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Hi everyone, 2 days ago I made 10gals of my house IPA and split the batch to use two different yeasts. Pitched US05 in one, and took off within 12 hours. Second one was with Gigayeast Vermont IPA double pitch pack. It has now been 36 hours and noooottthhhiiinnggg. Both were pitched at 70*...

Hey guys, I need some help! For those of you who have used Galaxy Hops---what other hops mix well with it? Just fell into 4oz of Galaxy hops and wanted to make an IPA.

Hi guys, I had an IPA on gas for 2+ weeks now at 13 psi and 41*. When I poured today it was at 10psi and tastes a bit undercarbed. Can I correct this is any way? My thought is to hold now at 14 psi and hope it seeps into the beer a bit. Any help is appreciated ?

Has anyone ever had mold spores form on the outside of their carboy(glass) and their brew hauler handles? Hadn't opened the chest freezer in a few days so I'm assuming it was from condensation. Just wanted to be sure though. Any insight would be appreciated!

Hi everyone, I could definitely use some help from people who have dealt with this strain before... I just made a Pale Ale(yesterday) and pitched a 1L starter of 1056 in at 72 degrees. Since, the stick on thermometer has continued to read 72 degrees and fermentation has definitely kicked...

I think I got my first infected batch. Any ideas?

Anyone have any good ideas for a flavor addition in my Autumn Amber Ale? I am thinking in terms of spices, herbs, etc.

So I am going for an American IPA with good pine/wood aroma and flavor. Would love to get some opinions regarding the hops in this recipe. If anything, I was considering switching the Northern Brewer for Perle(same amount). With that said, would my current recipe give me the taste and smell I...

Hi guys, Just ordered two extract kits and plan on doing 1 a week after I get ingredients and another about a month later. I just want to make sure I have a proper understanding of storage for all ingredients used. So here it goes: 1week storage: Hops(freezer) LME(cool dry area) crushed...

So I am doing extract boils(partials for now) and was wondering if adding irish moss(or Super moss HB) at 15min, before a late addition of LME at 5min, will affect the clarity of the finished product the way it has before? Will everything still drop to the bottom of the carboy and make the beer...

Hi everyone, I am trying to remake a Long Trail Pale Ale. I plugged my recipe into Hopville, and got everything spot on with some tinkering(using the same recipe they use) and can't seem to get the IBU's to 35, like Long Trail does. malt & fermentables % LB OZ MALT OR FERMENTABLE 52% 4 6...

Anyone use White Labs English Ale 002 lately? I pitched it 12 hrs ago and i understand that it is very highly flocculent. Thus, I believe most of the yeast has settled to the bottom. So, I gave the bucket a little swirl to agitate it. Should I have kept the airlock on, or taken it off(which I...

Brewed my first lager last friday (5days) and it has slowly started to ferment at a consistent temp of 60*F. Once it is done I plan on switching over to a secondary to 'lager' for a few weeks. Only issue is the fridge I had ready to go is now failing and wont be of any use. Would I still be...

So last friday(4days ago) I brewed a summer pils. Hoped to get an OG around 1.048 but got it at 1.032. Super low for that kind of beer. I initially considered it human error in that I did not mix it well enough before taking a sample. Well, took another one today(just started fermenting) and...

Just brewed a Summer Pils using extract on Friday and put it in my 6.5gal carboy (5.25gal of brew). Pitched a Bavarian Lager 2206 yeast per recipe instructions and aerated accordingly. Since then I have seen no movement in my airlock over 48 hrs and was wondering if i screwed something up? If...

I have been using distilled water(to top off, tap water for boil) in my brews and was wondering what anyone's opinions were on water to use. Aside from RO water and creating an exact chemical balance, distilled is the only one void of minerals that can alter flavor.

My recent APA batch came out great with good color, clarity, head, etc. It tastes great but has a 'bite' after you drink. Im trying to figure out what would cause that and have narrowed it down to tap water possibly being too hard, using distilled water to top-off, or fermenting tempature...