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Ok, so a little background here... I've been brewing for almost three years now and am venturing into a RIS for the first time. This is a huge beer and want it to go right so I'm looking for any and all advice from veterans who've been there before. Right now the beer is tasting sweeter from the...

I recently brewed a Russian Imperial Stout with an OG of 1.100. When the wort cooled to 70 I pitched one smack pack that was made into a 1ltr starter and pitched a second smackpack by itself. Fermentation took off in about 18hrs and lasted 4 days at 62F. The yeast started dropping out quick...

I'm going on a road trip from Chicago to Tennessee and will be passing through Indianapolis, Louisville, Lexington, and Knoxville. Can anyone recommend a great brewpub?? Also looking for a massive liquor store that I can stop at to load my trunk with craft beer that they don't distribute this...

This was the first time I've made a Barley Wine and the first time using White Labs WLP099 Super Gravity yeast strain. My starting gravity when I brewed this was 1.084 and after 10 days of fermentation the FG was measured at 1.014. I transferred the beer to a secondary and aged for 5 months...

Anyone have an idea on how to keep fermentation temperatures down in the summer months? I live in Chicago and it's about 80 degrees outside so leaving the carboy in my garage is no longer an option. My house is air conditioned, but the basement only gets down to about 67-68 degrees. In my...

Direct from the brewery, here's the official recipe: Grain: US 2row 90% Caramunich 5% Biscuit 2.5% Aromatic 2.5% Hops: Addition 1: Columbus .3 ounces Addition 1: Amarillo .4 ounces Addition 2: Columbus .2 ounces Addition 2: Amarillo .4 ounces Addition 3: Columbus .3 ounces...

I brewed a Milk Chocolate Stout 7 days ago with a starting gravity of 1.072. Using a double yeast pitch of White Labs London Ale 013, the fermentation started aggressively after 12hrs. However, after 48hrs since the yeast was pitched the fermentation slowed to a halt. I'm on the 7th day and the...