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I have 10 gallons of tripel o.g 1.088 f.g. 1.010. I also have 3728 I have been wanting to use. I'm wondering if anybody with experience can give me input on this . I want to experiment but the tripel tastes so good out of the fermenter I don't want to loose 5 gallons of it. If it's a thumbs up...

I have some montueka that I would like to use in a bo. pils. I don't have enough for bittering but do have enough for 20 min down to 1 minute. I have a bunch of hops here but no saaz. Can I bitter with magnum? should I bitter with the german spalt I have? I have done some research on the motueka...

I have a magic bullet ( like a small blender if you don't know) that I would like to turn into a stir plate. My stir plate I have now is about dead. Is it possible to install some sort of rpm control? The rest of the modifications should be pretty easy. Thanks

I have a beautiful starter on the stir plate ready for Sundays brew. I have a bunch of different grains incl: M otter, pilsener and 2 row plus a handful of character grains. Having never used 007 before what would you brew with it? I'm thinking of a Stone clone but need some ideas. Vanilla...

Starter with 5000 ml of 1040 wort. Pitched 1 smack pack. Let that ferment out. Cold crashed and decanted then pitched that into another 5000ml of 1040 wort. How many yeast do I have? A whole ****load is not the answer.

I love pale ales and IPA's. I make starters and re-pitch washed yeast. What are you all using for these styles besides 1056/001. Is there a yeast I should try? Thanks

I love this IPA and having brewed eschatz (sp?) recipe and loved it has anybody brewed the recipe from Zymurgy? The difference in recipes here and all over have hop additions closer to the end of the boil and possibly whirlpool. I have a starter of 001 going now (3rd gen) and I'm ready to brew...

After 7 days stuck at 1.030. I roused the yeast and have followed the recipe ( Jamil's) to a tee. pitched right amount and ramped up as per instructions. I also waited 36 hours to add the sugar so the yeast would focus on the wort sugars. Am I being impatient?

anybody using this? How about with a Jamil type chiller? I can't seem to get a reliable system for filtration during cooling using my march pump.

I have this imperial brown in the keg and it turned out pretty good but lacks a bit in the overall flavor. I'm wondering about tossing some bagged hops in the corny. I know folks do this often but I have yet to try it. I have a good selection of hops in the freezer. Care to throw out any ideas?

I have just converted a keg and have a march pump, both never used. I can't wait to use them but how do you ocate the dip tube in the keggek?Been through the threads and so many opinions. Do I go to the center with a dip tube and false bottom? Or (my first thought was) try to stick to the side...

I brew all grain but time is not on my side. Is there a proven method for splitting up a brew day? Can I collect my 1st abd 2nd runnings on day and boil/cool the next?

first 4 days at 68 and let it rise to 72. Stayed pretty vigorous throughout. Does this indicate any negatives in the process such as not enogh o2 or yeast is is this pretty run of the mill?

I am having some noob kegging problems. I have narrowed a foaming problem down to a faulty disconnect, I think. 3 keg system,2 hooked up and one has been foaming. I switched the line out to the other keg that was working right and that started foaming and the foaming one poured great. I took the...

1066 beer turned 1086 when I boiled way too long. I should have topped off with water then but too many things going on hindered practical thought process, new baby etc. I had a pretty big starter stepped up once and fermentation is strong. I'm wondering seeing how I didn't add water pre-ferment...

I brew all grain. Have a 8.5 gallon SS pot, 1 burner , a converted cooler(rectangle) for a mash/lauter tun and a chiller.. I have plenty of hops in the freezer. I came into some cash ($600)and would like to improve my setup. Any ideas on what to get? I was thinking O2 and a stone. Maybe spend...

After implementing all I have read here and there I am still coming up low on my OG. Batch after batch. I brewed tonight and was supposed to be at 1.057 and ended up at 1.045.I'm hitting my temps, stirring my mash, I don't mash out. Should I boil longer and deal with the loss? Can I boil some...

From extract to baib to my first cooler as a mash/lauter ton today. All went well and the bayou classic sure beats the old stovetop. Here are the questions if anybody has the answers. I have 13 lbs. of grist and dough in with 3.5 gallons of water. I hit my mark of 152 degrees. It held well and I...

First ferm. in a glass fermentor. I had no idea this kind of action is going on. All of my batches have been in an ale pail and to see this churning seemed beyond what I thought wa going on on in there. Is this right or did somebody put a propeller in the bottom of my carboy while I was drinking.

I'm experimenting here because of limited equipment and hearing several folks saying secondary isn't needed for apa's. The first apa I bottled is still cloudy after 4 weeks in the bottle(I didn't go to the secondary but I did let it set @ 68 deg for 2 weeks after vigorous ferm. was over). I have...