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Hey guys, I was wondering if there was a way to increase the FG in an ipa while using Cal ale yeast? Should I add more specialty grains? Mash higher? I have been having my beers come out a little too dry for my taste and would like to increase the FG a bit while using cal ale since that's my...

Hey all, im trying to figure out what yeast strain to use for my fruit beer. I already have a solid pale ale base beer set up I already adjusted the bitterness, mash temp and removed the late hop additions. I just need to figure the yeast out I normally use California ale for this beer.thanks

Hey all I'm going to be brewing my first ten gallon batch in a few days and I was wondering if a 25' chiller with whirlpool will be enough. I wanted a 50' chiller but copper tubing is way expensive. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hey all, I am in the process of putting my all grain system together and have a few questions. The only questions I really have is on the fittings for the cooler conversion. I am planning on using a ten gallon cylindrical cooler and already have a round false bottom with a 3/8 barb. I just need...

Hey guys I'd like some input on this. I have a fermenting beer that's cloudier than is like it to be so I'm thinking adding a clarifier but I'm not sure if I should add it before or after I dry hop it. Will clearing it after dry hopping remove some of the flavor and aroma? Or does it even...

Hey all. I did my first partial mash last night and it went well-sort of. I did everything you normally do for a mini mash with a partial boil. When I got to cooling my wort i did my whirlpool additions and got the wort down to about 140 when I realized I had forgotten to add the rest of the...

Hi all, I just got into kegging and I'd like my first kegged beer to be a drinkable pale ale bursting with hop flavor and aroma. I was thinking about making it 5.5-6% abv using pale malt, some type of Crystal malt, honey malt and maybe some carapils. The hops im thinking of ordering are 2 oz of...

Hi all. I'm on my second brew and I was wondering if any of you knew of a cheap way to keep a steady temp. I live in a cold snowy area of Arizona and I had troulbe keeping my last brew at the proper temp. I don't have the funds to buy a cheap fridge and add a controller to it but I really want...

I've an imperial Russian stout fermenting for about a week now and I took my first sample last night. I sanitized the turkey baster I used, the bucket rim, lid and even used an isolation mask from the hospital I work at. But when I removed the lid some cloudy star san I had in the airlock...

I Just want to see what you guys think of this recipe-its my first brew. 5.5 lbs of breiss light dme 3.00 lbs of brewers best extra dark dme .5 lbs Belgian carapils malt .5 lbs roasted barley .65 lbs black patent 1 oz summit hops 60 minutes .5 oz nugget hops 60 minutes .5 oz nugget hops...