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I am planning on making a starter out of old grains I have hanging around. Has anyone done something like this, or will this not work out right? Not sure it will work without base malt, unless white wheat is a good enough base malt? I’ll be mashing either as a BIAB on a 1.5 gallon pot or using...

I am at my wits end here. Every AG batch I make, stout, IPA, pilsner, etc never ferments below 1.020. I’ve read all the posts I can find and I don’t know what it can be? I wonder if my pH is causing the beer to never ferment out, although I don’t think it’s that bad, 6.3 is my water pH. I even...

I made a NEIPA. It was bursting with fruit flavors and slightly orange before carbonating. Once it carbed up, it became pale in color and the flavor died down significantly. I have no idea what happened?

I am making an American lager for the first time. I am using 2 packs of WLP840. Made a 1600 starter and decanted. Expiration date was 3/31, so close to the end of life? Anyway, after a week of fermenting at 52, it’s dropped from 1.056 to 1.040. Is this slower than usual? I’m worried the yeast...

Does anyone have this unit? I can’t find much online in the way of reviews on the newer 1/5 model. There is some old unit reviews, but they were 1/3 hp units. Curious if this is too weak at 1450 btu vs the penguin which has positive feedback.

I got the wrong yeast by accident and ordered S-04 instead of S-05 for an American wit style, similar to blue moon. Anyone ever use this type of yeast in a wit with orange and coriander? Not sure it will be an issue, I’ve never used it before but understand it is a british yeast.

I know that the consensus is to use a clean fermenting American yeast, but since this is a fruity/citrusy beer, wouldn’t it make more sense to go with something like London III to accentuate the Citra and Mosaic hops and give it a soft mouthfeel? I’ve never had the real thing, but it sounds like...

Anyone ever compare using a glycol chiller vs using a mini fridge with holes drilled for the tubing? My issue is I have the Ss Brewtech Ftss and it’s a pain to change out water bottles twice a day from a cooler. I was thinking of putting a bucket of water in my old mini fridge and running the...

Anyone have a clone for this one?

This may have been answered but wondering what people have for experience with a dry hop in primary. Will it be a waste and drive off any aroma through the airlock?

This yeast is said to contain 200 billion yeast cells. I’m making a 7% beer and wondering if one pack would be enough as opposed to 2 packs or a starter. The yeast chart calculators say I need 350 billion cells which seems high but maybe not? Also if I under pitch I may get more fruity flavors...

Is the following going to be too much wheat in a NEIPA? 9 lbs pilsner malt 2 lbs white wheat 1 lb Flaked wheat 1 lb Flaked oats 12 oz Carapils

If I want to brew a 7% abv beer at 65 degrees do I need to keep my fermentation chamber at 55 degrees for the first few days to offset the rough 10 degree rise in fermentation temps until it slows down? This would be my first time using a chamber with temp control.

I am not sure if it’s just my recipe, but should it cost close to $80-$90 to make a NEIPA? It’s really the hops consisting of Citra, Galaxy, Amarillo and Mosaic that are adding up, at about 17 oz. Those are in depend hops these days so maybe it’s just Supply and demand?

Anyone have a clone to Captain Lawrence Palate Shifter? This used to be the Captains Reserve IIPA I believe? The website indicates Simcoe, Cascade, Chinook and Columbus but not sure the grain or the hop schedule. I assume bittering would be Columbus and dry hop is Simcoe and Chinook from what I...

Anyone know of a yeast strain that will give off peach like flavors?

I was fermenting a brelgian tripel in a fast ferment for 2 months and as time passed and was ready to keg, it turned from dark blonde to brown. Is this normal? It tastes a little bit of a banana flavor which makes me think something may have infected it? It was the northern Brewer Belgian tripel...

I just got back from the Welding shop and they gave me a beer mix of 70/30 and when I hooked it up to my keg and stout faucet, no head at all under 30 PSI. The beer is carbed appropriately and figured the beer gas would do the rest. Do I need to let it sit under 30 PSI for a while? I just...

I just called a welding supply shop near me and they said they would fill a co2 tank with a beer gas mix. I have not heard of anyone doing this, but I thought nitrogen tanks were used because of the higher pressures needed? Anyone ever try this? Quoted me $110 for the tank and gas. I can always...

I made a Guinness clone per the BYO recipe and made a starter. After one week fermentation seems to have slowed to almost no bubbling. OG was 1.051 and after one week I am at 1.016. I typically have my beers closer to 1.010 at this point. Do stouts take longer to ferment? I am using WL 004 and...