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hi all, i had a pilsner that finished fermentation a little high in gravity, but it didn't seem to move after a few more weeks, so i just bottled it thinking that maybe i had mashed a little high or something... it tasted great and we've been happily drinking them... until! i noticed one had...

Hi Everyone, I came into ownership of a neat shaped carboy ~5 gal, previously used for red wine. It has a film of haze, whitish, almost like salt on your winter steps that I can't seem to get rid of. It reminds me of when glassware gets old...maybe it's just a sign that it was used/loved...

Hi Everyone, couldn't find any definite info on this one... I'd love to get a bigger pot and switch to full boils but don't have the ability to brew outside. Does anyone know of an electric burner NOT a stovetop like the stand-free propane turkey fryers that people use? That could handle a...

hi everyone, i made the all grain fuller's porter clone from a recent issue of BYO and after a bit of conditioning in the bottle it has a definite nose of grape cough syrup. the recipe was in a feature on brown malt...never having used it i wasn't sure what it was taste like but i'm...

hi everyone, thanks so much to all the kind responses to my previous questions. a few times i have noticed primary going quite a bit beyond its average 2-3 days... i know factors such as underpitching cold temps lager yeasts can extend the primary fermentation a bit, but what might be...

hi everyone! does anyone have any tips for cleaning blowoff tubes? my last batch REALLY got it gunked up inside and i'm not sure how to proceed. any help is much appreciated! ed

Hi everyone, I posted a topic regarding a WLP english ale I received in the mail that I was worried about having gotten too warm. I pitched it, no starter, into 5 gallons of 1052 wort in the 70's. Primary lasted a few days now it's still and it's been about a week. Only down to 1020. In...

Hi All, I know that many of us use mail order for brewing supplies, and it's no secret that summer heat is a danger even WITH ice packs. I had an order arrive (I picked it up FROM the UPS man) with 2 vials of white labs english ale and a melted ice pack. Even after days of refrigeration the...

hi all, i've really been enjoying whole foods' brand rice milk, which i had never had before. in one of those 'you know you're a homebrewer when...' moments, i thought, "hey, could i ferment this stuff?" so does anyone know if you threw in say, a WLP sake yeast, would it ferment this...

hi everyone, i had posted a topic about carbonation irregularity a few weeks ago and received many kind replies. the most mentioned pointer was to measure priming sugar by WEIGHT instead of volume to account for settling. after bottling a 4 gallon rauchbier today, using my scale, i went...

Hi Everyone, I recently got a 3 liter 'jeraboam' of 2002 hair of the dog 'adam' beer that was, uh, mysteriously emptied. Anyway, I've cleaned and sanitzed it and would love to reuse it but the rubber gasket on the swing top needs to be replaced. anyone know where I can get a large size...

Hi, I've noticed a lot of variety in terms of bottle conditioning carbonation in my 30 odd brews, this seems to be a topic not thoroughly covered in the literature so I've found. Symptoms include: -radically different times to reach carbonation (1 week to sometimes 2 months)...

Hi, I know it is standard to use a different set of soft brewing materials (plastic, rubber) for lambic/bret blends, but are the same precautions necessary for lactobacillus as in a Berliner Weisse? Thanks! Ed