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So I pitched my yeast starter this morning into my Arrogant Bastard clone and went to work...when I realized a couple of hours later than I never used my O2 and stone. Had a ballgame after work to attend so just got home. It's already fermenting nicely at 66 with a decent krausen. Should I...

So I dy hopped my Janet's Brown Ale 2 weeks ago and there are STILL pellets floating on top. I'd say about 75% have sunk to the bottom but the others junk don't want to sink. I'd love to bottle this weekend so as to free up my primary for the AHS Pliny clone I want to brew. I have a secondary...

Hi, I know there are many topics relating to washing yeast and pitching on top of an exisiting cake and honestly I can't figure out which is best. Here's the situation: I brewed an ESB about 3 weeks ago and plan on doing an almost dead replica recipe with the exception of I'm trying...

Hi, In planning my garden I've determined I have space for 4 rhizomes and am trying to maximize the variety for the styles of beers I enjoy most, namely Bitters, APA's, IPA's and IIPA's. I know for sure 1 will be cascade and 1 will be either fuggles or Golding. So I guess which other hop...

So I brewed a bitter recipe yesterday of my own design and I realized that I was 1 ounce short of fuggles that I planned on adding at flameout. I'm assuming I can just dry hop after visible signs of fermentation die down to get the same effect, or is there something I'm missing? I guess my...

So I found an ounce of 8.8 AA Centennial that's probably about 18 months old and don't want it to go to waste but not sure how fresh it is (wasn't refrigerated or frozen). I just brewed an IPA bittered with Chinook, flavored with Centennial and Cascade and aroma'd with Casacde; would it work to...

I am planning a New Years Day brew of Hoppiness is an IPA from Brewing Classic Styles and it calls for a 3 liter starter. I have a 2L and a 1L flask - is there a way I can split the yeast into both flasks? Is it as simple as pouring 2/3 of the yeast into 1 flask and 1/3 into the other? I...

I'm on my 5th AG recipe and prior to this batch I've always hovered at about the 60% mark. I just purchased a Barley Crusher and today hit 70% on my English IPA (from Brewing Classic Styles). I thought the crush I was getting at the LHS wasn't fine enough and sure enough that was it. That's...

I see a lot of seasoned brewers stating they sparge with water with temps between 180-190 while John Palmer (and Jamil) state that you should never use water much above 170. Here's a direct quote from How to Brew: "The temperature of the sparge water is important. The water should be no...

Yes, I know, the horror of not brewing for so long:cross: Anyway I decided to restart my brewing career with a big'un. I'm doing a Duvel Clone from AHS. Once that's in the bag I'm looking at doing something I can enjoy yet this year, possibly a Blonde Ale. Anyway just wanted to say I'm happy...

2nd brew in a row where I missed my target OG by quite a bit. This time it's a Stone IPA clone from AHS that's supposed to have a OG of 1.066. When I collected the 6.25 gallons into the brew pot is was somethig awful like 1.046 after temp adjusting hydrometer reading. I ended up adding 1 lb...

I prepared my first ever yeast starter yesterday for my scheduled brewing of a Stone IPA clone today. My question is that I see a little activity in my starter but it's definitely not bubbling away like I would like. I really would like to brew today as I work during the week and won't have a...

I've recently been listening to the Jamil show ( http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/jamil.php ) and he states that he ferments almost all of his ales at 68F and that anything over 70 can affect the flavor of the beer. My first AG is fermenting at 72F right now. A couple of questions: 1. Is...

I'm looking at purchasing an immersion chiller and was wondering if I should go for the 25' or 50' chiller. I assume the 50' chiller will chill it quicker, but is it enough to shell out an extra $30 or so? I only do 5 gallon batches. Thanks

Today I brewed a Honker's Ale Clone from AHS that was supposed to have a SG of 1.050 and I ended up with 1.042:( Here are the details: 9lbs 2 row 1/2 lb crystal 40l 1/2 Cara Munich 1 oz Northern brewer : 60 Min 1/2 oz Cascade: 15 min 1/2 Willamette: 15 min 1oz Cascade : 5 min I...

My first beer was an extract kit from Brewers Best for an American Pale Ale and it spent 1 week in primary, 3 weeks in secondary and a week in the bottle and well...it tastes fairly sweet and bitter. Not good, not terrible but if I ordered it in a bar i'd send it back. I know it's only been a...

My wife, who has always only liked BMC, tried a Hobgoblin and really liked it. In fact the other day she had a Bud Light and said she didn't really like it anymore and preferred the 'Goblin. I think Orfy's recipe for Hobgoblin will be my first AG once my new brew kettle gets in. I'm just...

Hi, new poster here but have learned tons of useful information over the past few weeks. Anyway, 18 days ago I brewed Brewers Best American Pale kit and transferred it to my 6 1/2 gallon carboy. It fermented like crazy for a couple of days then died down so I racked it to secondary after 1...