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I've got about 10 extract/specialty grain batches under my belt and decided to try a small 1 gallon all-grain batch just to get the feel for all-grain. I mashed approx 2.5 lbs in a bag in 2.5 quarts of water. Stirred every 10 minutes or so, raised the temp to 170 while stirring and then lifted...

I recently brewed an extract/specialty grain pale ale using some sweet orange peel and coriander (in a muslin bag) in the last 15 minutes of the boil. I also used whirlfloc and the yeast was S-04. 4 weeks primary and so far 3 weeks in the bottle. I've noticed that there is a sort of...

5 days ago, I dry hopped 2 ounces of simcoe pellet hops. Boiled 2 muslin bags and two dozen glass florist marbles in water for 10 minutes, let it all cool to room temp, then added one dozen marbles to each bag, one ounce of hops to each, tied it up and tossed it in the primary. (Primary had...

I have read and re-read the incredible thread on patience (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/never-dump-your-beer-patience-virtue-time-heals-all-things-even-beer-73254/). I am not going to throw out the beer, but I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to why I'm having this issue so that I...

After reading all 25 pages of the thread below, I've decided to try out an extended primary (4 weeks) for my next few batches to see if I notice any differences. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/secondary-not-john-palmer-jamil-zainasheff-weigh-176837/ I have a question that doesn't appear...

Just wanted to say hi to everyone in my first post. I've been lurking for awhile because it seems like every question I've ever had has already been extensively covered (In particular, I have enjoyed being alternately frightened, enlightened and confused on the topic of Starsan rinsing). I...