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Has anyone ever cold crashed an ale with WLP007 yeast? If so, how long did you crash and did you experience any carbonation issues after bottling? I put my blonde ale in the fridge yesterday at 35deg. Planned to leave it there a day or two to clear and then bottle. Looks like it's developed some...

Planning to brew this winter warmer in a couple of weeks. I didn't want to go with a traditional spiced ale, as I want some resinous/piney character from the spruce and cardamom. Trying to basically build a recipe that will make those two ingredients shine, thought juniper would complement them...

My last brew I used whole hops for the first time. I was a little intimidated at first having never used them before and didn't know what to expect. Had read some good and some bad about them. Well I racked over to secondary yesterday and at the bottom of the primary was the cleanest yeast cake...

I would consider myself an intermediate brewer. I have always focused more on improving process and learning ingredients, etc. and I am now to a point where I want to consider water chemistry in order to make "better" beer, as I do understand the importance it has on flavor. I have done 5 AG...

Other than the obvious essentials - mash tun, big pot & propane burner - an accurate thermometer should also be at the top of the list for must-have's when brewing all-grain. I learned this the hard way. I have two dial thermometers. I assumed both were accurate, so I have used both...

I'm making a hefeweizen. 5 lbs German wheat 4 lbs 2-row German pilsner 1 lb flaked wheat Had a great mash, hit temp dead on...double batch sparged and collected perfect amount of wort. Shaping up to be a great brew day...but just before the boil started I open up the bag from the...

I want to start smoking my own malt at home, which I have read is pretty easy to do. I also read somewhere that some breweries are starting to actually smoke their malts with meat at the same time. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried this and how it turned out. I would assume it would give...