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I’ve mentioned this in a few other posts but since getting my robobrew/brewzilla several years ago I have not had success brewing a Hefeweizen on the system. I’ve tried 3 times and always ended up with horrible efficiency and just underwhelming thin results. Contrast this with my old cooler...

I just kegged up a rye lager last night - 80% barke pils 20% weyermann rye malt, omega Bayern yeast. This is the second batch with this yeast, harvested from a helles. When I swirled the yeast cake around to harvest I noticed it had a different “texture” than the last time I did the same...

Planning a doppelbock to pitch on a fresh yeast cake. Anyone ever use weyermann cararye in a doppelbock or a similar malty beer? My preference would be to use caramunich iii but my LHBS doesn’t carry caramunich. Thinking a grain bill like this: 62% avangard dark munich 13% barke pils 3%...

I popped into my LHBS to pick up some hops and rye malt for my next batch and I saw hersbrucker spät hops. What? I’ve seen “hallertau hersbrucker” or “hersbrucker” before but I’ve never seen “hersbrucker spät” before. Have I been living under a rock?

I harvested yeast from the cake of my Munich helles yesterday - first time harvesting from a cake. I’ve harvested from overbuilt starters in the past but never the actual yeast cake. So…in the picture is any of this yeast? Just that thin white strip in the far right? The whole thing in all of...

Does anyone have any experience with Jasper Yeast’s Munchen lager strain? I’ve used their Franconian lager strain which worked great, but I’m trying out a handful of lager strains to see which I like best!

I’ve been tasked with “coming up with Christmas ideas” for myself and I thought it would be nice to have an electric burner/hot plate that I could plug in on brew days to heat my sparge water. I usually sparge with just 2 gallons since I use a Brewzilla so I wouldn’t need a super powerful one...

I’m thinking of brewing a rye doppelbock soon and I’m debating on whether to do a beta glucan rest or not. I know there are mixed opinions, and I lean more towards “yes” I would like to do one. Herein lies my question. I brew on a Brewzilla and I was thinking of adding my strike water, heating...

Just picked up an order from my LHBS and noticed when I got home (of course) that the manufacture date of my yeast is March 15 2023….which is a lot older than I would like. I wasn’t planning to brew with it until next month on top of that. Is it worth trying to grow a starter to save back? It’s...

I brewed a nice SMaSH lager all the way back in April. I decided to overbuild my starter and save some yeast that I split into 2 mason jars each with about 100B cells. Away it went into my fridge where I sort of forgot about it. I’m hoping to brew a batch sometime in September and I’m wondering...

Amazon has 50lbs Vittles vaults on sale for $30. I picked up a second one the other day to keep even more grain on hand, definitely a great price and figured I’d share in case others are interested!

I’ve been thinking of brewing a Belgian blonde or tripel in the near future and I’d like to have it carbonated to at least 3 volumes. I currently have a kegerator with eva barrier and duotight fittings and I’m wondering: can I lengthen the beer line by using an additional piece of beer line with...

Has anyone brewed the Ryenator doppelbock found on brewingnordic. Com? I’m intrigued by it and haven’t brewed with rye in many many years. I’m trying to plan out a bigger beer to brew in the next couple months to age until next fall/winter. Wondering if I try something like the rye Bock or just...

Anyone try this yeast yet? I believe the yeast lab is a small outfit in Northern Virginia but I saw it on my LHBS website and was curious. I don’t brew frequently enough to take many chances so I’m curious if anyone has used it with any luck.

I was looking to finally replace my old corona mill with a cereal killer. I checked the AIH website and they said sold out so I sent a message asking when they expected to have them back in stock. They replied by the end of the month, so I thought cool I’ll order one then. Now I find that they...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my brewing and I feel like I’ve had a few batches in a row that just haven’t come out the way I’ve wanted. They’re drinkable and good, but not what I intended. I’m thinking of simplifying things a bit by buying a single sack of grain and just brewing with...

Hey all, I’m new to kegging - third batch. This one is a Munich dunkel that’s been in keg for 2 weeks. I used gelatin to fine the beer so I pulled a pint, dumped and then pulled another half pint and had a taste of it. Amazing and delicious, very happy with it. Then I grab another glass, fill it...

I’m currently fermenting my first true attempt at a lager - a Munich dunkel fermenting with wlp833. I’ve been using a cold crash guardian for the last couple batches of beer (both ales) and I was able to get the bladder filled with CO2 very quickly. I hooked it up for the dunkel as well, but...

I’ve been using the same small bernzomatic oxygen bottle with my oxygenation kit for a while now so I know it’s bound to kick at some point soon. Anyone in the DC/Maryland area have any idea of where to find these? Google yields me store after store with none in stock or available.

I’m curious if anyone has brewed a Munich dunkel (or similar) using 100% Barke Munich malt. I recently brewed a nice altbier with barke Pils and Munich but it was heavier on the Pils. I know a lot of people have had great success with barke Pils or Vienna SMaSH beers in the past but what about...