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I have used Mr. Malty’s yeast pitch calculator for years, and I have read Jamil’s and Chris White’s Yeast book, so I know their arguments for why to pitch so much Yeast, but does anyone think they are just wrong when brewing an ale on a homebrew level? It just seems crazy to me the amount they...

Could a high FG of 1.017 be because of low diastatic power of Munich malt and a 154 mash temp? I expected FG to be 1.015 at the highest. Explanation of methods below, if needed. Thanks! I made my first Munich Dunkel recently with basically 100% Munich Malt (10 lbs Munich 5 and 2 lbs Munich 20)...

So I have always heard that Brett is very stubborn and can infect your equipment forever. What I am wondering is how true this is. I added a small amount of brett to the end of a fermentation in my glass carboy about a year ago. After bottling, I cleaned my glass carboy and then did not use it...

I am interested with people's experience using Magnum as an aroma addition. I know it is almost exclusively used for efficient, clean bittering, but I have a bunch and I am thinking of ways to use it. Thanks!

I have used and been satisfied with 2007 for making a german pils, but it looks like 2206 would also be appropriate for this style and also more versatile if I wanted to harvest and re-use the yeast for a big lager, like doppelbock. Anyway, I just wanted to know if anyone has had experience with...

So I didn't clean my aeration stone last time and it was filled with gunk. I boiled it for a few minutes and still has some left. See the picture below and let me know if you think I can save this thing and how. OR left me know where I can get one just like it with the threads and nipple (I...

I plan to lager my beer in secondary for at least 4 weeks prior to carbonating and consumption. However, I am going to need the fermenter it will be lagering for something else in within only 2-3 weeks, so my question is will I be ok transfering it to the serving kegs at that time and letting it...

Do y'all find that a longer mash time is needed when mashing at lower temps (e.g. 145-148) to get the same extraction? What length of time do y'all find works best? I'm doing a dry Pilsner. For a while I was doing 75 minute mashes and 90-100 books, but it just seems brew day keeps getting...

I have been all grain brewing for 3 years now, and I brew on Brewmagic system with the capacity to make 10 gallon batches. I know some professionals and home brewers make more beer with less capacity by making a stronger beer and then diluting it. I would like to try this. If anyone has a good...

I just realized that I kegged my last beer with the gas dip tube on the "out" side and the beer dip tube on the "in" side (so opposite of where they should be), but I have the keg posts on the right sides. It's a ball lock corny. It's carbonated, so I was afraid to remove the posts and tubes...

I did my IPA today and use a home made hop spider with nylon mesh bag. I didn't squeeze the bag this time but let it sit in the whirlpool for 20 minutes after 100 min boil before chilling the therminator. Also let it sit in there while draining kettle. Will there be any difference in flavor? Any...

My LHBS is not very far, but it's also not convenient, plus it doesn't open until 10 am, I like to start brewing at 8 am in the morning or earlier. Also, I generally make 2-3 L starters, so I like to make them 2 days before brew day, so I have time to decant the starter. So since I don't have a...

I have some DME I use to make starters but the humidity has gotten to it and it has clumped up. It can still be crumbled. It doesn't appear to have mold or anything on it. I bought over 6 months ago, maybe more. Money isn't an issue. Just a trip to the brew store. I just use it for starters. Thanks!

My chest freezer I am converting has one electrical wire from the outlet to the compressor and then another from the compressor (or thereabouts) up to the lid. I am pretty sure the second wire up to the lid only powers a light on the lid to show it is running. The issue is the wire going to the...

I made the Keezer below and spent some time making a nice stained collar I am proud of and would like to keep put the chest freezer recently broke. I bought a new one from Craig's list that is the same dimensions and I want to remove the collar from the broken one and put it on the new freezer...

1. I have some cascade, Columbus, mosaic, and chinook in that have been in mason jars in my freezer since late 2014. Prior to March 2015, I was flushing them with CO2. But since my last brew day in March (I moved and have not been able to brew again until this weekend), they have been in the...

I got some nugget and cascade growing. They grew up nice up the trellis during the spring and early summer. They are in a large pot and I used a good soil and fertilizer as directed by Northern Brewer. They get approximately 8-9 hours of direct sunlight per day from the east. They are blocked by...

I just got one of these. I learned to late that it would not fit in my fermentation chamber with the airlock on and it was too late to make another adjustment, so I just sanitized the cap and tightened a through threads so C)2 could escape but nothing else could get in. After fermentation...

I have had issues with scaling recipes. Everything I read for the most part just says that hop utilization is the big factor. When I try to use the "scale up" on Beersmith, my grain proportions change. It makes me think something is not quite right. When I am going from 5 gal to 10 gal, can I...