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I'm on my third batch of Irish Red, attempting to replicate the first (which, incidentally was my first batch ever). The subject yeast is Wyeast 1084, Irish Ale. My first batch I pitched at 55 degrees, which was an accident. I chilled the kettle in an ice bath and poured refrigerated water to...

Hey folks, I just brewed last night and forgot to aerate before pitching. I have activity in the air lock so I'm not too concerned about fermentation, but I read somewhere that a wort not properly stirred can give inaccurate gravity readings. Thoughts and or other matters for concern?

I just brewed a Hefeweizen on 9/4 with a 2 gallon boil. I steeped .25 lbs Crystal 20L and .5lb Carapils for 30 minutes @ 155 F. When I was finished there was a yellow/orange color to the wort. By the time I added the DME it was probably down to 1.5 to 1.25 gallons (it took me forever to get the...

Brewed on 5/7 and placed in primary. Allowed to sit for 10 days in primary maintaining temperature in the low low 60's. Racked to secondary on 5/17, still maintaining low 60's. Primary was in a plastic bucket, which means I didn't see ANYTHING during the active stage of fermentation. Now it's...