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I've been brewing for a couple of years now. I made the switch to AG about 6months ago and I'm thinking of expanding into the realm of bulk grains and a mill but I have a couple of concerns. 1. Variety. Those who do this, do you have to keep a lot of grains in inventory in order to brew enough...

Over the last month I built a fermentation chamber out of a 14cuft chest freezer controlled by the STC-1000. My question is this: what type of temp schedule should I follow to get the best fermentation in the shortest amount of time? I pitched a 1L starter into a Schell's London Stout about 36...

15.5 gallon keg converted to a boil kettle with the conversion kit from bargainfittings.com. Local pick up in the Seattle area. $100

I just bottled my Chocolate Oatmeal Stout. I was wondering if anyone has any experience in determining how long till your safe from bottle bombs. Every time I bottle I remember reading the "not IF, but WHEN" thread. Can it explode at anytime during carb/conditioning? Does the pressure equalize...

I used a pack of Wyeast 1469 in a stout almost 2 weeks ago and the krausen is still thick and bubbly. Is it normal for a krausen to stick around this long?

I pitched this more than 7 days ago and it still has high krausen and is "burping" about 4 times a minute. I have not taken a reading yet mostly because I plan to give it "d" break for at least a week. I realize that the airlock activity is not evidence of fermentation, but I believe the krausen...

Do they show up before fermentation gets a chance to? Do they live along side fermentation? How long until you'd now? Thanks for your expertise

If you cold crash to settle the yeast, then how is it that there is still yeast to carbonate the bottles. Is just that the amount needed to carbonate is far less than I suspect?

Keeping bottles that are carbed and ready to drink? Is it best to chill them a couple at a time or the whole lot? Space permitting, of course.

I have a Belgian Dubbel I made about 10 days ago. Checked last night and it's at my expected FG. How long past ferm should I plan to let it sit on the yeast? My plan was 4 weeks total. Good, bad?

Brand new to the hobby and loving it. I had some good success with my first batch which was a standard amber ale. Turned out a bit hoppy, in a good way. Just more than I expected. I think it might have been my fault in not filtering out all the pellet hops before the primary. Once I had that...

With all the differing info on the length of time a beer needs to carbonate/ condition in a bottle, i wonder how much is preference, science or experience Will each style of beer require more or less conditioning than another? I'm interested to hear some experiences. Thanks Dan

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I brewed a Belgian Abbey last night with great success. Just about nailed the OG of 1.065 by a point. Being only my 2nd batch ever, I'm pretty stoked. The Wyeast 1214 took off in 12 hours and is really chugging at quite a clip. My first brew was an Amber Ale which used pellet hops. Due to my...

Hey guys, I've just acquired a large amount of tettnanger hops (about 12 oz dry weight) for free. I'm fairly new to the hobby and would love some suggestions for a good recipe that will highlight them. Thanks for your input