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Alive and well!!!! After a couple of weeks in secondary it did not clear as well as i hoped so i filtered and kegged. I took a final gravity sample before and the beer is now at 7.15%. I then force carbonated at 10 psi for a week @ 35 deg. in my lagering fridge. Yesterday i lowered to 3 psi and...

*UPDATE* So its been 1.5 weeks in the secondary and the beer has started to clear up and has a very faint aroma of pumpkin spice. Most of the nasties have fell out of suspension. Gonna give 1 more week and check the gravity and taste for any improvement. Fingers crossed!

After 2 mediocre pumpkin ale's last year i decided this year I would shoot for the moon and try to get as much flavor in this one as possible. I formulated a basic recipe with 1056, 2 oz. of hops, and a 10lb grain bill with 2 row, special B, and caramel 60. This time around i took a huge chance...

The ester profile is definitely set by now. Racking to the secondary was the right move. I always rack as soon as primary fermentation is over, one week or less.

Been brewing for quite some time now, but realized i have never added my starter gravity to my wort OG. Looked online for some calculators but really didnt see any that could help. So my question is: If i make a 2L starter with a gravity of 1.040 (or less), how would I add that to my gravity...

I am entering a local homebrew contest in which you must bring your beer in growlers. I only bottle my beer and do not have a tap and co2 set up. If i pour my bottles out into the growlers im afraid my beer will become flat and no head will remain for judging. Any suggestions?

Hey i am formulating a Nordic Style beer recipe or "Sahti" as they call it. How did yours come out? I have done a lot of research on traditional nordic brewing ingredients and procedures. Most breweries use locally grown and processed malt, pharmacy hops, smoked specialty malt, rye malt, bakers...

Crap, i knew it felt wrong to discard :( should i get another pack and pitch into the dunkel?

So im doing my first Dunkelweizen and 24 hours prior i made a starter. I went with Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen. I kept at 64 deg. and the starter looked great. My only concern was when i piched to the primary i gave the starter a good shake and swirl, but could not get the thick bottom/trub...

Looks delicious i will give this i try...im thinking that orange peel will be a nice addition, maybe some lemon zest too

Brewing an all grain citrus ipa tomm And im going with the DFH 60 min approach. i want this to be hop heaven and very citrusy! Hops- 1 oz Simcoe Whole leaf (1/2 boil, 1/2 dry) 1 oz Warrior pellets (all boil) 2 oz Citra pellets (1/2 boil, 1/2 dry) 1/2 oz Northern...

That white stuff could be sanitizer from walls of the fermenter or something, i had a little bit once before i pitched yeast i scooped it out, and it was all good

Thanks guys, i will try and relax and wait it out!

I forgot to add 2 other variables: my wort size is 2.5 gallons in a 5 gallon better bottle (headroom issue?), and that this was a very sugar rich recipe that had 2- 16 oz cans of pumpkin and a teaspoon of pumpkin spice and turbinado...thoughts?

Im making a batch of pumpkin ale and used wyeast 1272. I activated pouch 2 hrs before pitching to the fermenter and it swelled a little bit but not too much. Its been 12 hours and nothing has happened at all. My wort took 1.5 hours to chill due to lack of ice, but i dont think that is the...

Add you canned pumpkin to your strike water and bring to temperature together. Use rice hulls in your grain mixture (1lb per 5 gal) to prevent stuck sparge from your mash/pumpkin mixture, its going to be thick. Steep your spices 5-15 mins before the end of the boil. I use pumpkin pie spice and...

Thanks guys i have used the calc, 1 pack it is!

Im making a 2 gallon batch of pumpkin ale and my recipe only requires half a pack of Wyeast 1272. My question is can i save the other half for a near future brew? I am considering making a starter, and putting it in the fridge inside of a paper bag to keep the light, but im not sure if my yeast...