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Just put my obsidian stoute clone (oatmeal stout) in to secondary and I realize our house temp is about 5 degrees warmer than what it was the past couple of weeks. In general, what temps should I keep my stout at while in secondary? Is it as important to keep a consistant temperature while...

Found a recipe on here (linked to a different site) for an extract brew of a favorite beer of mine that unfortunately is not sold near me: Obsidian Stout by Deschutes Brewery. Here is the recipe that I used: Obsidian Stout A Northwest favorite from Deschutes Brewing. It's not too robust...

I found this recipe for a clone and the directions are slightly different from the kits I usually buy, so I want to make sure I would be doing this correctly. Here is the recipe: ********************************************************** Obsidian Stout A Northwest favorite from Deschutes...

This weekend I bottled my 5 gallon batch and in doing so, I only had enough to fill the last bottle about 3/4 of the way (in a standard 12oz bottle). I would say it filled just to the bottom of where the neck starts, so a pretty huge head space. I figured that if I do let it sit at room...

This is my first lager. I have written a half dozen posts already about it, pretty much about every step along the way so far. I think I have over-thought the process far too much after reading too many threads here. i have decided that I most likely wont kill the beer and whatever I take...

I feel stupid for asking this, but here goes. 1. I have reached FG in my Bock type of Lager. Just a few days shy of a month in Primary at 50-55 degrees and the last 4 days at room temperature to finish it off. I don't have the setup to lager it in a secondary carboy, so I will bottle...

9 days into my primary fermenting of my "yummy bock" type of lager, I opened up the bucket and withdrew enough of a sample to check for gravity. Here are some concerns or comments that hopefully can be answered, and alleviate me of any further overthinking. 1. OG was 1.060. I checked the...

Yesterday I brewed my 3rd batch; a so called "yummy bock" that I got from the LHB. To start, the ingrediants: 7lbs Light Malt Extract Syrup 16oz German Munich Malt Grain 12oz German CaraMunich III Malt Grain 2oz German Carafa Black Malt Grain 2oz Noble bittering hops 1lb Light Dry...

Wierd as it sounds, my wife mentioned it to me as we were bottling some porter this weekend and as she smelled the porter, she noticed it had a sort of "soy sauce" smell to it. Wierd as that sounds, I did notice that too. I hate to think anything negative as this point, other than it being...

My second batch being an old english porter, LE recipe with an OG of 1.052. My FG is sitting right around 1.015 and has been in secondary for a week or so (spent about 16 days in primary). As i believe this is a good FG and I don't believe it is going to clear up any further, I am anxious to...

I apologize for the long title, as I can't think of the most succint title to give with what i am hoping to successfully ask here. My first batch was a pale ale that came with my brew kit that I bought at a local shop. Before i found this site, I figured the directions that came along with...