocket and 4 days later I'm at my expected F.G. 1.013. Should I still wait a total of 3 weeks before bottling or could I do it sooner? I...

I recently brewed a cream ale and got much higher efficiency than expected. For a 5.5 gal batch the OG was 1.062 and the FG is 1.013. By the time I bottle prime, the ABV will be around 6.7 which is way more than I was hoping for. I tried some tonight after taking a hydrometer reading and the...

Hi all, my last two brews went well but, on both of them i overshot the OG by a fair amount. I followed the recipes which assumed around 70-75% efficiency but i got 85%. I do BIAB with a dunk sparge and hard squeeze. What i am wondering is if i compensate by using less grain, will it change...

Hi all, I just brewed my 3rd ever all grain biab yesterday. It is a hobgoblin clone with a little extra grain than called for (3/4 lb). grain bill maris otter 8.75# crystal 80 2.00# chocolate 0.25# I mashed at 151 for 75 min then mashout at 168 for 10min. Instead of a full...