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So for the past 3 beers that I've brewed, I have gotten a final gravity of just about 1.000-1.002. I've been using safale-04. I did a blonde ale with a gravity of 1.052, a pale with a gravity of 1.054, and an oktoberfest with a gravity of 1.064. The only issue I've been having is keeping the...

So for the past 3 beers that I've brewed, I have gotten a final gravity of just about 1.000-1.002. I've been using safale-04. I did a blonde ale with a gravity of 1.052, a pale with a gravity of 1.054, and an oktoberfest with a gravity of 1.064. The only issue I've been having is keeping the...

So for a while now, I've been way overshooting my OG by about 10 points, and I don't know why. It never really bothered me before, but I'm trying to get more serious about style guidelines and would like to stay within them. I've been doing Bobby_M's double batch sparge method just as he...

So I haven't been drinking my kegged beer lately ('gone gluten free), and recently tried to pull a pint only to find that my CO2 is out. I am not sure if there was a leak in the kegs or not, but both were flat and had no head pressure. So I got my tank refilled and want to quick carb the beer...

Right now I have a kegerator with 1/2 full (not 1/2 empty) 5G Hefe and a full 5 Gallons of Fat tire. The Hefe is carbed and obviously has been consumed. The Fat tire is being carbed with the set and forget method of force carbing. So here is my issue. I have another 5 Gallons of beer...

So I finally got to use one of my washed yeast mason jars for the first time. It is WL004 (Irish Ale), about 3 weeks from harvest. I had about 1.5cm of yeast at the bottom of the jar. I used a 400ml starter with 1/2 cup of DME. I made the starter the morning of my brew (Saturday AM). By the...

So this is my second parital mash attempt. The first was a hefe that went well. I over shot my gravity and came out at 1.062. So I tried "hophead's" Flat Ass Tired--fat tire clone. However, I needed to convert his recipe to partial mash. Here is what he called for: 6lb 2-row 2lb amber malt...

So I went to my LHBS and told them I wanted to make a partial-mash raspberry wheat beer, and they helped me put together a recipe. However, it doesn't look right to me. I would like to get some feedback. Here is what I have: 1lb Munich 3lb German Pilsner 3lb White Wheat 5lb wheat DME 1oz...

So this is my second parital mash attempt. The first was a hefe that went well. I over shot my gravity and came out at 1.062. So I tried "hophead's" Flat Ass Tired--fat tire clone. However, I needed to convert his recipe to partial mash. Here is what he called for: 6lb 2-row 2lb amber...

I am looking for a new kettle, and was thinking about buying the blichmann, but can't seem to pull the trigger considering the price/value. I was thinking about buying a SS bayou classic and adding to it. Has anyone added a ball valve, thermometer, and maybe sight glass to it and save enough...

So I made a starter on wednesday, let it ferment, and put in in the fridge friday night. I took it out sunday morning with the intention of brewing some time on sunday. However, it didn't work out, so I put the starter back in the fridge Sunday evening. I plan on brewing Wednesday. Will it...

So I just bought my first galss carboy after brewing in plastic for years. One thing I realized is that there are no markings indicating volume on this classy piece of glass. How do you know where the 5 gallon mark is? Do I just fill up my bucket to 5 gallons and pour it in and mark it with a...

I just finished my Frigidaire Kegerator, and it looks and works awesome so far. My question is, does your refrigerator sound like a quiet washing machine? I tested my fridge for a night before I built it, and it was quiet and got cold. Now, it still gets nice and cold, but I can hear fluid...

So I did my first partial mash last night, and was very happy with the process. I definitely felt more like a "real brewer" using all that grain. Thanks to Death Brewer for his great pictorial. I followed your procedures, and I think it went well. The only thing was that I finished with a...

According to my recipe from the Clone Book, I am to bake 1/2 lb of Oatmeal for 75 minutes at 325 degrees. I have done this, but the oatmeal has started to stink up the house with a burnt smell, although it doesn't appear burnt. I just wanted to confirm that this is correct.

I finally decided to use a starter after using a liquid yeast for the first time ever last batch. I didn't use a starter with my Kolsch, and it fermented fine although there was about a 30 hour lag time. so, I bought a 1000ml flask, stopper, air lock and package of yeast starter (DME and...

I just sampled my "RED HOOK" ESB clone after it has conditioned for 2 weeks in the bottle. It tasted a little "green", but was very amber/dark. I have brewed this before (about 7 years ago), and it came out closer to the intended pale ale color. I was wondering what attributed to the dark...