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I've had this problem with my last two beers, so this time when brewing an IPA i went ahead and bought two vials of liquid yeast. I'm 2 weeks in, and I've been stuck at 1.020 for about a week now, and am wondering if its kosher to simply dump the other vial in there. Also, i was planning...

I really love this beer, and just brewed Austin Homebrews clone of it. One thing i know about Two Hearted Ale is that it uses all Centennial hops, whereas this kit came with all Amarillo. I suspect its due to the hop shortage but i was just wondering if anyones ever brewed this kit with with...

I usually leave my brews in the fermenter for at least 3 weeks, but seeing as im going out of town i want to bottle my hefe before i go. So long as i've hit my FG is there anything wrong with bottling after two weeks? Its my first hefe but i've heard there one of the fastest beers to brew...

So heres what i've got from a combination of leftovers of previous brews: Roughly 5lb wheat DME About 1lb XLDME Some carapils and a little munich grain, WLP300 Hefe yeast 1oz sterling 1oz us goldings SO i'm wondering if these ingredients... in any sort of combination... would make...

So I just bottled the lawnmower de saison kit from Midwest, and kept the fermentation temp in the mid 80's. A couple times the temp dipped during a cold night and the fermentation would cease until it warmed back up. So I'm assuming that to carbonate, the bottles need to be kept around the mid...

So i had an unfortunate accident with my last brewing attempt, let just say that the bottom of my brew pot exploded. I lost the malt extract and the yeast i had in a starter. It was going to be a saison, but ive since changed my mind about brewing that. So now heres what i've got: 8oz...

I'm brewing the midwest lawnmower de saison kit tomorrow. I didnt think ahead enough, (im literally typing this as i run out the door) and i didnt make a yeast starter. Im using the Wyeast 3942 belgian smack pack, and since yesterday its been steadily swelling and almost at full capacity...

I accidentally bought two saison kits instead of one, and i'd like to make something other than the saison with the second kit. The ingredients are as follows: 3.3 lbs gold LME 3.3 lbs wheat LME 1 lb clear candi sugar 8 oz cara-20 8 oz unmalted wheat 1 oz sterling 2 oz goldings and all...

After a trip to belgium i've been inspired to brew some of their traditional ales, and will start this week with a saison. I bought the lawnmower de saison from Midwest supplies. In the past, my main concern with fermentation was keeping the bucket cool enough, using ice baths and such...

I'm going to visit my friend outside of Brussels next weekend, and being a homebrewer, am extremely excited about the beer. I would definitely consider myself a novice as far as Belgian brews go, and am ready to have my mind blown. If there's anyone out there that knows what i MUST try, or...

First attempt at developing a recipe, still using mainly extract. What do you think? Brewer: brian Email: - Beer: howard street pale Style: American Pale Ale Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons Color: 9 HCU (~7 SRM) Bitterness: 16 IBU OG: 1.059 FG: 1.016 Alcohol: 5.6% v/v (4.4%...

Alright, well i've just finished my second batch ever, and it turned out great. I want to stray from the kits though and buy individual ingredients for my first unique beer. I'm looking for a nice pale ale, something with a lot of hop flavor not unlike sierra nevada. Any suggestions...

Well, i bottled my first batch about a week ago, an American Amber Ale, and i just tried the first one. I noticed when racking/bottling that it had a really, well, "yeasty" smell to it. Thats really the only way i can describe it. Never brewed before so i figured perhaps it was normal, and...

First time brewer here, had some mishaps during fermenting but think its alright, although it hasn't changed much as far as color in a week. im trying to gauge when its ok to bottle w/o hydrometer. thought it would be more pale and clear, but its a dark brown. any specific reasons why? or...

So i guess a was a bit hasty with this being my first brew, and i didnt wait for the brew to cool very much before adding the yeast. It was probably about 5 min after i added the gallon of brew to a couple gallons of cold water. Not sure what the temp was, or if thats the problem at all. But...