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I recently made a batch of a La Trappe Quadruple clone and used a vial of Trappist Ale high gravity yeast. I transferred to the secondary and basically the fermentation didn't stop (it slowed down but stopped) so I siphoned it off the yeast cake and put it in another per fermenter (3rd?)...

I have a recent batch of Dark Chocolate Stout in my primary for 1.5 weeks in which this time I am using a 5 gallon glass carboy. Someone was over yesterday and told me that if I have hops in anything that light gets to it will make it skunk. (I knew about green glass and skunk but never thought...

I have brewed a few batches of a Bass Ale clone using 6# of light DME and they have all came out great. The question I have is that when it sits in the fermenter for a bit there is some sediment which is sort of cloudy/ mucky. Actually at the bottom of the fermenter there is quite a bit of...

For those who are using solid colored (i.e mine is white) plastic fermenters, when you siphon how do you know if you are hitting sediment without sucking it up through the hose first? When I use my glass carboy I can clearly see where to end of the auto-siphon is but with the white bucket I am...

I have been trying my hand at all grain no-sarge (BIAB) ales and recently made one using; 2.5 gallon batch 3# Cara Pils 2# 2 Row Malt .5# Vienna .5# Corm Meal @ last 15 min of mash mashed @ 150F for 90 min mashed out @ 170F for 10 min boiled for 60 min with .5 oz Cascade @ 60 min .25 oz Cascade...

I was cleaning out my dads garage yesterday and came across some beer bottling supplies which i took. In there was a few packages of this product called BEERBRITE CAPS. They are plastic cones which you put on the bottle and turn upside down sort of like champagne. Then you pinch it off and...

Steep 1# of crushed 40L Crystal Malt in 1/2 gallon of water for 20 minutes @ 150F. Strain the grains into brew pot and sparge with 1/2 gallon of water @ 150F and press dry. Add 1.5 gallons of water and bring to a boil. Remove pot from heat and add; 6# light DME 1oz Northern Brewer...

This is my first brew in about 20 years and maybe I am just missing something but let me ask anyway. I made a 5 gallon batch of Summer Weiss from a kit with extracts, bitters and finishing hops using Heferweiss liquid yeast. Boiled for an hour and it took like 6 hours to get below 90 degrees F...