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I brewed a 2 gallon batch on Wednesday and fermentation looked like it was going well. My landlord informed me that people were coming to the house this morning to install a chimney. They have been banging and drilling all morning right on the other side of the wall where my carboy is...

I had a pumpkin strong ale in the secondary for two months. I didn't get a chance to bottle it before moving. It was splashing a decent amount during the move. Should I still bottle it? Let it sit in the secondary for some extra time? Thanks and have a great holiday!

Just transferred my pumpkin strong ale to secondary after two weeks in primary. OG was 1.076. Gravity when transferred was 1.014. The beer has a nice mouthfeel and pumpkin aroma, yet there's a lot of "hot" alcohol tastes. Will this settle during secondary fermentation? The beer...

So I was going to brew a Belgian Pumpkin Dubbel but my local homebrew store did not have the yeast strain I wanted in stock (1214) so I completely changed my mind and went with Safale US-05 I cooked 4 1/2 lbs of pumpkin in the oven with brown sugar for one hour. Partial Mash--One hour at...

I'm going to brew this on Thursday, Partial Mash 4 1/2 lbs of Canned Pumpkin baked with brown sugar. Mash pumpkin for 45 minutes with 2 lbs of 6-row, .75 lbs of Special B, and .5 lbs of Caramunich 2 oz of Cascade Hops and 6.6 lbs of Golden Light LME added at various times during the 60 min...

So I just read through a bunch of threads on this. Other than getting a beer that might be a little starchy or hazy, what are the negative effects of steeping Munich? How does starch effect the beer's taste? The beer is an IPA with Mosaic and Citra. I wanted to brew without any crystal malts...

Hi, I work for a large Ale House on Long Island with several locations. We are considering hosting a Long Island/New York Homebrewing competition. I am mostly feeling it out to see how many people would be interested before we begin promoting. Please send me a private message with your name and...

There have been some discussions on whether dry hopping adds any flavor or if its in the form of aroma only. Its well known that taste and smell are related, but I find myself thinking that dry hopping can definitely add to a beer's distinct flavor. In another thread, I shared my failure in...

I brewed two 3 gallon all grain batches--an IPA and a Saison. I took a gravity reading on my IPA today and it tasted like crap, there was absolutely no hop flavor. It took me a little while to realize why, then I realized that I was adding .03 oz of hops per increment instead of the .3 oz...

I sanitized 4oz of cocoa nibs and one vanilla bean in a few ounces of vodka (just enough to soak up all the contents), then added everything to the secondary. Its been about 5 days and the top is starting to look a little white. I'm sure this is not too much to worry about. Has anyone seen...

I was originally going to add about 16oz of cold brew coffee into the bottling bucket for my stout, but what would be the downside of just adding regular coffee instead? I work at a restaurant, I was thinking I could just brew some fresh coffee from our machine and keep it in a sanitized...

I brewed an IPA on Tuesday, gravity 1.070. Pitched Safale US 05 without rehydrating (3 gallon batch) My closet has been cool for the most part but the strip on the fermenter has been reading around 74 degrees since the start of fermentation. Safale 05 ferments up to 75 degrees but I know...

Caribou Slobber extract kit came with my Northern Brewer starter set a couple of months ago. I didn't want to brew a brown ale so I left the DME and LME unopened in the box and I put the yeast and hops in my fridge. The malt extract has been sitting at room temperature for about 2 and 1/2...

I brewed a bourbon barrel porter extract kit. I had it in the primary for three weeks. It tasted great when I transferred to the secondary. After transferring I noticed tiny bubbles. I asked a friend and he confirmed that it was nothing. After adding the oak, bourbon, and vanilla beans, I...

I brewed three extract kits so far and my OCD when it comes to cleaning and sanitizing has gotten more severe with each batch. It took me approximately 2 and a 1/2 hours the other night to transfer a beer to a secondary! Can anyone share some tips or advice to make the cleaning/sanitizing...

I brewed my third extract kit last week---Northern Brewer Imperial Stout. OG was supposed to be 1.086. I'm not sure if I'm missing something here, I usually take a gravity reading after the wort cools to 70 degrees (right before pouring into the fermenter) When I took the gravity reading I...

Hi, how's it going? Just transferred my Pale Ale to the secondary fermenter. I was going to dry hop with 1oz of Willamette but the beer did not have any hop aroma (tasted good) so instead I dry hopped with 1 oz Cascade and 1 oz Willamette. Anyway, I filled the carboy to the very top to get...