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Hey guys, I have some washed yeast I saved from my Belgian dark strong that I was going to pitch at bottling to help carb the bottles since it has been in secondary for so long and then I cold conditioned it. Do you think the washed yeast will be enough? I was contemplating a starter but I...

I just brewed a robust porter from brewing classic styles. I used WL001 that I washed from a previous batch and made a starter the night before. The airlock is bubbling like crazy, but I have never brewed a dark beer before so I didn't know if this is normal for dark beers or maybe using the...

I brewed the pale ale recipe from "brewing classic styles" and decided to dry hop (never have before). Dry hopped in secondary for 4 days and some hops came out of the paint strainer bag. The beer tastes good but the beer has a slight brown color to it instead of an amber yellow. Anyone...

So I bought the Belgian Noel AG kit from AHS and brewed it up. Hit OG of 1.09 and pitched stepped up 2L starter of WL570. After a VERY vigorous primary fermentation for 7 days I took a SG reading and hit 1.022, which is the target for this beer. I racked to a secondary and the beer has been...

I just brewed the APA recipe from 80 Award Winning Recipes, but forgot the Victory malt, so my post mash gravity was 1.044, not 1.046. I overcompensated with DME and ended up with an OG of 1.061 (recipe called for OG of 1.056). I hopped per the recipe (didn't have foresight to bump up hops)...

Am excited to brew a seasonal ale and wondering if anyone has tried his before? Cheers.

Have been lagering an extract plus steeping grains maibock for several weeks at 38 degrees. Over the last few weeks I swear it has gone from a traditional dark amber to a dark German lager color. Am I imagining this? I didnt think it was possible. It is such a long time period I cant be sure of...

I just brewed a weizen kit from windriver brewing company that came out to 1.027 OG. I am kicking myself for not taking OG reading in kettle.before adding water. Does anyone have any suggestions for somehow fortifying a bit post-fermentation? Thanks.

I am brewing a weizen tomorrow and the yeast should be 64-74. My basement is 65. To safeguard against spikes in temp I was wondering about using a damp towel or some other form of evaporative cooling. Anyone have any ideas? Or should I just chance it? Thanks!

I am excited about brewing the all grain version of John Palmer's Belgian Pale Ale this weekend and thought I would split the wort and pitch two different yeast strains: 1. Wyeast 3655 Belgian Schelde 2. White Labs Belgian Ale At first I couldn't find the Belgian Schelde, so I opted for...

The reason I ask is that I let mine soak in water and bleach solution and it now has a few small green spots. Will this impart any off flavors in my wort? Thanks!

I am brewing a Belgian pale ale this weekend and want to use a an aquarium heater hooked up to a thermostat. This would be in a 32 gallon trash can with water in it. Has anyone tried this before with success? I am going for precise ale.fermentation control. Any tips? Thanks!

I made a 2L lager starter 4-5 days ago and hope to brew tomorrow morning or the next. However, I am worries since my starter looks cloudier than my ale starter, which cleared up very well. The brown detritus on the bottom also differs from my ale starter. Does it look OK? I am paranoid about...

My lager yeast starter wont stop fermenting, it is still cloudy and is bubbling out of the tupperware container. How do you guys get it to stop? The wife was not happy with the spillage in the fridge ;-). Thanks for any help!

I made a 2L starter for an upcoming batch of Maibock. I decided to mix the Wyeast Bavarian lager yeast and the White Labs German Lager yeast. I pitched both into a room temperature wort in the 2L flask. They fermented overnight, approximately 12 hours and had formed a nice, foamy head in the...

So I meant to bring up my first lager to 60 for a d-rest and forgot I unplugged my fridge from my temp controller. I come down this morning and the thermometer in the fridge reads 25 degrees! Somehow the beer is not frozen. So do I just cut my losses and rack/lager? Or slowly bring it up to 60...

Hello all, Quick, random question, any way to tell what happens if you combine two yeast strains into one batch? I made a dark german lager kit from Windriver and made a yeast starter the night before using the Wyeast german lager. I used the yeast starter kit and instructions I got from...